It's FREE to join EF's Global Rewards program. Once you've enrolled in the
Global Rewards Program, you will earn points for enrolling travelers on your
tour, referring colleagues and so much more! Even adding optional add-ons to your
Smithsonian Student Travel tour earns you Global Rewards Points!
Then, you can use your points to attend a new group leader orientation,
redeem gifts or travel on exotic vacations. Enroll and start earning Global Points today!
Enroll students on a tour
It’s the easiest way to earn points. Just lead a group of at least 10 full paying travelers with Smithsonian Student Travel or 6 full paying travelers with EF Educational Tours and earn one point per day for each full-paying traveler. Check out the chart below to see how much more you can earn when you sign up during
seasonal rewards.
4 more easy ways to earn points
Refer a teacher
Refer a colleague who has not led a tour with Smithsonian Student Travel or EF. For each referral who travels with at least 25 full-paying travelers, you can choose one of our amazing rewards! Get 300 Global Rewards Points, $1,000 cash or a free spot on one of our exclusive Teacher Appreciation Weekends in Las Vegas or San Juan, Puerto Rico.*
Pre-book optional add-ons
Taking your students to an additional Broadway show? That means even more Global Rewards Points! Earn one Global Rewards Point for each traveler who prepays for any Smithsonian Student Travel optional excursion.
Get your story in the paper
You can earn Global Rewards Points when a story about your tour, your students, or your fundraising efforts is published in a community newspaper or covered by your local news! For details, talk to your tour consultant.
Host an exchange student
Host a foreign exchange student and earn 100 Global Rewards Points. Learn more by calling EF Foundation at 1.800.447.4273.
*Teacher appreciation weekends are for experienced group leaders only.