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2018, 2017, & 2016 BOA Grand National ChampionChris Kreke, Carmel H.S. Band DirectorMTC has everything you need as a director within your trip.Are you ready for BOA Grand Nationals?
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Your best choice for Bands of America travelBennett TravelTravel opportunities designed to inspire and enrich educational groups.Learn More Get a Quote
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Your best choice for Bands of America travelBennett TravelTravel opportunities designed to inspire and enrich educational groups.Learn More Get a Quote -
Learn MoreService at your side throughout the entire trip.Your BT Tour DirectorKeeping the behind-the-scenes magic going with every trip.
Find out why Bennett Travel is your best choice for student group travel. View our intro video to see what we do to inspire and enrich student music and educational group travel.
BOA’s marching band shows offer positively life-changing experiences for the students, teachers, and parents of the bands who participate, as well as fans and spectators.
Contact Bennett Travel today for Music for All's BOA Grand Nationals Rehearsal Space, Home Room, Saturday Pre-Finals Dinner and Additional Group Meals. Each service may be ordered individually. See the showcase of features below.
Rehearsal Space
Indoor rehearsal hall space at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC), taped with yard lines and hash marks, await your band! During Grand Nationals week, one, two and three hour blocks are available Thursday and Friday from 6:00am to Midnight. Saturday availability is from 6:00am to 4:00pm. November weather in Indianapolis is unpredictable at best, bitter cold or wet at worst. Reserve this premium space early to insure your band's success. Please note that the number of fields is subject to change based on ICC availability from year to year. Watch for information to come out this November with regards to booking for 2017 and beyond.
Home Room
Reserve yours, adjacent to the ICC rehearsal halls! A limited number of large rooms offer lots of space for instruments, uniforms and tired students and adults. Located just a block north of Lucas Oil Stadium, on the way to Circle Centre Mall and downtown Indy attractions, a convenient home room at ICC makes a great base for your Grand Nationals experience!
Saturday Pre-Finals Dinner
How can your band possibly eat between Saturday's finalist announcements and the night's first performance? Easy! Book now for a tasty, hot meal, served at the Indiana Convention Center between 4:00pm and 7:30pm!
Additional Group Meals
Choose from several balanced menus, served when you choose, at Indiana Convention Center. Convenient breakfast, lunch and dinner dining was never so good!
Bennett Travel also offers travel to BOA Regionals and Super Regionals.
The Trip Account app is offered to our groups as they travel.
Included in your trip, group leaders, staff, chaperones and travelers will use the information packed, versatile Trip Account App during their travels.
Powerful Director Tools
Interactive Checklists, Pop Up Communications, Emergency Notifications.
Tools for all travelers
Live Itineraries, Group Messaging, Photo Gallery and much more.
Everything you need for your next trip.
The Trip Account app is available for iPhone and Android.
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Hear from our Valued Clients throughout the world and see why music directors are singing a tune about Bennett Travel.
For years, Bennett Travel, led by accomplished music educators, has become the first choice for student performance group travel by providing industry-leading, on-line services and customer-based support. Focused on creating custom trips that provide relevant, memorable and rewarding student travel experiences, Bennett Travel successfully partners with directors and administration, designing travel to destinations within the United States and across the globe. With years of combined travel expertise earned in over numerous countries, Bennett Travel will anticipate group needs and deliver an amazing experience without surprises or hidden costs.
I highly recommend Jeff Bennett Travel to my colleagues in education. Jeff and his employees are the best in the business and they work tirelessly until every detail is covered. I have done three trips with Jeff and all of them have been outstanding, memorable, and way above expectation. With Bennett Travel taking care of your trip, you truly can relax and enjoy the experience along with your students!
R. Scott AdkinsDirector of Bands, Waterford Kettering HS
Thanks again for putting together such a great trip for the kids. Everyone had a great time in New York. Patti was a terrific guide for us. She was perfect for the kids. Everyone is looking forward to the next trip.
Tom GoldenTitle, Group School
Jeff is a breeze to work with! With his intimate knowledge from being a director himself, all my concerns were already addressed when he put the trip together for me! Any changes I requested were honored without question. And his tour escorts are the best in the business! I attribute the success of Bennett Travel to Jeff's impeccable attention to detail, always putting the customer first, and hiring experienced music teachers as his escorts. Without question - I will be dealing with him exclusively in the future for all my travel needs.
Spencer A. WhiteHastings Area Schools
I've used Bennett Travel for my last three trips, both close to home and far away. I like the personal service, the friendly approach, and the flexible payment structure, but most of all I love that my travel consultant was an accomplished music educator for decades. Bennett travel knows music, knows kids and knows programs. Plus, he really let me design my trip and was flexible with many very specific itinerary requests.
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