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Academic Travel Case Studies
Over 40 years, Destination Partners has delivered hundreds of faculty-led programs, EMBA international residencies, and academic group travel experiences for universities, colleges, and institutions across the United States. These case studies represent a selection of real programs -- each one built from scratch around a specific client's objectives, challenges, and academic goals.
Every case study below describes a real client need, the solution Destination Partners designed, and the outcomes delivered.
Multi-Country Programs
Precision in Motion: Coordinating a Multi-Country WWII Study Tour in Europe. A complex multi-country historical immersion across European WWII sites, coordinating logistics, academic programming, and group management across borders and time zones.
India Programs
Urban Culture, Heritage & Coastal Societies Immersion in India: A 9-day interdisciplinary faculty-led immersion for 25 undergraduate students and faculty in Mumbai and Goa, exploring how trade, migration, colonialism, and coastal culture shaped social identity across western India.
Executive Leadership, Business & Policy Immersion in India (Case study coming soon): An EMBA-level executive program combining corporate site visits, policy briefings, and leadership development across India's major business centers. MORE...
Ghana Programs
Academic & Experiential Field Programs in Ghana: A community-based academic field program combining cultural immersion, historical engagement, and structured academic reflection across Ghana's most significant sites.
Brazil Programs
Brazil Like a Native: Innovating Cultural Programs in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia. A signature cultural immersion program built on deep local community access in two of Brazil's most academically rich cities -- going far beyond what standard tour operators can provide.
Delivering an Academic Learning Environment Across Brazil (Case study coming soon): A multi-city academic program designed to deliver consistent educational outcomes across Brazil's diverse urban and cultural landscapes.
Supporting EMBA Programs in Brazil (Case study coming soon) An executive residency program combining corporate access, executive meetings, and cultural immersion for a U.S. business school EMBA cohort.
Latin America Programs
Global Business in Action: Immersive Learning in Santiago, Chile (Case study coming soon). A business-focused academic program in Santiago combining corporate site visits, executive meetings, and structured reflection on Chile's economic transformation.
Buenos Aires Uncovered: Business, Culture, and Markets in Motion (Case study coming soon) An interdisciplinary program exploring Buenos Aires through the lens of business, urban culture, and Latin American economic history.
Other Programs
Rethinking Global Learning in Hawaii: An innovative domestic academic program reframing what global learning looks like within the United States.
Supporting Undergraduate Immersion Programs: A showcase of how Destination Partners tailors programs to undergraduate academic objectives across multiple destinations.
Supporting Global 'Doing Business In' Programs: A series of business school programs designed around the 'Doing Business In' curriculum framework across multiple international destinations.
Delivering a Last-Minute Academic Program to Iceland: A fast-turnaround program delivery demonstrating Destination Partners' operational agility when a client needed a full academic program built and executed under tight time constraints.
Institutions We Have Served
The following is a partial list of the universities, colleges, and institutions Destination Partners has partnered with for academic and group travel programs:
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New York University
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Ohio State University
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Stanford University
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of Texas, Austin
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Fordham University
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Semester at Sea / Institute of Shipboard Education
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University of Mary Washington
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University of Saint Thomas
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Kent State University
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Ball State University
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Augustana University
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References available on request.
The Proof Is in the Results
Every program Destination Partners delivers is measured against one standard: did your faculty achieve their academic objectives, and did your students have an experience that changed how they see the world?
After 40 years and hundreds of programs across more than 100 countries, our answer is in the relationships. Many of our university partners have worked with us for 10, 15, and 20+ years. That continuity is the most honest case study we have.