Travel
Girl Scouts love to travel
From the field trips they take as Brownies to the global adventures they go on as teens, some of the most memorable moments in a Girl Scout’s life happens while taking trips!
Traveling offers vast opportunities for Girl Scouts to develop leadership skills. Girl Scouts is a great place to learn how to plan and take trips. Travel is built on a progression of activities – that is, one activity leads to the next. As Girl Scouts grow in their travel skills and experience, they can better manage the planning process and progress to longer trips. Check out the Girl Scout Travel Progression chart to guide your travel plans.
Travel three different ways: Travel with your troop or service unit, our council, or through Destinations with Girl Scouts from around the world.
How far will your Girl Scout experience take you? That’s up to you!
Troop Travel 
In addition to regularly scheduled troop meetings, troops or groups of Girl Scouts often plan trips together — anything from a local day trip to an international adventure! Girl Scouts and adults work together to plan, budget and arrange trip details according to the guidelines and requirements for travel.
If your troop is meeting somewhere other than your normal location and time, our Troop Travel Guide will be the first place to start planning with your Girl Scouts.
Required Forms for Troop Travel
Local Field Trip
Day Trip
Overnight Trip
Short Trip
Extended Trip
International Trip
Troop Travel Resources
There are several great resources to help volunteers and Girl Scouts plan a successful travel experience.
- Birthplace Bound: An essential travel resource created to simplify your trip-planning process to visit the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia.
- Daisy Field Trip Guide
- Getaways: Getaways are short travel programs designed specifically for Girl Scout troops, hosted by Girl Scout councils and partners. Your troop can just register and go! (Be sure to let GSWNY know you are traveling.
- Girl Scout Guide to Global Travel
- Girl Scout Guide to Domestic Travel
- Volunteer Essentials
- Safety Activity Checkpoints
- Accident/Incident Report Form
- Medication Log (needs to be added to website)
- Girl Scout Travel Code of Conduct (needs to be added to website)
- Adult Traveler Code of Conduct (needs to be added to website)
- Troop Travel Leader Agreement (needs to be added to website)
- Chaperone Participation Agreement
Council Travel
Destinations
Funding Your Travel
Travelers may use funds from the Fall Product Program and Girl Scout Cookie Program to help pay for council trips.
Girl Scouts enrolled on a council sponsored trip may also apply for financial assistance. Financial Assistance is based on financial need and comes from a pre-defined budget. In many instances, Girl Scouts receive a portion of their requested funds and some applicants may receive no funding. A GSWNY staff member will email all Girl Scouts enrolled on a council sponsored trip the application 6-8 months prior to the trip.
Additional Travel Training
Looking for more help? If you’d like to talk through the nitty gritty of your travel, or even brainstorm ideas, GSWNY has travel trainers ready to help. Simply reach out to Customer Care and we’ll connect you with someone who can help!
Email: customercare@gswny.org
Call: 1-888-837-6410
