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![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lori.jpg) By [Lori Hammerschmidt](https://blog.prometour.com/author/lori-hammerschmidt) On October 22, 2019

## [Introducing Our Prométour Passports: Spain!](https://blog.prometour.com/introducing-our-prométour-passports-spain)

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [General Travel](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/general-travel), [Spain](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/spain),

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![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lori.jpg) By [Lori Hammerschmidt](https://blog.prometour.com/author/lori-hammerschmidt) On October 17, 2019

## [Our Green Summer Projects](https://blog.prometour.com/our-green-summer-projects)

Before the start of the summer Prométour put together a Green Committee! We already had some of our work cut out for us. Within...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Culture](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/culture)

<https://blog.prometour.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-unesco-world-heritage-site>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Anna%20HubSpot%20Avatar.jpeg) By [Anna Loganathan](https://blog.prometour.com/author/anna-loganathan) On May 15, 2019

## [WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE](https://blog.prometour.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-unesco-world-heritage-site)

When researching a potential travel destination, people often look for certain key words to help them decide if a place if worth...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Destinations](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/destinations), [General Travel](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/general-travel),

<https://blog.prometour.com/spring-traditions-around-the-world>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/download.png) By [Mark Stephens](https://blog.prometour.com/author/mark-stephens) On March 27, 2019

## [SPRING TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD](https://blog.prometour.com/spring-traditions-around-the-world)

This past week we celebrated St-Patrick’s Day and welcomed the arrival of spring. Both bring a renewed, colourful, perspective to...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [France](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/france), [Italy](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/italy),

<https://blog.prometour.com/why-3-foreign-language-teachers-travel-abroad-with-students>

![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/09e955f73b4c2829c1680b2879dbb374) By [Vincent Guerineau](https://blog.prometour.com/author/vincent-guerineau) On February 14, 2019

## [Why 3 Foreign Language Teachers Travel Abroad With Students](https://blog.prometour.com/why-3-foreign-language-teachers-travel-abroad-with-students)

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Martine Burg, a French teacher at [Julius West Middle School](http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/westms/) during her school trip to [...](http://prometour.com/destinations/quebec)

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Quebec](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/quebec), [Culture](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/culture)

<https://blog.prometour.com/winter-holidays-and-classroom-cooking>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lori.jpg) By [Lori Hammerschmidt](https://blog.prometour.com/author/lori-hammerschmidt) On December 19, 2018

## [Winter Holidays and Classroom Cooking!](https://blog.prometour.com/winter-holidays-and-classroom-cooking)

At this time of the year, kids are looking forward to one thing – family! Also presents, but in third place, it’s most probably...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Quebec](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/quebec), [Culture](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/culture)

<https://blog.prometour.com/did-you-know-who-is-bonhomme>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Anna%20HubSpot%20Avatar.jpeg) By [Anna Loganathan](https://blog.prometour.com/author/anna-loganathan) On December 13, 2018

## [Did You Know? Who is Bonhomme?](https://blog.prometour.com/did-you-know-who-is-bonhomme)

Every winter Québec City receives a visit from one of the world’s most acclaimed celebrities.

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Quebec](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/quebec), [Culture](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/culture)

<https://blog.prometour.com/how-many-wonders-of-the-world-are-there>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lori.jpg) By [Lori Hammerschmidt](https://blog.prometour.com/author/lori-hammerschmidt) On December 6, 2018

## [How Many Wonders of the World Are There?](https://blog.prometour.com/how-many-wonders-of-the-world-are-there)

If you ask your students what the *Seven Wonders of the World* are, they could give you upward of forty-nine answers, and they...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Destinations](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/destinations), [Culture](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/culture)

<https://blog.prometour.com/prometours-trip-to-new-orleans>

![](https://blog.prometour.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lori.jpg) By [Lori Hammerschmidt](https://blog.prometour.com/author/lori-hammerschmidt) On December 4, 2018

## [Prométour’s Trip to New Orleans](https://blog.prometour.com/prometours-trip-to-new-orleans)

New Orleans was settled by the French in 1718, making 2018 it’s tricentennial! The Prométour team were among the many tourists...

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 Tags: [Blog](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/blog), [Languages](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/languages), [STEM](https://blog.prometour.com/tag/stem),

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