Road Scholar News Releases

Road Scholar Expands Free "Age Well" Online Lecture Series After Overwhelming Response

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:11:00 -0400

New Curriculum Empowers Older Adults to Plan for and Embrace Life's Fourth Age 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...

Road Scholar Celebrates 50 Years of Transformative Learning Adventures Engaging Older Adults Across Generations

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:11:00 -0500

Yearlong Festivities to Include Special Events & Inaugural Educator Legacy Award - Nominations Now Open for Retiring Educators to Win Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip 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...

Road Scholar Announces First Sustainability Manager & Organization-Wide Initiative

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:11:00 -0400

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...

Road Scholar Introduces Exclusive Trips for Older Adults Traveling Solo

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:11:00 -0400

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...

Road Scholar Steps Out with PBS Travel Host Joseph Rosendo in "Campus of the Year" Costa Rica

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:11:00 -0500

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"...

"Great Global Giveaway" for Educational Adventures to Seven Continents Begins January 2024

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:11:00 -0500

Road Scholar Contest Winners Will Find "Golden Ticket" in 2025 Catalog 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...

Road Scholar's Senior Solo Travel Report Uncovers Trend: Married Women Traveling Solo

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:11:00 -0500

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% of...

International Travel Demand Rebounding Quickly for Grandparents

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:11:00 -0400

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...

Road Scholar Announces Floating Campus Programs for 2024: Their Newest Shipboard Learning Adventures

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:11:00 -0400

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...