When we toured and interviewed at boarding schools, it took some elaborate planning.
I am posting the itineraries I created in case these might be useful for other families.
I am not sure what is appropriate format so will try a few ways.
Trip A2
Date Time Where What
October Day 1 3:00 PM Drive to airport
Wednesday 5:30 PM Southwest Home to BOS Boston
11:30 PM Alamo Rent Car
Newton, MA Crown Plaza Hotel
October Day 2 Drive to Southborough, MA
Thursday 9:30 AM A School Tour
10:30 AM Southborough, MA Interview
12:00 PM Drive to Gill, MA Lunch on the way
1:45 PM B School Tour
2:45 PM Gill, MA Interview
Drive to Deerfield, MA
4:40 PM C Academy Visit/Walk by C Academy
Drive to Andover, MA
Andover, MA Andover Inn Dinner
October Day 3 10:05 AM D Academy Tour
Friday 11:05 AM Andover, MA Interview
12:30 PM Leave Andover Lunch on the way
Drive to Exeter, NH
1:40 PM E Academy Tour
2:40 PM Exeter, NH Interview
Drive to Concord, NH
Concord, NH Holiday Inn Dinner
October Day 4 9:15 AM F School Tour
Saturday 10:15 AM Concord, NH Interview
Drive to Groton, MA
G School Visit/Walk by G school
Boston, MA Hampton Suites
Return Rental Car
October Day 5 5:30 AM Leave for Airport
Sunday 7:00 AM JetBlue BOS Boston to Home
Drive home
Trip A1
Date Time Where What
September Day1 3:00 PM Drive to airport
Wednesday 5:30 PM Southwest Home to BDL Hartford
Hertz Rent Car Drop off LGA Day 4
Farmington, CT Courtyard Marriott Hotel
September Day2 Drive to Watertown, CT Review viewbook and Qns
Thursday 10:05 AM A School Tour A School
11:05 AM Watertown, CT Interview
12:30 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Drive to Wallington, CT
2:30 PM B School Tour B School Review viewbook and Qns
3:30 PM Wallington, CT Interview
5:00 PM C School Drive to Windsor, CT Drive by C School
Dinner
Drive to Newton, NJ
Newton, NJ Holiday Inn Express
September Day3 9:30 AM D Academy Tour D Academy Review Blair viewbook and Qns
Friday 10:30 AM Blairstown, NJ Interview Notetaking
11:30 AM Leave Blairstown Lunch on the way
Drive to Pottstown
1:30 PM E School Tour
2:30 PM Pottstown, PA Interview Notetaking
3:30 PM Leave Pottstown
Dinner
Princeton, NJ DoubleTree by HIlton
F, G School Visit/Drive by F,G School
September Day4 1:00 PM NYC Drop off Rental Car at LGA
Saturday
New York, NY Radisson Lexington Hotel
September Day5 3:00 PM Leave for Airport
Sunday 5:30 PM Frontier LGA New York - Home
Drive home
For that application cycle A, we took two trips during public school in service days, interviewed at 9 schools, visited and walked by a few more, applied to all interviewed at, and was accepted at 2 schools and waitlested at 2.
We also did sidetrips visiting NYC and Boston.