Our popular - dare we say infamous - East Coast MegaTraining is back and we're so excited to offer this intense 3-city training experience.

Learn more about the class in general here.

Here are the dates of each city:

Washington, D.C. (February 20-22)

New York City. (February 23-25)

Boston. (February 26-28)

Tour groups visit these three cities more than any other in the U.S.A. They form the most popular routes for student tours, and are central points of arrival and departure for a variety of adult tour itineraries.

This training puts you above the rest by taking you behind the scenes, connecting with vendors, experiencing these cities in an immersive way, making you prepared and more hirable when the tour season starts.

Our MegaTraining class sells out faster than any other class each year, for good reason: there’s no better, more intense and affordable way to master the three most in-demand cities in the U.S. group tour world!

Like lodging, you are responsible for your flights to/from the cities, as well as transportation in between the cities.

We travel between cities on Amtrak, but you don't have to. You can take more affordable buses, or drive, whatever works for you. 

Anyone wishing to join Mitch and Alan can, however, book directly through Amtrak to secure a ticket on their train. Fares do rise, so book early. You are certainly free to book an earlier train or bus, too.

In general, plan for your flight to arrive in the city by noon to make it to class by 2:00pm.

Arriving by noon means you'll get to the hotel by roughly 1 or 1:30, depending on the city and airport, and still give you enough time to begin class at 2:00pm. If for whatever reason you can't get there on Day 1 (in whatever city) until later, that's fine. You can always catch up with us.

Departures from each city

If you are only doing 1 or 2 cities, remember that we go all the way until the end of each day. For DC, we leave on day 4 to go to NYC, so if you are only doing DC, you will want to book a flight home on 2/23. The same is true for NYC. If NYC is your final day, you will want to book a flight on 2/26. For Boston, the last day finishes by 4PM - if you need to leave earlier, no problem, although you may miss some of the training. 

AMTRAK RESERVATIONS:

Join the TripSchool Team on the following train reservations.  Please book your own ticket as soon as you can to secure the best rate. 

Feb 23, 2026 - Train #164 Depart DC 9:20AM - Arrive NYP 12:51PM - currently $58
- or Acela Train #2206 Depart DC 9:50AM - Arrive NYP 12:54PM - currently $107

 Feb 26, 2025 - Train #160 Depart NYP 9:00AM - Arrive BOS 1:16PM - currently $55

Each City Training follows the same schedule:

Day 1 – Class begins at 2:00pm Eastern. (We highly recommend booking a flight to arrive no later than noon. You can catch up with the group on your own if you need to.)

Day 2 –  8:30am to roughly 7:00pm.

Day 3 – 8:30am to roughly 7:00pm
(***except Boston, the final city and the final day of the 9 days, we will finish at 4pm EST to accommodate evening flights home, should you wish.)

If you are only doing one city, please book your flight home for the next day, to make sure you get the most out of the trainings. If you want to save money by leaving early on the final day, to avoid another hotel room night, that’s fine!

Each day finishes when it finishes; sometimes we run long, sometimes it’s shorter. If you’re doing the entire training, we take Amtrak together between the cities. You’re responsible for booking your ticket, but we’ll release train information to you in January. You are of course free to travel any way you’d like! Train recommendations are above.

We have established a courtesy group rate at a hotel in each city:

Washington, DC:

CitizenM CAPITOL

 550 School St SW, Washington, DC 20024

(Note: this is NOT the NOMA location, there are two)

(Note: CitizenM only has King rooms. There is a Holiday Inn, Hyatt Place and Residence Inn close by, but you can stay anywhere and meet us each day.)

Use code: TROL2 and book here

New York City:

M Social

226 W 52nd Street (Broadway/52nd)

New York, NY 10019

Rate: $150 - $165 ($35 resort fee waived)

Use code: TRIP and book here

CitizenM Times Square

218 West 50th Street
NY 10019, New York

(Note: this is NOT the Bowery location, there are two in NYC)

(Note: CitizenM only has King rooms)

Use code: TROL2 and book here

Boston:

Citizen M North Station

70 Causeway Street
Boston, MA, 02114

(Note: this is NOT the Back Bay location, there are two in Boston)

(Note: CitizenM only has King rooms)

Use code: TROL2 and book here

$99 of each city payment is a non-refundable deposit. 

The rest of your program fee is refundable up to 30 days out. 

Please read our full booking terms and conditions here!

 We offer travel insurance as part of travel protection plans from our partner TripAssure.

To cover you for the unforeseen, we encourage participants to purchase travel insurance, which may include benefits for trip cancellation, trip interruption, missed connection, travel delay, medical expense/emergency evacuation, baggage and personal effects, baggage delay and more. 

TripAssure offers the Basic, Deluxe Plan, and Deluxe Plus Plan options. Familiarize yourself with the contents of each plan to ensure to get the one that best suits your needs.

Get a quote for travel protection as well as view complete plan details & disclaimers.

If there’s one city to master at the beginning of your career, it’s DC. However, the way we teach it is very different than your standard training. Let us make this city come alive in a new and compelling way for you! We’ll share our secret sauce for how to deliver engaging and memorable memorial experiences, and how to make places known to everyone in the country come alive in a new way.

• Memorials: Lincoln, Korea, Vietnam, WWII, MLK, FDR & Jefferson
• The White House Area
• Ford’s Theater, National Portrait Gallery & Chinatown
• The new Southwest Waterfront
• Old Town Alexandria Walking Tour
• National Archives
• The National Mall museums + Holocaust Museum
• Arlington National Cemetery

General Timing

Day 1 - Feb 20

Meet at 2pm

Day 2 - Feb 21

8:30am-6pm

Day 3 - Feb 22

8:30am-6pm

 Even some veteran tour directors still find this city intimidating. It’s a lot! But we’ll decipher it with you. At the end of the three days, you’ll have covered everything most tour groups visit on standard itineraries, PLUS all the special hidden gems and secret tips that make you look like you’ve always led tours here!

• Central Park
• Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center & Grand Central Terminal
• Columbus Circle & Lincoln Center
• The High Line, Chelsea Market and the new Hudson Yards
• Washington Square Park Area & The West Village
• The Financial District
• Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island (orientation from Battery Park; not visiting)
• Chinatown, Little Italy & Soho
• Time to take the NYC Guide License test if needed!

General Timing

Day 1 - Feb 23

Meet at 2pm

Day 2 - Feb 24

8:30am-6pm

Day 3 - Feb 25

8:30am-6pm

Boston is a hard city to master, and it’s a city that shows up on both student and adult itineraries. Being trained in Boston will set you apart from the pack!

• Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market
• The “Blackstone Block”
• The Harbor
• Freedom Trail
• Boston Common & Public Garden
• Back Bay
• Cambridge: Harvard & MIT
• Beacon Hill
• The North End

General Timing

Day 1 - Feb 26

Meet at 2pm

Day 2 - Feb 27

8:30am-6pm

Day 3 - Feb 28

8:30am-4pm