Status Boards

UPDATED: JULY 16, 2021 at 07:25AM PACIFIC TIME

Status Boards: Travel Updates & Closures

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues into 2021, the Global Leadership Adventures Risk Management Team has decided to build two status boards:

1. COUNTRY STATUS BOARD: Rates our level of confidence in the likelihood of program operations in particular destinations by country.
2. SESSION STATUS BOARD: Displays whether a particular session of a GLA program, by operating dates, are confirmed to run or not.

These ratings are in fluctuation as new information becomes available, and will be updated every month.

For these ratings, the GLA Risk Management Team considers the local status of COVID-19, as well as health infrastructure, testing facilities and group gathering restrictions that may be in place.

We investigate flight availability and border restrictions. We look at the US State Department and CDC recommendations, and we connect often with our in-country partners. We have been assessing this information since the beginning of COVID, and therefore are making our best possible projections based off of both the long term trends that we have been watching, as well as the current status of each location.

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Click here to view our COVID-19 Risk Management FAQ or call us during office hours at 858-771-0645.

There are two status levels represented on the Country Status Board:

• APPROVED FOR 2021 (we are confident many or all programs in this country will run in 2021)
• PLANNED FOR 2022 (these countries will not have programs operate during the 2021 season)

There are four status levels represented on the Session Status Board:

• CONFIRMED TO RUN (these program sessions are confirmed to operate in 2021; open spots are available)
• PENDING DECISION (these sessions are in approved countries; however no decision has been made for these dates)
• PLANNED FOR 2022 (these programs are only planned for operation during the 2022 season)
• WAITLISTED FOR 2021 (these program sessions are confirmed to operate in 2021; capacity has been reached)

COSTA RICA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR – GALAPAGOS

THAILAND

UNITED STATES*

BELIZE

EUROPE*

FIJI

GHANA

GREECE

GUADELOUPE

GUATEMALA

INDIA

INDONESIA – BALI

INDONESIA – SUMATRA

MOROCCO

PERU

SOUTH AFRICA

SPAIN

TANZANIA

*Please note that the United States and Europe have individual states and countries, respectively, included in their columns. Each US state has been approved for travel, while all multi-country European program sessions have been canceled and are planned for 2022.

Country Status Board: Detailed Breakdown of Status Levels

When a destination country is marked as APPROVED FOR 2021, it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has rated many/all programs located in this country or region as being approved for operation in Summer 2021. Please note that specific session dates may still shift slightly, program sessions may be consolidated from all listed dates into one or more sessions depending on final enrollment numbers, and program cancellation may still occur in the event of future changes or due to force majeure.

When a program destination is marked as TOO SOON TO TELL, it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has reviewed the latest data and details and has determined that there is not enough information yet to make a call as to whether programs in this country or region will operate or not in 2021. These programs are still open for enrollment for travel in 2021, but we will coordinate with students and their families should the program dates need to be modified. As of April 2021, all countries/regions have been moved out of the TOO SOON TO TELL category.

When a program destination is marked as PLANNED FOR 2022, it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has determined that program operations within that particular country or region are not possible for the current calendar year. However, our team does intend to run programs in this location during the 2022 season.

Session Status Board: Detailed Breakdown of Status Levels

When a program session is marked as CONFIRMED TO RUN , it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has rated the particular session dates for this program as confirmed for operation in Summer 2021. Please note that specific session dates may still shift slightly, program sessions may be consolidated from all listed dates into one or more sessions depending on final enrollment numbers, and program cancellation may still occur in the event of future changes or due to force majeure.

When a program session is marked as PENDING DECISION , it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has rated the the destination country as “approved.” However, no decision has yet been made as to whether that particular session, per the operating dates listed, will run or not in 2021. These sessions are likelier than not to operate, and are open for enrollment to interested students and families.

When a program session is marked as TOO SOON TO TELL , it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has not yet moved the program’s destination country into the “approved for 2021” category. That means that until there is a status change on the Country Status Board, no further updates will be made for individual sessions here. However, sessions are still open for enrollment for interested students and families, though we encourage applicants to consider alternative program sessions in the “confirmed” or “pending” categories. As of April 2021, all program sessions have been moved out of the TOO SOON TO TELL category.

When a program session is marked as PLANNED FOR 2022, it means that the GLA Risk Management Team has determined that all sessions of every program within that particular country or region are not possible for the current calendar year. In most cases, however, the intention is to run these programs during the 2022 season.

When a program session is marked as WAITLISTED FOR 2021 , it means that this session has the same status as “Confirmed to Run” programs, but capacity on this particular session has been reached. Any student who wishes to enroll in this program session will be placed on a waitlist pending future spaces opening up; however, we highly encourage that you enroll in a different program/session instead, as we don’t expect much movement on waitlists this year given current travel demand. Please note that program cancellation may still occur in the event of future changes or due to force majeure.

As you review the Status Boards above, please consider the following:

• When there are different defined regions within a single country, we may break out individual locations (ex. by island in Indonesia)
• For international destinations, if you click on the linked text, you’ll be referred to the US State Department’s latest COVID-19 information and advisories page
• Particular programs and session dates for a program may be independently rated as “likely” to operate in Summer 2021 on the GLA Enrollment Portal; when a program’s destination country is rated as “confirmed for 2021” that does not mean that all sessions of all programs within that country are confirmed to operate