Why Encore
With Encore Tours, you benefit from a worldwide network of relationships with exceptional concert venues, three- and four-star hotels, restaurants, major airlines, professional tour managers and local guides.
Concert Venues
Professional Pre-concert Advertisement & Printed Concert Programs
Special Performances & Cultural Contributions
Direct Billing to Your Participants
Top Notch Travel Arrangements
24-Hour Professional Tour Managers
Insurance for Everyone
Backed by ACIS Educational Tours
Financial Security
Recent ratings from groups who have traveled with Encore:
- 97% of Encore tours are rated good to excellent
- 96% of Tour Managers are rated good to excellent
- 92% of Encore's venues are rated goood to excellent
Concert Venues
Encore Tours ensembles enjoy dynamic concert venues and guaranteed audiences at all performances. With offices in the U.S. and throughout Europe, Encore Tours provides on-site concert assistance at every performance and access to major festivals and competitions around the world.
Professional Pre-concert Advertisement & Printed Concert Programs
Encore Tours promotes concerts via local newspaper, radio and television broadcasts.
Special Performances & Cultural Contributions
For ensembles who'd like to add a service component to their tours, Encore offers its groups the opportunity to participate in special performances that support and bring music to local communities. Our Encore staff can assist you in planning special performances by reaching out and collaborating with charities, schools and organizations overseas. Sample performances include:
- Charity Concerts: Proceeds go to local charities
- Performances for the underprivileged
- Hospital performances
- Retirement/elderly home performances
- Orphanage/school concerts
- School exchanges
- Joint performances
In the past, Encore has organized special concerts and cultural contributions at Hôpital Necker in Paris for sick children, a shelter in Bruges, the Elmbridge Retirement Community in England, and a joint performance with the Costa Rican National Youth Orchestra, just to name a few. Read how one ensemble leader made it his mission to give back to communities overseas by incorporating cultural contributions into his tour.
If you're interested in adding a cultural contribution to your next tour, contact an Encore tour consultant.
Direct Billing to Your Participants
Encore Tours has the ability to bill each of your participants individually. You don't have to collect money from participants: Encore Tours does this for you! In addition, you can keep track of your passengers' accounts easily through our online service.
Top Notch Travel Arrangements
With over 25 years in the industry, Encore Tours has contracts with centrally located three- and four-star hotels throughout Europe and most major airlines. Encore Tours representatives customize each performance tour, coordinating rehearsals and performances with sightseeing and excursions, to ensure that your participants get the most out of their travel experience.
24-Hour Professional Tour Managers
Encore Tour Managers are on-call 24 hours a day, and are equipped with cellular phones to ensure direct communications for immediate results. All Tour Managers speak several languages and undergo extensive training by Encore Tours. The Tour Manager's role is to ensure your trip exceeds your expectations.
Insurance for Everyone
All participants traveling with Encore Tours are covered under a specialized insurance policy, granting them health insurance overseas and trip cancellation/interruption insurance in case of illness.
Backed by ACIS Educational Tours
Encore Tours is the performance branch of the American Council for International Studies (ACIS). ACIS is a division of the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS), a world leader in educational travel. Founded in 1964, AIFS organizes cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 50,000 students a year.
Financial Security
Our financial integrity and your financial security are integral parts of our service. ACIS/Encore has a $50,000,000 Specialized Insurance Policy with an A-rated company. This policy guarantees that your money is safe with Encore Tours.