About Perform Europe & STS School Travel Service

Perform Europe is part of STS School Travel Service the longest established school tour operator in the UK . Perform Europe currently owns and operates the Harrogate International Youth Festival of Performing Arts

STS was founded in 1933 by H.Victor Groves. Groves was a language teacher who took trips abroad from his own school - so successfully that friends and colleagues invoked his help for their tours until eventually there was sufficient potential for turning a school tours organisation into a business.

Through the years, STS not only developed a range of educationally inspiring tours but also pioneered trips to previously inaccessible parts of the world. In the 1960s STS organised boat and train tours to the Soviet Union allowing students to cross the geographical and ideological frontiers where politicians had previously failed.

The success of STS can be attributed to the traditions of customer care and attention to detail encouraged by our founder, upheld and complemented by our dedicated team of professionals. STS remains at the forefront of school travel - tailoring an exciting range of existing tours to the specific requirements of schools as well as introducing new and exciting destinations to the STS brochure. When you book with STS your money is safe. By booking with STS you are in full compliance with the DCSF and Scottish Executive's advice on choosing a suitable school tour operator.

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