D-Day: Retracing History from England to France

Welcome

Dear Smithsonian Journeys Travelers,

We are delighted to welcome you on D-Day: Retracing History from England to France from May 31 – June 7, 2026.

Stuart Meeks will serve as the primary contact for your upcoming journey to England and France. Their role as your Guest Services Advisor (GSA) is to provide specific trip details so that you are fully prepared for your travel experience.

A complete list of communications and items to complete prior to your departure can be found here.

Should you have any questions regarding this information or your journey you may easily reach your GSA via email at [email protected] or phone at 1-844-361-6281.

Thank you for choosing to travel with Smithsonian Journeys!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Smithsonian Journeys
c/o Academic Travel Abroad
1155 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 1-844-361-6281
Fax: 202-349-0678

Travel Insurance

For the convenience of our travelers, Trip Mate, a Generali Global Assistance & Insurance Services brand, provides an on-tour Insurance Plan. The plan includes on-tour emergency evacuation insurance (up to $1,000,000), medical expense coverage (up to $250,000), dental expense coverage (up to $1000), and 24-hour worldwide travel and medical assistance (U.S. Residents only).

Please visit the Trip Mate website or call Travel Mate at (866) 501-3252 to learn about additional (optional) coverage.

Get In Touch

[email protected]
844-361-6281 | M-F 9am-5pm ET
1155 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036

Your tour is operated by Academic Travel Abroad, Inc (ATA). ATA combines the competency of an educational travel company with the depth of an international education (study abroad) provider. This unique pairing of skills, talents, and resources gives it great breadth. As a result, ATA’s innovative itineraries delve deeper, go behind the scenes, access the authentic and shun the touristic.