Travel Arrangements

To simplify the exchange procedure and ensure that your trip abroad does not
involve hidden glitches, your travel details must be handled by the ESSEX travel
agency, Bokoff-Kaplan Travel Services. They handle the arrangements for hundreds
of Rotary ESSEX exchange students each year and are quite familiar with all visa
and travel requirements for the Rotary Youth Exchange. This lets you focus on
getting prepared for your foreign adventure!

Once accepted to the program, ESSEX requires all students to register with the
Bokoff-Kaplan Travel Agency, which will immediately assign a travel counselor to
you. The agency will purchase air tickets at the best rates, secure your travel visa,
and alert you to all special or unusual requirements which a particular country may
require. Their counselor will get all your paperwork in order and, in some cases,
arrange for a travel agent to see you off from your airport. When possible, the
Bokoff-Kaplan Travel Agency attempts to schedule blocks of plane seats on particular
flights so you may travel abroad with other exchange students.

There is a modest fee for their services.

Go to Bokoff-Kaplan Student Travel Services >>

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