Road Scholar Expands Free "Age Well" Online Lecture Series After Overwhelming Response
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2025) - Following a highly successful pilot, Road Scholar announces its 'Age Well' lecture series, provided online for free, will become an ongoing offering among the organization's robust online course curriculum. The not-for-profit world leader in educational experiences for older adults launched the Age Well initiative to provide expert-led guidance on how to navigate the challenges and opportunities of life's later years, from health and wellness to social connection and emotional resilience."Preparing for the...
2025-10-16 11:11 AM EDT
Road Scholar Celebrates 50 Years of Transformative Learning Adventures Engaging Older Adults Across Generations
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2025) - Road Scholar, the not-for-profit world leader in educational experiences for older adults, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025. To mark this milestone and further its mission of inspiring adults to learn, discover and travel, Road Scholar is hosting a special FREE online keynote event with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and is accepting nominations for the Road Scholar Educator Legacy Award, honoring one retiring educator with the learning adventure of a...
2025-02-18 11:11 AM EST
Road Scholar Announces First Sustainability Manager & Organization-Wide Initiative
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - October 1, 2024) - Road Scholar, the world leader in educational travel for older adults, announces a comprehensive sustainability initiative as part of their ongoing effort to minimize the environmental impact of and enhance cultural awareness on their programs. This project reinforces their commitment to responsible travel practices, following the organization's carbon offset pledge in 2022.Leading this initiative is Bryn Geddes, Road Scholar's newly appointed Program Sustainability Manager. With a master's degree in tourism management focused...
2024-10-01 11:11 AM EDT
Road Scholar Introduces Exclusive Trips for Older Adults Traveling Solo
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - April 11, 2024) - Road Scholar, the world leader in educational travel for older adults for nearly 50 years, has launched a new series of trips designed exclusively for solo travelers over 50.The not-for-profit organization recently released a report on solo travelers which showed a rise in solo travel, due in large part to more older women traveling without their spouses. To respond to that growing trend, Road Scholar has created a collection of innovative solos-only...
2024-04-11 11:11 AM EDT
Road Scholar Steps Out with PBS Travel Host Joseph Rosendo in "Campus of the Year" Costa Rica
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2024) - In December 2023, Emmy Award-winning PBS travel host Joseph Rosendo joined a group of 20 lifelong learners in Costa Rica on an educational adventure with Road Scholar, the nonprofit world leader in educational travel for older adults. Road Scholar and Rosendo chose Costa Rica because of its popularity among their older adult travelers and its progressive focus on ecotourism. Costa Rica is also Road Scholar's 2024 "Campus of the Year" for the...
2024-01-23 11:11 AM EST
"Great Global Giveaway" for Educational Adventures to Seven Continents Begins January 2024
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - January 5, 2024) - Road Scholar, the nonprofit world leader in educational travel for older adults, is having an early kick-off of their 50th anniversary celebration with a contest called the "Great Global Giveaway." Seven lucky winners will win one of seven educational adventures to seven continents, complete with airfare for two people. These seven trips, like all the programs Road Scholar offers, will have an emphasis on learning about the destination the winners are visiting...
2024-01-05 8:11 AM EST
Road Scholar's Senior Solo Travel Report Uncovers Trend: Married Women Traveling Solo
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - November 15, 2023) - Road Scholar, the world leader in educational travel for older adults, has released a report on trends in solo travel.Perhaps the most fascinating finding from the study is that at least 60% of Road Scholar's solo travelers in 2022 were married but traveling without their spouse. Further, 27% of married women surveyed have never traveled with a spouse on a Road Scholar program. When asked why they travel without their spouses, 42%...
2023-11-15 11:11 AM EST
International Travel Demand Rebounding Quickly for Grandparents
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - July 26, 2023) - On June 4, Road Scholar, the world leader in educational travel for older adults, kicked off their 38th Grandparent Adventure season. And this year, Road Scholar's grandparents and grandkids have had their sights set on learning farther from home. Road Scholar reports that they're almost back up to pre-pandemic numbers for their international Grandparent Programs — despite the fact that they have far less capacity available as they rebuild their offerings. (For...
2023-07-26 11:11 AM EDT
Road Scholar Announces Floating Campus Programs for 2024: Their Newest Shipboard Learning Adventures
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - April 18, 2023) - Not-for-profit Road Scholar, the world leader in educational travel for older adults, announces a new collection of fully chartered shipboard learning adventures around the world: Road Scholar's "Floating Campus.""For our Floating Campus collection, we have carefully selected mid-sized ships that are ideal for the regions where they will be sailing," says Road Scholar's Chief Program Officer, Maeve Hartney. Participants onboard the brand-new Ocean Albatros will learn together in Iceland or
2023-04-18 11:11 AM EDT
Road Scholar Responds to Revenge Travel Trend by Releasing Three Epic Round-the-World Trips for Seniors
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - January 3, 2023) - Not-for-profit Road Scholar, a world leader in educational travel for older adults, announces the release of three new, epic round-the-world travel itineraries. The COVID pandemic brought about a new concept of "revenge travel"-that is, an increase in one's travel activity after a period of being unable to travel. Travelers over 50 are among those who have been making up for trips they missed during the COVID quarantine."Seniors have eagerly returned to global...
2023-01-03 2:36 PM EST