NST or the NST Travel Group is a British educational travel company, part of the Holidaybreak group of companies.
NST provides curriculum-focused tailor-made tours for primary schools, secondary schools and sixth form colleges, taking students to destinations across the UK, Europe and worldwide.
It is one of the leaders in educational travel and is the largest of its type in the UK, annually taking more than 4000 school groups on tours at home and abroad.
NST deals only with Schools and Colleges, arranging group student travel through the teachers. Parents are not able to deal directly with the company.
NST employs over 400 people, 240 of which are full-time, the remainder being seasonal workers. In the UK its Head Office is in Blackpool. An associate company, NST Ltd, based in Dublin, represents NST in Ireland.
Annual turnover is in excess of £50 million.
Tours and activities are devised and developed with teachers and subject matter experts providing a foundation on which tailor-made trips can be built. They are either subject-led or are general travel programmes relevant for groups of different ages, studying a wide and diverse range of subjects. The tours provide a strong educational and learning focus in a safe environment. They also do guided History and Religious Studies trips.
Tours to a huge range of destinations across the UK, including capital cities, centres of cultural interest, castles and historic sites, town, country and coastal locations. International destinations include:
Belgium
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Spain
United States
Subject-specific itineraries include:
Art & Design
Business Studies
Economics and Politics
Classical Studies
English and Drama
Geography
History
Media and Film Studies
French, German & Spanish Languages
Music
Cultural Experiences
Outdoor and Adventure Activities
Religious Studies
An NST tour gives students the chance to engage with local cultures, local peoples and their customs, to learn and develop new languages and to taste new and different food.