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Find a Location

EF Educational Tours has 4 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforEF Educational Tours

    Travel Agency
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:

    June 4, 2021 the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that, because of an agreement with his office, a Colorado travel company, EF Institute for Cultural Exchange, Inc. which is headquartered in Massachusetts, will contact customers to notify them of their refund options for trips canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will include a full refund, a voucher, or rescheduling the trip through September 2023.

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.19/5stars

    Average of 117 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    366 complaints closed in last 3 years

    132 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/6/1991

    Years in Business: 59

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    EF Institute for Cultural Exchange, Inc. provides education travel, cultural exchange and academic programs.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    EF Educational Tours has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      Headquarters
      2 Education Cir, Cambridge, MA 02141-1970
      BBB File Opened:
      2/6/1991
      Years in Business:
      59
      Business Started:
      1/1/1965
      Business Started Locally:
      7/3/1990
      Business Incorporated:
      2/7/1978
      Accredited Since:
      2/6/1991
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      400
      Alternate Business Name
      • EF Explore America
      • EF Ultimate Break
      • EF Institute Trust Account
      • EF Institute for Cultural Exchange, Inc.
      • EF College Study Tours
      • EF College Break
      • EF Tours
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Business Management
      • Mr. Jeremy Bomba, Sales Director
      • Ms. Martha Doyle, President
      • Ms. Elisabeth Pataki, Director
      • Ms. Cherie Brown, Manager of Customer Relations
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Martha Doyle, President
      • Ms. Elisabeth Pataki, Director

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Angie Odonnell, Manager
      • Ms. Alice Garcia, Manager
      • Ms. Cherie Brown, Manager of Customer Relations
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (617) 619-1001
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Website Addresses

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      Customer Complaints

      366 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      117 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      John S

      1 star

      11/11/2024

      I had to cancel my daughter trip to ***** due to mental health issues. I canceled on September 24th of 2024, I was told I would have a refund sent back to my debit card that the payment have been coming out from. I called up on November 1st to find out whats going on with my refund and was told a check was mailed out in October 18th. No one reached out to let me know instead of us refunding the card we sent you a check. I never got a check in the mail called to find out whats going on and was told oh you should have gotten the check we will send you a new check. I spoke to a ******* who told me we can add tracking on the check this time called today to find out what the tracking info is got a new person name ******* who told me we cant track checks you will just need to wait and see when it comes in I said thats not what I was told by *******. He placed me on hold for 15 min to come back and said Im a lier ******* * never said that so I asked to speak with a manager and was told flat out no I cant let you speak to a manager and he keeps getting rude with me so I asked for a email for a manager and was given the wrong email address so I had to do a live chat with a *** who eventually gave me the correct email address. I got an automated message back stating they will not review the message for 4 to 7 business days. *he company is a nightmare to deal with. I do not recommend anyone using this company.

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