GoAbroad is changing lives through
Meaningful Travel.

Our Vision

At GoAbroad, we strive to create a world in which transformative international experiences are accessible, invaluable, and worthwhile for everyone who wants to have them.

Our History

Before the likes of Google and Expedia, an international program directory like GoAbroad only existed in print. With the birth of digital media, our founders realized this information could have a greater impact if it was made more accessible by bringing it online.

Over the nearly three decades since our founding, our mission has transformed into something much greater than building a bridge between travelers and organizations. We want travelers to have meaningful experiences, and feel empowered to change the world for the better, through whatever means suits them best.

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The Beginning

In 1997, GoAbroad was brought to life as we launched the original online resource for meaningful travel. So began our mission of filling the information gap between students who have a desire to travel abroad and companies offering exceptional international experiences.

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How We Support Meaningful Travel

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How It Works

Are you ready to get connected with the best possible meaningful travel opportunity for you? That's exactly why we're here! GoAbroad can match you with programs based on your preferences, help you compare your matches side-by-side, learn about your destination, find funding opportunities, and so much more. Learn more below about how to make GoAbroad work for you and your travel goals!

Are you ready to get connected with the best possible meaningful travel opportunity for you? That's exactly why we're here!

GoAbroad can match you with programs based on your preferences, help you compare your matches side-by-side, learn about your destination, find funding opportunities, and so much more. Learn more below about how to make GoAbroad work for you and your travel goals!

Start Your Search

Select your adventure type from our 11 program directories! Click 'Choose Experience' at the top of our site to explore them or pick a directory below to begin.

Filter Your Search

Explore our diverse range of destinations, whether you prefer classic favorites, emerging gems, or hidden treasures. Our Online Advisors are here to provide expert guidance tailored to your interests.

Begin your search by region, then fine-tune your choices by country and city. Easily refine your options further by program type, season, or duration.

Select a Program

Explore program details by clicking on any listing to discover highlights, requirements, and inclusions. Gain insights from reviews and interviews to make informed decisions. When ready, click 'Inquire Here' for more info, or use 'Visit Website' or 'Apply Now' for direct access.

Save and Compare Program

If you need some help organizing your travel dreams, we’ve got a tool especially for you. You can take your program search one step further by creating a MyGoAbroad account — and then you’ll be able to use your dashboard to bookmark programs and compare them side-by-side.

Apply for Scholarships & Deals

Apply for Scholarships & Deals on GoAbroad to get exclusive discounts on meaningful travel programs!

Travel Meaningfully!

The last, and most important, step is to go abroad! Once you’ve selected the best meaningful travel program, you’ll be on your flight abroad in no time. But don’t worry, we’ll still be there to help you out with travel tips in our Article Directory

Our Standards

GoAbroad's mission is not only to connect travelers with meaningful experiences abroad, but to connect travelers with programs that ethically put value at the top of their priorities for their participants.

To protect our users from scams and to ensure they find reliable, accurate information, we developed a verification system to help travelers feel more confident when selecting and applying for international programs listed on GoAbroad.com. We've done our best to vet each Verified Provider to ensure they are an established, legitimate company offering meaningful travel opportunities.

Learn About Our Verification Process

Providers are Verified with:

Business Registration

Each provider must submit an official business registration to show their legitimacy and adherence to basic business practices.

Participant Reviews

Program reviews help us gather experiences from real participants and share unbiased feedback and advice for future participants.

Alumni Interviews

Interviews with alumni participants take our vetting process to the next level, uncovering the nitty gritty details of the program experience.

"Kasama"

Loosely translated to “we’re together,” this is the Tagalog word that guides our company values. As a business primarily based in the Philippines, we wanted to acknowledge how our success has been shaped by Filipino culture and relationships—which is why each of our values was shaped with the spirit of kasama in mind.

Knowledge, Adventure, Support, Advocacy, Multiculturalism, and Altruism are at the core of everything we do.

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Knowledge

First and foremost, GoAbroad strives to be knowledgeable in the field of international education. We want to bring our users the most helpful, accurate information possible, in order to empower each person to choose the meaningful experience that suits them best.

And not only that, we want our users to become more knowledgeable through us. It's only through knowledge and understanding that we can begin to combat harmful behavior and stereotypes perpetrated by first world travelers abroad.

GoAbroad has been developing our Travel Article Directory since 2014, and has amassed over 4000 travel articles and guides—all of which have been written by real life travelers! We strive to provide valuable information about every step of the meaningful travel journey.

Explore Our Travel Articles

Adventure

At GoAbroad, we are adventurers, and advocates for the personal growth that accompanies new experiences. We want to show our users that it’s only when leaving your comfort zone that the magic truly begins to happen.

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Support

We want every one of our users to leave GoAbroad feeling supported, and as such, we continuously strive to remove barriers to meaningful travel abroad. Our support helps ensure travelers are able to connect to the experiences they want to have more efficiently.

MyGoAbroad assists travelers with finding, saving, and comparing programs.

We know that most users can become overwhelmed during the preliminary planning process, due to the hundreds upon hundreds of program options! MyGoAbroad makes it easy for users to compare only the programs they’re interested in, therefore removing barriers from the research and decision-making processes.

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Advocacy

GoAbroad has always had a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the field of international education. That’s why we’ve partnered with Compear Global Education Network to audit our internal social justice strategies, as well as bring the annual Global Disruption Summit to higher education professionals and students.

GoAbroad has been women-led since 2017, and we continue to elevate the voices of women everyday. We routinely assess representation in our internal leadership, as well as aim to hire unique, underrepresented voices.
In 2022, GoAbroad partnered with Compear to put on the Global Respectful Disruption Summit. The result was a full day of meaningful discussions with higher education industry professionals, centered around how to disrupt harmful practices of inequality and discrimination in international education.
We also make it a priority to audit the resources we provide to travelers, as well as who is contributing to these resources, to ensure that we’re providing authentic content for every type of traveler.

Multiculturalism

Our company has been deeply connected to the Philippines since its inception. Over the past 25 years, our business has been based in Tacloban City, where we have welcomed numerous international interns and employees. This structure allows us to consistently promote multiculturalism in business settings, while actively engaging in meaningful cross cultural communication.

The GoAbroad headquarters resides at GAPLabs in Tacloban City, Philippines. Here, we've brought international interns and employees from places like the United States, England, Argentina, South Africa, and Brazil to engage in meaningful cultural exchange.

Altruism

Doing the right thing even when no one is watching—we hope that every meaningful traveler brings this attitude to their experience abroad, which is why we try to exemplify this in our company culture.
GoAbroad works closely with the GoAbroad Foundation, which supports and spearheads impactful hands-on work as close to home as Tacloban, and as far away as Ukraine, Uganda, Zambia, and beyond.
Through the GoAbroad Foundation, we make it our mission to give voices to grassroots organizations all around the world, centering projects that have real impact in the communities where they take place.
We provide our employees with assistance in case of natural disasters or other unforeseen circumstances. In 2013, after Typhoon Yolanda, we helped employees rebuild their homes, as well as ensure everyone was safe and secure.

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Our Partners

GoAbroad is proud to partner with organizations who value meaningful travel as much as we do, working with hundreds of program providers across the world every year. Below you’ll find more information about our special partnerships with Fund for Education Abroad, Compear, Travolucion, and FundMyTravel. These partners help expand our reach to future travelers, helping to foster even more meaningful experiences.

Become a Partner

NAFSA Global Partner

We are proud Associate members of NAFSA, a leading organization dedicated to international education and exchange, supporting over 10,000 members and international educators globally. As an advocate for advancing policies and practices that foster global citizenship, NAFSA equips individuals with the essential knowledge and skills required to thrive in our interconnected world.

Learn More About NAFSA

Fund For Education Abroad

We are proud to partner with Fund For Education Abroad. An organization which provides scholarships and ongoing support to students with financial need who are underrepresented among the U.S. study-abroad population. FEA makes life-changing, international experiences accessible to all by supporting students of color, community college, and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs.

Learn More About FEA

Compear

We are pleased to have a partnership with Compear Global Education Network. Compear Global Education Network (CGEN) works with educational institutions and businesses using their respectful disruption approach to identify and change inequitable systems and practices through meaningful partnership, innovative educational training, guided community discussion, personal development, and resources. We are honored to work together to highlight the experiences of the underrepresented around the globe.

Learn More About Compear

Travolucion

Our sister site, Travolucion, is the leading online search engine for meaningful travel opportunities—in Spanish! We've worked to curate programs and travel experiences for Spanish speakers, in Spanish, with expert resources and reviews in Spanish too!

Start Your Search on Travolucion

FundMyTravel

We know that funding is a major barrier to thousands of people who want to have meaningful travel experiences abroad. Our partnership with FundMyTravel aims to assist users with securing the money they need for their dream program. As a crowdfunding platform, FundMyTravel allows you to raise money for a custom-built campaign that you can share with friends, family, and followers. Users will also find tons of helpful resources about creating and running a successful fundraising campaign online.

Start Your Fundraising Campaign

Uloop

We've created a unique collaboration with Uloop.com, the largest online college classifieds marketplace, connecting millions of students at over 4,000 colleges and universities. Students use Uloop to find housing, jobs, internships (care of GoAbroad), roommates, course notes, and study abroad opportunities (care of GoAbroad), making it a go-to resource for every aspect of college life.

Learn More About Uloop

Gateway International

In 2025, we're excited to establish a new partnership with Gateway International Group, which partners with higher education institutions and organizations to expand their global reach through consulting solutions, executive search and staffing support, and professional resources. Gateway’s experienced team delivers customized strategies to advance innovative, sustainable global engagement in an increasingly interconnected world.

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GoAbroad is changing lives through Meaningful Travel.

Our Vision

Our History

1997The Beginning

1997The Beginning

How We Support Meaningful Travel

How It Works

Start Your Search

Filter Your Search

Select a Program

Save and Compare Program

Apply for Scholarships & Deals

Travel Meaningfully!

Our Standards

"Kasama"

Knowledge

Adventure

Annual Company Outings

Annual International Trips

Annual International Trips

Support

MyGoAbroad assists travelers with finding, saving, and comparing programs.

Advocacy

Multiculturalism

Altruism

Our Team

Management

Elsa Thomasma

Elsa Thomasma

Czarisse Daphne Dolina

Czarisse Daphne Dolina

Analiza Aranas

Analiza Aranas

Jonas Apurillo

Jonas Apurillo

Carla Cinco

Carla Cinco

Rachael VanDerWerff

Rachael VanDerWerff

Kayla Patterson

Kayla Patterson

Meet The Rest of The Team

Join Our Team

Our Partners

NAFSA Global Partner

Fund For Education Abroad

Compear

Travolucion

FundMyTravel

Uloop

Gateway International

GoAbroad is changing lives through
Meaningful Travel.

1997
The Beginning

1997
The Beginning