President’s Message – John Close, B.A.

Welcome to Action Youth's new website for our 2011 / 12 European Tours. I am the Company Founder and President and I share my time between our UK and USA offices. As a former teacher, soccer player and coach, I have spent my entire professional life in Education and International Travel. I have directed tours throughout the length and breadth of Europe, North and South America, Australia, South Africa and China. Whatever the territory, attention to fine detail and a caring and educational approach to every client are the corner-stones of Action Youth's philosophy.

Our Goals:

Since 1977, we have recognized that Travel is the most wonderful educator of almost anything we do in life. Travel involves such a tremendous breadth of experiences for the participant – sport, history, geography, cuisine, cultures, languages and international politics all come into sharp focus when you are actually there! Value for money is one of our prime goals also, and we want to enable everyone in a group to travel, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Olympic Games 2012 - England:

The Games of the XXX Olympiad will take place in England in 2012 from July 25th to August 12th, there is a real possibility of tickets to the Olympic Soccer Games for Men and Women. These games will take place at Old Trafford (home of Manchester United), City of Coventry Stadium and also Wembley Stadium. Some Olympic Soccer games take place during the latter stages of the Keele Cup (July 23/28) so attending this tournament could enable your team to include 1 or 2 Olympic Soccer Games. Early booking for this tour is recommended - contact us for details.

Plan Now For 2012 or 2013:

Low deposits of just $250 per person for 2012 tours or take advantage of our Early Bird offer for 2013 which allows teams to deposit an Action Youth Tour for only $1,000 per team - before July 1st, 2012. This immediately gives access to Action Youth's Free Fundraising raffle tickets. Contact us now for more details of our Early Bird Specials. Our very successful fundraiser enables everyone to raise $3,000 for their European tour.

Our Free Fund Raiser

Has had an enormous impact on our tour groups in recent years. Each person receives 300 raffle tickets, which sell at $10 per ticket – a potential $3,000 at no cost to themselves! The attractive Star Prizes are a Free Week to Hawaii for 2 and a Free Trip for 2 to London. There is no commission or fees whatsoever to Action Youth. Click onto our Fund-Raiser link at the top of every page to find out more.

Free Places For Coaches & Group Leaders:

We recognize the tremendous amount of work it takes from coaches and parents to run a Soccer Team and organise a Tour, so as a small reward for their work, we offer a generous Free Place for every 15 persons who pay.

Testimonials

Are a very good way of discovering the true competence & experience of Tour Operators …. from recent Group Leaders who have enjoyed one of our tours. Click onto Testimonials to read some feedback, we can also put you directly in touch with previous group leaders by e-mail so you can check out Action Youth and our tour quality.

Your Next Step

Check out your Tour Choices and then click onto Contact Us and e-mail us your Contact Details, Team Details and your European Tour Preference. We will then despatch specific Tour Information and a detailed day-by-day Tour Itinerary & Proposal.

We look forward to helping you plan your own Action Youth Soccer Adventure to Europe!

John Close-President