About The Passport Party Project

about
the passport party project

The Passport Party Project was an award-winning grassroots global awareness initiative that gifted underrepresented girls 11-16 nationwide with their very first passports and operated seasonally from 2011-2019.

Founded by National Geographic Traveler of the Year award winner, youth travel advocate & travel agency owner Tracey Friley , over 250+ youth received their first passports and over 50 teens traveled internationally to get their first passport stamps.

MISSION

To get passports in the hands of underrepresented American girls 11-16 nationwide & encourage international travel, study abroad & global citizenship.

vision

To change the international travel landscape with diverse & globally aware young people who might just one day change the world.

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timeline

2020 - 2023

The Passport Party Project ends its 10 year project.
Name Change from The Passport Party Project to Passport to Youth Travel
FREE Webinar for youth travel advocates ready to make a change via travel

2019

July / Paris for Teen Girls Trip

2018

April / Quoted, Skift Trends Report: The Rise of Transformative Travel
July / Phase 4 Passport to Costa Rica; co-sponsored by G Adventures, Mia Toro Luggage & Tracey Friley Travel

2017

July / Paris for Teen Girls trip

2016

June / Phase 3 Passport to Toronto; co-sponsored by Tourism Toronto, Heys America Luggage, Niagara Hornblower Cruises, Niagara Parks & Francesco's Limousine.
June / Summer Travel Campaign with the U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs
November / Keynote, Diversity Abroad's Embark 2 Excel: A Virtual Student Conference on Study Abroad.

2015

July / PHASE 2 Passport to Toronto, co-sponsored by HomeAway
September / American Airlines' inflight magazine
September / Yahoo! Travel article
October / AOL Makers' feature
October / Daily Point of Light honoree

2014

January / $2,000 winner, American Express Passion Project
February / Featured Guest, NatGeo Live!, Washington, D.C.
July / Inaugural Paris for Teens Girls trip
August / Huffington Post, Women Over 50 article
August / Guest, Huff Po live stream

2013

February / Atlanta Passport Party at The OMNI Hotel at CNN Center benefitting 11 girls from Empower Her, Inc.
March: Passport Day in the USA / Travel Influencers volunteer nationwide and serve 24 girls in Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Washington D.C. & Los Angeles.
April / San Diego Passport Party benefitting 8 girls from Hermanitas - MANA de San Diego.
April / Virtual Passport Party benefitting 16 girls from cities nationwide.
July / Passport to Belize trip for 6 Phase 1 one teens for first passport stamps. Service Project: Liberty Children's Home.
September / Finalist, The G Project
October / Award, National Geographic Traveler of the Year

2012

February / Expedia Partnership with The Passport Party Project
March / Austin Passport Party at Miracle Foundation benefitting 10 girls from the Ann Richards School of Young Women Leaders.
March / Leadership Award from the United States Bureau of Consular Affairs for the effective use of social media to promote and encourage participation in Passport Day in the USA.
April / Miami Passport Party at Casa Moderna Miami Hotel & Spa benefitting 10 girls from Honey Shine Inc.
July, / Denver Passport Party at SAME Café benefitting 10 girls from Smart-Girl.
August /*Travel Philanthropy* seminar presented by Tracey Friley at BlogHer.
August / New York Passport Party at MoCADA benefitting 6 girls from Prep for Prep.
September / Chicago Passport Party at The Hilton Chicago Hotel benefitting 8 girls from Empowering Youth Through Travel.

2011

September / Los Angeles Passport Party, the first of 10 passport parties.
July / Blogging Heroine Award from Blogging While Brown at the Black Weblog Awards
June / *Global Awareness Day*
April / 10 Days, 9 Nights CampCaribe at Cinnamon Bay, St. John, USVI for tw/een girls.
Winner, Women on Their Way by Wyndham Worldwide Local Nation Contest

2010

April / 10 Days, 9 Nights CampCaribe at Cinnamon Bay, St. John, USVI for tw/een girls.
September / 4 Days, 3 Nights Houseboat Mini-Camp at Shasta Lake, California for tw/een girls.

2009

Oprah's Angel Network publishes *The Idea for CampCaribe* written by Tracey Friley.

formerly known as The Passport Party Project