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Enroll in travel protection

When you decide to have your student travel with EF, you can choose to enroll them in one of our Global Travel Protection plans, all of which are designed specifically with EF travelers in mind. These affordable plans provide pre-departure and on-tour benefits, including medical expense coverage that may apply on tour and tour cancellation for reasons specified in the plan.

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Global Travel Protection Plan

$190

You can add this plan from the time you enroll your student on their teacher’s EF tour up to 60 days before departure. Purchase by logging in to your EF account.

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Trip cancellation

If a traveler needs to cancel their EF tour due to reasons specified in the plan, this reimburses non-refundable pre-paid payments.

Protection for belongings

Coverage for baggage in case of theft or delay.

Trip interruption

In case of serious injury or illness that interrupts a traveler’s time on tour.

Illness and accident

Provides benefits related to hospital bills, doctors’ fees, and medical transportation associated with on-tour illness or injuries, as well as travel and accommodation expenses for a family member to be with your child while hospitalized in the event of a life-threatening illness.

Trip delay

Coverage for expenses due to trip delays (lodging, food, and other reasonable expenses plus limited reimbursement of unused, forfeited, prepaid non-refundable payments for travel arrangements).

Emergency evacuation

Coverage in the unlikely event a traveler should need to return home unexpectedly due to a natural disaster or unrest.

more flexibility

Global Travel Protection Flex Plan

$440

This plan must be purchased at the same time you enroll your student on their EF tour. If you need support, please chat with our Traveler Support Team below or call 800-665-5364. This plan is available for tours departing on or after October 1, 2026.

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You’ll receive everything that’s in the Global Travel Protection Plan

  • Cancel for any reason up to 60 days prior to departure*

    If your student needs to cancel their tour up to 60 days prior to departure for any reason, you’ll receive a refund of the program price (less the cost of the plan and other Non-Refundable Fees).

  • Cancel for any reason 59 days to 24 hours prior to departure*

    If your student needs to cancel their tour 59 days to 24 hours prior to departure for any reason, you’ll receive a refund of the program price (less the cost of the plan, 50% of the program price and other Non-Refundable Fees).

  • Baggage tracking service

    Blue Ribbon Bags provides a service that will track and expedite the return of your airline baggage if delayed.

  • This baggage tracking service is only available for tours departing on or after October 1, 2026.

max flexibility

Global Travel Protection Plus Plan

$640

This plan must be purchased at the same time you enroll your student on their EF tour. If you need support, please chat with our Traveler Support Team below or call 800-665-5364.

Learn more about this plan

You’ll receive everything that’s in the Global Travel Protection Plan

  • Cancel for any reason up to 24h prior to departure*

    If your student needs to cancel their tour up to 24 hours prior to departure for any reason, you’ll receive a refund of the program price (less the cost of the plan and other Non-Refundable Fees).

  • Baggage tracking service

    Blue Ribbon Bags provides a service that will track and expedite the return of your airline baggage if delayed.

  • This baggage tracking service is only available for tours departing on or after October 1, 2026.

Non-Refundable Fees are outlined in EF’s Booking Conditions.

For information on filing a claim, visit the Filing a Claim article.

EF’s travel protection plans include insured components that are underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, cancellation fee waivers provided by EF Educational Tours, and non-insurance assistance services provided by Falck Global Assistance and Blue Ribbon Bags. You can find further details of the plan, coverage limits, and exclusions here. Coverage is not in effect until the plan is fully paid .The travel protection plans become non-refundable after any of the following occur: when you depart on your tour, when you file a claim, or 10 days after payment.

*The non-insurance Cancel for Any Reason waiver offered by EF Educational Tours provides a cash refund for trip costs paid to EF Educational Tours for cancellation up to the time period specified in the plan. For plans issued in New York, customers can purchase the non-insurance Cancel for Any Reason waiver separately from the rest of the travel protection plan. For further details, please contact Risk Strategies at 877-974-7462 ext. 321.

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