During the summer of 2011 I traveled to Australia with Craig through the Sports Travel Academy. Craig's constant attention to detail was very apparent. He proved to be not only knowledgeable about sport in Australia but also about the best options for shopping, dining, and touring all the country. His familiarity with the many and varied sport venues contributed greatly to the educational experience. Craig introduced our group to many professionals in the sport industry while making us feel welcome in his native land. It was an amazing experience and I highly recommend the Sports Travel Academy and the personal touch Craig provides.
Testimonials
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The perfect combination of education and adventure
Dr. Kim Stroudt -- Alvernia University ATEP Program Director -
Simply Sensational!
Craig Douglass of Sports Travel Academy is simply sensational. I went on a European (Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy) study abroad with Craig in June 2011. The program focused on sport business and the differences between the European and North American models. Craig does a great job of giving students on his trip advice when asked, but he takes a backseat approach to prepare students for traveling overseas without a guide. He is incredibly fair and doesn’t take advantage of his clients.
Going to Europe with Craig was such a life changing experience personally and professionally. It also provided a networking opportunity that is unmatched. Through this trip, I am attempting to intern overseas in Australia in 2012 in large part to the networking I was able to do with Craig.
At the end of the day, Craig conducts these trips for the betterment of the students on the trip. I would recommend Craig to any student wanting to study sport abroad. There is no better option out there. At the start of the trip Craig was just a travel agent to me, but by the time we got home, I considered Craig a friend.
Mike Mendolia - Cal U of PA -
Excellent full-travel service provider for education
Craig Douglass of Sports Travel Academy is an excellent full travel service provider for educational programming in sport business and related subjects. His expertise and service orientation to develop student and professional programs to help enhance the theoretical foundations and practical applications of sport and tourism industry-related activities on a global level is outstanding.
Craig was in charge of my first summer international study tour for my students at Saint Leo University. We originally scheduled to do our own trip, but when it was apparent that we would not meet the minimum number of students required, I feared the trip might be cancel. Instead, Craig found us a partner University to travel with, and the three week educational and social trip to Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Surfers Paradise, Brisbane, and Cairns went off without a hitch, and my students received a priceless theoretical and experiential learning opportunity that enhanced their understanding of sport in a culture outside the United States.
Craig will continue to be my international study tour provider with a 20-day European Study summer tour this year (Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy), and he is now adding shorter one-week Spring Break tours to Ireland.
Craig's quality of service, personable attitude, expertise in the travel industry, contacts around the world, and high integrity, make him an excellent person to do business with.
Dr. Eric Schwarz – Saint Leo University Sport Business & President of Sport Marketing Association -
Best by a long shot
I went on the Australia study abroad class with Craig. I've been on several tour trips over-seas, and Craig is the best by a long shot. Not only is he personable and generous, but he also maintains a high level of professionalism and organization. When going over seas in the future, I will go with Craig time and time again. It is amazing how much a great leader can make a trip.
Jake Dotson – U of Cincinnati -
Craig Douglass is a pro
To put it simply, Craig Douglass is a pro. He does a great job of making sure he learns what faculty and students need, want and desire from a study-abroad program. In addition, Craig is generous with his time and a supporter of innovation and creativity in sport management programs. I endorse Craig wholeheartedly.
Dr. Richard Southall – UNC Chapel Hill & Director of College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) -
A Detail-Oriented Tour Provider
Craig is a detail orientated tour provider, who takes what could be stressful travel logistics and turns them into a seamless and enjoyable tour. His creative thinking and easy-going nature also provide out of the box and off the beaten path travel experiences, most others miss out on.
Dr. Stacy Warner – East Carolina University -
One of the best things I could have done
During the summer of 2010 I had the great opportunity to travel with Craig Douglass in his Sports Travel Academy program to Australia. The opportunity was one of the best things I could have done for myself. Being that I am a Sport Management major, this trip has revealed to me international sport and has made me well-rounded, conscious and more prepared for my major and future aspirations. Craig Douglass as our group travel guide was remarkable, I couldn’t ask for anyone else. Craig was very knowledgeable, prepared, helpful and friendly through the whole process. Craig was able to make the trip operate very smoothly, and if there were any mistakes or wrong doings they were so minor that they didn’t even have a chance to negatively affect the trip. This experience went so well for me that this coming summer in 2012 I am in the process of attending another trip led by Craig, but this time to Europe. I recommend the Sports Travel Academy to anyone, not just Sport Management Majors that are interested in seeing the world and being led by a gentleman that will make your experience and travels exceedingly better.
Travis Hunte – Wingate University, NC
