Family Publications

What Family Publications does

Family Publications, Ltd. is a privately-held New York corporation founded in 2004 that operates FieldTripDirectory.com, an online directory marketplace connecting PreK-through-College educational and youth groups with field trip venues across the United States and Canada. The platform indexes over 500 types of trips across 35+ US states, searchable by keyword, geography, distance, and activity/subject, with listings coded by grade level and curriculum category including Arts & Entertainment, Early Childhood, History/Social Studies, Life Skills, Science & Nature, and Recreation. Supplementary offerings include field trip lesson plans, grants information (admission, transportation, community), fundraising resources, outreach programs, and service learning opportunities.

The core technology is a web-based directory platform accessible via browser and mobile, optimized for organic search discoverability on Google and other major engines, where the company has maintained top ranking for field-trip-planning queries over 18+ years. The directory operates as a self-serve product-led platform with no formal enterprise sales channel; venues self-list their programs and can have information live on the site within 72 hours.

The business model is advertising-based: Family Publications sells listing packages to venues, attractions, and field trip service providers seeking visibility among teachers, camp directors, scout leaders, and homeschool planners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct sales contact. The company is independently operated with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates with a 11–50 person team.

Name

Family Publications

Legal name

Family Publications, Ltd.

Website

https://fieldtripdirectory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family Publications operates FieldTripDirectory.com, an online directory marketplace of over 500 field trip venues across 35+ US states and Canada, serving PreK-through-College schools, camps, scouts, and homeschool groups, and monetizing via venue advertising listings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Field Trip Directory

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & City Guide Content Aggregators (MPACAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Multigenerational Travel Agencies (THAKAFAD), Kids & Family Learning Workshops (Family Crafts, Junior Maker Classes) (THAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Online field trip directory
• Educational venue marketplace
• School trip planning
• Youth group activities
• Field trip listings

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Venue Advertising: FieldTripDirectory.com generates revenue by selling advertising placements to venues, attractions, and field trip service providers. The platform offers listing packages where venues can feature their programs and activities to school, camp, scout, and homeschool group planners. Information on venues and activities can be live on the site within 72 hours of submission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Family Publications operates FieldTripDirectory.com, an online directory marketplace that aggregates field trip venue listings across the US and Canada, connecting schools, camps, scout groups, homeschool associations, and other youth organizations with museums, historical sites, science centers, farms, performing arts venues, and similar attractions. The directory is searchable by grade level, subject, and location, and is supplemented with lesson plans, grants information, fundraising resources, outreach programs, and service learning programs.

Product overview

Family Publications operates FieldTripDirectory.com (formerly ClassTrips.com and CampDirectorsResources.com), a comprehensive online directory platform that connects schools, camps, scout groups, homeschool associations, and youth organizations with educational field trip destinations. The platform offers over 500 types of trips searchable by geography, distance, and subject matter, accompanied by supplementary resources including lesson plans, grants information, fundraising tools, outreach programs, and service learning opportunities. The core product is the directory service, with educational support materials as complementary offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FieldTripDirectory.com Online directory marketplace that aggregates field trip venue listings across 35+ US states and Canada and connects them with schools, camps, scout groups, homeschool associations, and other organized youth groups. The directory is searchable by grade level, subject, and location, and is offered free to trip planners; venues pay for featured listings and advertising.

Quantifiable outcome

• Schools, camps, scouts, and homeschool groups can search from over 500 types of trips across 35+ US states

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/FieldTripDir

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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