# musicians.travel
> The first global travel platform where an instrument is a first-class data point.

## Current Services (live)
- Ground transport for music ensembles across Europe (30 years experience)
- Travel management for groups of 9+ musicians, crews, and touring staff
- All genres: classical, pop, rock, jazz, electronic, musical

## Coming Soon
- Instrument-aware flight search for solo musicians (worldwide)
- Coordinated booking for travel parties of 2–8 (worldwide)
- Policy Checker: verified airline instrument policies
- Instrument Pass / Digital Wallet

## Airline Policy Pages (/policy/) — Instrument × Airline
Verified, dated airline policies for instruments. 8 instruments × 20 airlines = 160 unique policy pages.
- /policy/cello/: Cello policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/gitarre/: Guitar policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/violine/: Violin policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/kontrabass/: Double bass policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/saxophon/: Saxophone policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/keyboard/: Keyboard policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/dj-controller/: DJ controller policies across 20 airlines
- /policy/schlagzeug/: Drums policies across 20 airlines

Airlines covered: Lufthansa, easyJet, Ryanair, SWISS, Austrian, Eurowings, KLM, Air France, British Airways, Iberia, TAP, SAS, Norwegian, Finnair, LOT, Czech Airlines, Wizz Air, Vueling, Turkish Airlines, Emirates

## Airline Hubs (/airlines/) — all instruments per airline
- /airlines/: Overview of all 20 airline instrument policies
- /airlines/lufthansa, /airlines/ryanair, /airlines/easyjet, ... : one hub per airline with a comparison table of all instrument categories

## Airline Comparisons (/vergleich/, EN: /en/compare/) — Airline A vs. Airline B per instrument
- Direct policy comparisons for the most relevant airline pairs (e.g. Ryanair vs. easyJet for cello), generated from the same verified dataset

## Key Facts
- Coverage: 20 airlines x 8 instrument categories, each policy dated ("Stand"/"Last verified")
- Data source: airline conditions of carriage, manually verified
- Full dataset for AI agents: https://musicians.travel/llms-full.txt
- AI interaction policy: https://musicians.travel/ai.txt (citation-allowed, training-restricted)
- Languages: DE (default), EN under /en/

## Content Guides (authoritative, regularly updated)
- /guide/cello: Complete airline policy guide for traveling with a cello
- /guide/gitarre: Guitar air travel guide — carry-on, extra seat, protection
- /guide/violine: Violin & viola air travel — carry-on strategies
- /guide/kontrabass: Double bass on tour — shipping, rental, alternatives
- /guide/saxophon: Saxophone & wind instruments — airline rules & packing
- /guide/keyboard: Keyboard & synthesizer transport — checked baggage & rental
- /guide/dj-equipment: DJ controller and mixer as carry-on or checked baggage
- /guide/schlagzeug: Drums & percussion — shipping, backline, airline rules
- /guide/sonderformate: Harp, tuba & special format instruments

## Knowledge Articles (/wissen/)
- /wissen/extra-sitz-buchen: How to book an extra seat for instruments (airline comparison)
- /wissen/cites-artenschutz: CITES & wildlife protection for musicians (ivory, rosewood, tortoiseshell)
- /wissen/versicherung: Instrument insurance while traveling
- /wissen/zoll: Customs & import regulations for instruments (ATA Carnet)

## Ensemble Travel by Type (/fuer/)
- /fuer/orchester/: Orchestra tours across Europe — ground transport and travel management
- /fuer/chor/: Choir travel — transport, hotels, post-Brexit logistics
- /fuer/band/: Band tours — tour bus, equipment, club circuits
- /fuer/jugendorchester/: Youth orchestra travel — supervision, budget, insurance
- /fuer/bigband/: Big band and wind orchestra tours

## Travel by Occasion (/anlass/)
- /anlass/tournee/: Multi-city tour planning — buses, hotels, logistics
- /anlass/festival/: Festival artist transfer and shuttle coordination
- /anlass/probenfahrt/: Rehearsal retreat travel — group arrival, accommodation
- /anlass/gastspiel/: Guest performance travel — single venue trips
- /anlass/wettbewerb/: Music competition travel — time-critical, equipment-safe

## Blog (/blog/)
- /blog/ryanair-cello-warum-nicht: Why Ryanair doesn't accept cellos — and which airlines do
- /blog/beste-airlines-musiker-2026: The 5 best airlines for musicians [2026]
- /blog/orchesterreise-planen-guide: Planning an orchestra tour — the complete guide

## Contact
- Web: https://musicians.travel/kontakt
- Email: info@musicians.travel