At Ignite Travel, we’re dedicated to empowering teens by providing affordable, authentic, fun, and educational travel experiences.

Our mission is to spark their curiosity for the world through transformative journeys, utilizing our specialized travel journals, that foster cultural understanding, personal growth, and lifelong memories.

We strive to offer inclusive and enriching adventures that not only explore diverse destinations but also cultivate empathy, respect, and global citizenship among our young travelers. We aim to inspire and empower the next generation, promoting a world where every teen has the opportunity to explore, learn, and thrive.

We achieve our mission in two ways.

We intentionally create more diverse and inclusive groups of teens and affordable itineraries than our competitors focusing on authentic travel experiences that go beyond a vacation or school trip.

We use travel in a more focused way to develop transferrable career and educational skills - making it a necessity, rather than a luxury, for teens in the 21st century.

To that end we’ve identified over 40 life skills and provide a specialty travel journal, which is both souvenir and evidence-based document, to help create a reflective experience that will transform them and continue to serve them after the experience is over.

Our values guide us in our commitment to empowering teens and revolutionizing the teen travel industry.

Equity & Inclusion: We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that every teen has equal access to transformative travel experiences regardless of background or circumstance.

Empowerment: We believe travel has the power to inspire confidence and resilience. There are over 40 transferable life skills that can be learned through effective travel and supportive reflection. We empower teens by offering opportunities that broaden perspectives, instill self-belief, and nurture personal growth through our reflective travel journals and caring, experienced team.

Participation and Agency: Young people are at the center of our mission, and as such, they are not only our primary market but also our main stakeholders. We will include teen ideas, suggestions, feedback and opportunities for leadership within our organization to provide quality, youth-designed, experiences.

Authenticity: We prioritize genuine and authentic travel through a blend of local experiences and those can’t-miss “bucket list” items, providing an unfiltered and real travel experience.

Fun, Adventure and Educational Enrichment: We believe the best travel experiences aren’t just educational or exciting, but are both. We fuse adventure with education, curating journeys that blend learning and exploration, spark curiosity, and promote global awareness, ensuring that every trip is not only educational but also a thrilling and memorable experience for our teen travelers.

Affordability: We believe that travel should be a necessity, not a luxury, and aim to price our trips accordingly. We keep our profit margins tight in order to offer travel to as many young people as possible.

Through these core values, we aim to revolutionize the teen travel industry by providing meaningful, inclusive, and life-changing experiences that empower teens and change the face of travel.

We envision a future where travel is not limited by someone's background or circumstances, where every teen has the opportunity to embark on transformative travel journeys.

We see a world where Ignite Travel stands as a beacon of affordability, empowerment, and inclusivity in the travel industry. Our vision is to create a company that not only offers travel experiences but actively removes obstacles, opening doors to exploration, cultural understanding, and personal growth for all teens, regardless of their identities or socio-economic status.

We aspire to be the driving force that reshapes the narrative of travel, fostering an environment where all teens, but especially those that have been marginalized from teen travel experiences, feel celebrated, supported, and empowered to embrace the richness of global diversity. Through our unwavering commitment and innovative approach, we envision a future where travel becomes a bridge to connect, inspire, and empower marginalized teens, ultimately contributing to a more equitable and compassionate world.