Testimonials

For over 25 years, the students of the Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra program have benefited from the travel experts of Tour -Rific.  From Senior surprises at character breakfasts at Disney World, to performing at Carnegie Hall, each trip has been a special experience for the students.  Every trip was masterfully planned, expertly organized and within our budget.  I wouldn’t trust my student travel plans to anyone else in the student travel business.

Tour-Rific of Texas has always done an outstanding job of planning, booking, and preparing our group Band trips. From the charter bus transportation to the quality of the hotels and all the trip details in between, everything was handled professionally and efficiently, making the entire experience smooth and stress-free. Their attention to detail and exceptional level of service gave us confidence that our students, staff, and chaperones were well taken care of throughout the trip. I highly recommend Tour-rific of Texas to any group looking for a first-class travel experience.

Tour-Rific is fantastic and has become our go-to travel company for all things Bridgeland Band! Their team is friendly, prompt, responsive, and always willing to work within our unique constraints while keeping us on budget.

Whether it’s coordinating a drumline trip to Dayton, a marching band trip to Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, or flying our band to Orlando, Tour-Rific consistently makes it happen. They understand the complexities of traveling with a large music program and are incredibly easy to work with from start to finish.

We truly appreciate their professionalism, flexibility, and commitment to making each trip a success. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Tour-rific to any band or music program looking for a travel partner they can trust!

I have had the great pleasure of working with Tour-Rific of Texas for many years’ worth of student travel experiences, and I have been consistently impressed by their professionalism, organization, and commitment in providing high-quality experiences for students and educators. Planning student travel requires a tremendous amount of communication and attention to detail, in which Tour-Rific has consistently demonstrated. From the initial planning stages to the completion of each trip, they have been responsible, reliable, and dedicated to ensuring that both students and directors feel supported in every step of the way.

What I value most is their understanding of unique responsibilities that come with traveling with students. They prioritize safety, organization, and creating meaningful experiences while making the process as seamless as possible for educators.

I highly value our partnership and would confidently recommend this tour group to any school, music program, or educator looking for a professional and dependable student travel partner! Their commitment to excellence and student experiences has made them a trusted resource for our program, and I look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.

The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD fine arts department continues to partner with Tour-Rific of Texas because of the personal attention that our department receives when it comes to student travel. The Tour-Rific team understands how important these travel opportunities are for our students and community, and they don’t treat us like a customer, they treat us like family.

Planning travel for over 200 high school students, staff, and equipment can easily become overwhelming, but Tour-rific makes the entire process completely seamless. Having worked exclusively with them since 2013, I can state with confidence that they maintain the absolute highest standards of travel while consistently beating other companies’ prices. From hotel quality and transportation safety to itinerary execution, Jay and his team anticipate every detail. Tour-rific gives us total peace of mind so we can focus on our performance, and I wouldn’t trust our program’s travel with anyone else.

Tour-Rific has been my trusted student travel partner for years, and their customer service is second to none. From rapid turnarounds on initial proposals to user-friendly online student payments, they simplify every stage of the planning process. Whenever issues pop up, their team handles them with genuine kindness and care. Working with their trip coordinators is always an absolute pleasure!

Tour-Rific of Texas has coordinated all of my trips, from spring trips to Dallas and Disney World to TMEA Honor Performance, the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in San Francisco, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, and many more. Their expertise in coordinating travel and participation for festivals, competitions, and honor performances is excellent, and they are also fantastic at planning fun and memorable activities for trips that are simply for enjoyment. No matter the purpose of the trip, they work closely with me to ensure that my students have a great experience while keeping the cost as reasonable as possible.

One of the things I appreciate most is their support throughout the entire trip. Their staff is readily available if an issue arises and is always willing to assist with organizational needs before and during travel.

I highly recommend Tour-Rific of Texas to any music educator looking to provide their students with a memorable, well-organized travel experience at an excellent value. If you want a great trip at the best possible price, Tour-Rific of Texas is the company to choose!

I have been a client of Tour-rific of Texas for the past 25 years.  They are attentive, transparent, and will build the itinerary to your needs.  My students, chaperones, and staff always return with lifelong memories that can only be built by a travel company with the expertise and experience of Tour-Rific of Texas.

I have always used Tour-Rific of Texas because their customer service and knowledge of the destination is unbeatable. Tour-Rific has organized multiple trips for us over the years.  These include multiple trips to NYC, DisneyWorld/Orlando, New Orleans, Disneyland, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and South Padre Island. Tour-Rific will work with us to find out exactly what we want to do, make some suggestions, then create a trip that is tailor made to the size, interests, and ability of our group. Upon our return from the trip, they always follow up to ask about the various activities, venues, and dining options to see how they can continue to improve to better serve their clients. If there ever is a problem while on a trip, which is almost never, they are available round the clock and take care of it immediately and well above our satisfaction.  Tour-Rific has never failed, and they have a lifetime customer in me.

Tour-rific of Texas is a first-class company with an amazing staff that our true servants to our needs and always have the student’s best interest at heart. I have been a client for 25 years and have never felt the need to seek other options when looking at travel vendors. Customer service and satisfaction are their number one priority, and every trip has been well planned and organized to the smallest of details. From small trips in Texas to New York, Chicago, and beyond, Tour-rific has a long-standing reputation of excellence and only work with outside resources that align with their mission to provide quality travel experiences for all involved.

The team at Tour-Rific has always helped me plan the most cost effective and enjoyable trips for my orchestra students! The students are kept busy and safe throughout their travel. The staff at Tour-rific is always very professional and has taken my suggestions to plan the best trip possible for my students.

I have been working with Tour-Rific for over 22 years. My experience has always been exceptional. My phone calls and emails are answered quickly. We have always had great travel experiences with Tour-rific!

Tour-Rific has planned a variety of trips for my orchestra program over the years: In state trips have included San Antonio, Dallas, Galveston, and South Padre. Out of state trips have included: Orlando, New York, and Chicago! No matter how near or far, all of my trips with Tour-Rific have been well planned and memorable.

Tour-rific of Texas is the only student travel group I will use for my orchestra trips!

In my twenty-nine-years as a band director, I have traveled all over the world to include London, Ireland, New York, Orlando and more. In doing so, I have used numerous travel companies and I can say without hesitation that Tour-Rific is by far the most dependable, professional and service oriented company I have ever worked with. I will be using Tour-Rific until the day I retire!

“I am so glad the students had such a great time in Chicago! This was a fabulous trip which exceeded all of our expectations in every possible way. In short, we learned a ton and had a blast doing it! In regard to your volunteering to be our trip coordinator for next year—This is great news! I know you will do a great job! The first thing to do is to start working with the Travel Company Tour-Rific of Texas on what our in state options are and what the costs are projected to be. I have already asked them to investigate three possible in state trips for next year: Thanks again for all your help and support! I am so happy with the way the Chicago trip turned out!”

“THANK YOU sooooo much for taking care of our bus transportation. I cannot thank you enough. It had truly been a worry for me. Thank you again”

I’m sitting in John Wayne Airport and just thought I’d send you a quick note about how picture perfect our trip was! The weather was amazing – I know, not your doing – but it sure makes a trip sweeter! Loved the itinerary, so well thought out based on attractions, traffic & hotel. Our hotel had a great breakfast, comfy rooms & terrific pool. Our final trip feast at Claim Jumper was incredible. The kids loved the Pirate thing……and they loved the recording session. Everything was wonderful because of Tour-Rific’s meticulous planning and follow-up. Our bus driver was precious, you might want to request him again in the future. Many thanks to all at Tour-Rific who swiftly answered my questions, put out any fires before I even had a chance to smell smoke. This was a great trip.

I hope all of your Spring Break travelers are as happy as the Birdville HS Singing Hawks”

“When I began teaching at Memorial — one of the first calls I received was from Sandi Kerth. The mission of her phone call was to assure me that her work was of high quality and that I would always be satisfied. Well — she undersold herself.

As I choose a destination for my orchestra to travel each year — I immediately call Tour-Rific^® because I know that the company’s experience and care is so strong that I need not call any other. The Memorial Orchestra has traveled to Corpus Christi, Bandera, Orlando, Winter Park, Chicago and New York City under the watchful eye of Sandi and her team — and never have we experienced anything less than first rate attention. I know that the ladies of the Tour-Rific^® team work on each of our trips as if it were going to be their own family vacation.

On many occasions — I have called Sandi to tell her of our chosen destination and immediately — she was able to tell me the great attractions of the area, the ins and outs — the details only an experienced person could know. During the trips — I realize the number of things that would have been overlooked had the Tour-Rific^® team not covered them — and even better was the time saved because of the things they already knew to prepare for.

Over the years — I have been pleased to recommend Sandi and Tour-Rific^® of Texas for group travel needs — without even considering anyone else. I am confident that these ladies can handle your needs as well.”

“I have been working with Tour-Rific of Texas since 1994 and would not think of using any other company. I have taken kids literally across the country (Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, to name a few), and they have completely taken the worry and stress out of the experience! Top notch professionalism and genuine good people!!”

“I highly recommend Tour-Rific of Texas. Having taken many trips with middle school and high school bands and orchestras, all organized by Tour-Rific of Texas, I can state with extreme confidence that Sandi Kerth and her very capable staff will ensure that the logistics of your trip are arranged to your satisfaction. The folks at Tour-Rific of Texas will attend to every detail of the trip, so you can spend your time doing what you do best: teaching and rehearsing students. I can and do recommend Tour-Rific of Texas to you without reservation!”

“It was amazing!! The kids were great, and had a wonderful time. Thanks to you, and your entire staff for making this happen for us.”

We had a GREAT time on our trip! The girls did not want to have to come home, and lasting memories were made. Thank you so much for planning such a great trip — it made our life as directors much easier knowing that those small details were taken care of!”

“Suzi, just having my room on a different floor is so nice but the view is out of this world!!! Thank you so much for always taking care of me and my kiddos. Love the tote bag and chocolates too, I feel beyond spoiled! Thank you for everything! Tour-Rific of Texas fan for life!”

Thanks for another awesome trip — we had a blast!

The hotel and its staff were really wonderful; I would highly recommend it for other groups.

The sculpture gardens were beautiful. One of our chaperones is a sculptor who actually has a piece there so we had an excellent guide!

The dinner cruise and jazz brunch; food was good and the ensembles were terrific; some of the kids even sang with the group on the boat. Everything went smoothly, and a good time was had by all. We really LOVED our driver. He went above and beyond and took very good care of us.

Thank you!”

The Boys Choir had a fabulous weekend at the Dixie Dude Ranch. It continues to be our very favorite trip. We lucked into beautiful weather throughout. As usual the staff of the ranch was amazing. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We had extremely happy families as we got back in last night.

Our bus driver, by the way, was top notch. Polite, on time and extremely helpful! We liked him a lot!

Attached is a picture of our group at the lodge.

Thanks again for helping us take such great trips!”

I wanted to thank you and the whole team at Tour-Rific for your dedication to making our trip successful. I truly appreciate all of your patience.”