Global Glimpse

As we prepare to welcome our 10,000th student this summer, we're excited to share an important leadership announcement! Kris Holloway has joined Global Glimpse as our new Chief Strategy & Growth Officer! 🌎

Kris brings decades of experience in international education, leadership development, and organizational growth. A Peace Corps alum and former longtime CEO of CIS Abroad and leader at CEA CAPA Education Abroad, she has spent her career building transformative global learning experiences and helping organizations grow their impact.

Kris joins Global Glimpse at an exciting moment as we envision the future of travel and build the next generation of global leaders!

Please join us to give Kris a warm welcome to the Global Glimpse community! 🎉

We are so excited to introduce and welcome Numra Sultana, our 2026 Alumni Intern to the Global Glimpse team!

Numra first began her relationship with Global Glimpse in 2022 when she traveled to Constanza, Dominican Republic as a Glimpser. After years of Zoom school and restricted pandemic travel, she had no idea how impactful that experience would become for her! Numra is now a rising senior at Syracuse University studying Environmental Sustainability & Policy with a double major in English and Textual Studies.

On campus, she serves as the Head Writing Editor for Syracuse’s culture, arts, and politics magazine, and works as a photographer and content creator for various student organizations. Since her Global Glimpse experience, she has continued pursuing opportunities for global learning and recently returned from studying abroad for a semester in Copenhagen!

This summer, Numra will be supporting the Global Glimpse team with many projects, including managing student blog posts, reviewing ticket information, researching school calendars, and much more. With a strong orientation to people, fantastic writing skills, and a keen attention to detail, Numra is poised to amplify Global Glimpse's impact this summer. 🙌

Join us in welcoming Numra to the GG team!

Our first 2026 delegation has taken off and the Global Glimpse summer travel season is officially underway! 🌍✈️

• This delegation brings together 23 students from 13 different public high schools across the San Francisco Bay Area.
• The group departed from SFO on June 4th and they will spend 11 days immersed in Jarabacoa in the central mountains of the Dominican Republic.
• 9 students on this delegation are traveling internationally for the first time!
• Each day the Student Leaders of the Day share their reflections. You can follow along with their journey on their Student Blog via our website,

Let’s send them off with inspiration, encouragement, and BIG love 💬👇

Who better to help you prepare for a journey than someone who's already taken it?!

During their final pre-trip meeting, Global Glimpse alumni at Independence High School helped prepare this year's Glimpsers for their travel experience by sharing the big moments that stood out from their own travels last summer. They also shared insider tips, like what they wished they'd packed more or less of!

Alumni mentorship helps students feel prepared for the intellectual and emotional transformation they experience with Global Glimpse and builds leadership skills every step of the way - before, during, and after the trip.

Our first delegation of students arrive in the country in just a few days and we can't wait for them to experience the power of immersive travel.

Today we're celebrating our partners at Oyate Group!

Since 2023, this Bronx-based organization has sponsored 24 students through its Rise Leadership Program, a year-round program that inspires high school sophomores and juniors to become creators, critical thinkers, and social change-makers across the five boroughs of New York.

Rise Leadership students arrive ready. They push past their comfort zones, connect across cultures, and come home with a bigger vision of what is possible for themselves and the people around them.

Thank you to the entire Oyate Group team for believing in the power of travel and for opening doors for students across New York year after year.

Please join us in welcoming Kimberly Newbury to the Global Glimpse Board of Champions!

Kimberly is a true connector and builder. Based in Chicago, she brings deep expertise in market intelligence and industry leadership, and a genuine belief that access to meaningful global experiences is one of the most powerful investments we can make in young people.

A champion for women in travel and the next generation of industry talent, Kimberly's commitment to youth opportunity and access is exactly the kind of leadership that moves Global Glimpse's mission forward.

We are so grateful to have her voice and vision joining the Board of Champions. Welcome, Kimberly!

Global Glimpse alumni were recently welcomed to an in-person Career Day with our incredible partners at Expedia Group in New York City!

This marked our 4th year partnering with Expedia for this powerful event, and the energy in the room said it all. Alumni came ready with questions, mentors came ready to share, and the conversations that followed were exactly what this work is all about.

Thank you to the entire Expedia Group team. Not only for helping make transformative travel possible for our students, but for continuing to show up for our alumni long after the trip is over. That investment means everything.