THE TRAVEL CONTENT INSTITUTE
Registration details
Know what is included, what you arrange yourself and how to prepare for your residency.
- Eligibility: Residents must be 21 or older.
- Before arrival: Complete your post-registration tasks and seven-day pre-residency preparation. You receive your residency preparation materials electronically in advance.
- Travel: You arrange and pay for all travel, accommodation and meals, including Eurostar tickets between London and Paris if you choose both cities. TCI provides guidance and recommends a train for the London-to-Paris transfer. Travelling on that train is optional. Residents may travel separately, but must arrive in Paris by the required deadline shared in their preparation materials. Residents travelling separately complete the rail-story assignment independently. Please arrange the required travel medical insurance before you travel.
- Arriving early: We recommend arriving in the city where your residency begins before the first scheduled day, allowing time for travel delays and to settle in. This helps you arrive ready to participate and reduces the chance of missing residency time because of travel disruption. For Paris + London, follow the separate Paris arrival deadline shared in your preparation materials.
- Equipment: Bring the equipment you plan to create with. A laptop is recommended to help you edit and organise your work.
- Completion: Plan to have your work ready for final verification by 3 p.m. on your last residency day. The cohort follows a fixed schedule, so make-up sessions are not available.
- After your residency: Complete your closeout. We recommend downloading and saving all materials within 30 days of program completion so you have your own copies for future projects. Links may be updated or retired as the program changes.
Your residency includes structured education, practical assignments, guidance, feedback and preparation materials. Your portfolio plan covers five category pitch videos, 100 distinct shots, a creative portfolio, a compact creator portfolio and an organised b-roll library. The aim is a completed starter portfolio or a structured foundation with finished work and a clear completion plan. You complete the assignments and organise your own travel. This does not guarantee a commission, partnership or client.
Review the Residency Purchase Terms for payment, cancellation, refunds and future residency participation. Questions? Email TCI.
Your next step: Complete the enrolment form below. After submitting your details and policy acknowledgement, continue to the payment page and choose the matching residency, season and currency.
Filming preparation: Check each location’s filming permissions and admission requirements before you create there. Keep permission and usage notes with your footage so you can assess which material is suitable for future client projects.
Your materials, from payment to closeout
Your residency materials are released in stages, so you can prepare, practise and build on your work. These materials are included in the total residency price.
| When | What you receive |
|---|---|
| Immediately after payment | Confirmation, your residency dates, travel responsibilities, preparation schedule and a sample lesson. |
| After the voluntary full-refund window | Strong Start access, with lessons released weekly, and Business Kit access. |
| During preparation, before fieldwork | Field Production Toolkit access and its walkthrough. |
| After the residency | Closeout materials and access through the supplied links while they remain active. We recommend downloading and saving all materials within 30 days of program completion. |
The voluntary full-refund window follows the Residency Purchase Terms: it ends at midnight Pacific time on the seventh calendar day after purchase, or when your selected residency begins, whichever comes first.
You can continue to use the supplied links while they remain active. We recommend downloading and saving all materials within 30 days of program completion. Links may be updated or retired as the program changes, so keep your own copies rather than relying on continuing online access.
Your enrolment details
Complete your details, then review and acknowledge the policies before continuing to PayPal. Your purchase is completed through PayPal.
Read the Residency Purchase Terms and the registration details above before you submit. The policies open in a new tab so you can keep your place in the form.
Read how TCI handles your information. TCI uses your name, email and selected residency details to administer your enrolment and contact you about your residency. Please use the same email address for this form and PayPal so your details can be matched to your payment. After TCI matches the submission and payment, you receive a welcome email confirming your package and dates. TCI collects emergency contact details afterwards as part of resident preparation.
