Health and Safety

A plan for every contingency

Led by Vice President Robin Reliford, our health and safety team is the best in the field of educational travel. Our number one priority is keeping our travellers safe, and we do so by working closely with partners like Exlog Global and Dr. Neal Sikka* at the George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine.

• Partnerships: Our decades-long relationship with airlines, hotels, and other vendors means you’ll interact with vetted, experienced, and reliable operators on tour. All are committed to cleanliness and safety, especially now, and we are working closely with them to understand and inform their best practices.
• Worldwide network: Rest assured that you’re never alone—with WorldStrides team members and offices on six continents around the world, there’s always a WorldStrides team member ready to assist you in real-time.
• Coverage: We’ve partnered with global partners to set the standards for medical, evacuation, and liability insurance with best-in-class support that provides an extra layer of coverage for our participants, our Program Leaders, and the schools with which we partner.

• Total Travel Protection: No one wants to think about having to cancel their trip, but sometimes life happens. The Travel Protection Plan Plus, which includes the “Explorer” insurance package from TuGo, covers you for a range of events, including:

• • A traveller's injury, sickness, or death of a family member;
  • Theft of passport or visas;
  • Flight cancellations and delays;
  • Loss of luggage and personal effects;
  • Trip cancellation or trip interruption due to covered reasons such as illness, injury, death, acts of terror;
  • Trip cancellation due to Government of Canada travel advisory for “avoid all travel” or “avoid non-essential travel”;
  • School Board or governing organization-enforced trip cancellations

The cost of Travel Protection Plan Plus is $25 per day of your tour, to a maximum of $375. The plan should be purchased within 10 days of your tour enrolment to ensure maximum coverage and cannot be refunded after 7 days from purchase.

If you have questions about your coverage, please call TuGo at 1-855-929-8846 and refer to the "Explorer" insurance package.

*Dr. Neal Sikka, The George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine, and The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates are independent medical providers. WorldStrides is not a medical service provider and its employees do not render medical care or treatment, nor does WorldStrides control the selection, training, or supervision of any medical provider.