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Why just join a travel program when you can plan one?

Welcome to Sunstone Travels

We specialize in helping teens plan exciting trips while building essential life skills. With our expert guidance, your teen will explore the world confidently and develop time management, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. Start planning a transformative trip today!

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OUR STORY

Finding Inspiration From Students

Sunstone Travels was born from a love of travel and the desire to bring an accessible travel program to teens who wanted to be more than just a participant in one. Allison Leale, the founder, has worked with dozens of teenagers and she wanted to design a program to show the relevance and importance of building executive functioning skills. She thought the best way to do this would be to combine her three passions in life: teaching, traveling, and planning. After launching a successful tutoring business, she found herself helping a growing a number of teens forge better executive functioning skills. Allison believed that utilizing a class setting to plan and execute a trip abroad would serve as an exciting, motivating, and unique platform for teenagers to find success.

ABOUT US

Why Sunstone Travels?

Sunstone Travels specializes in providing teen travel planning strategies while building executive functioning skills before setting out on a trip abroad to Barcelona and Valencia, Spain. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping teenagers develop essential life skills while exploring the world in a safe and meaningful way. We understand that traveling as a teenager can be daunting, which is why we offer customized travel planning services that cater to their unique needs and interests. Our executive functioning course helps teens develop skills needed to succeed in school, work, and life. From time management and organization, to decision-making and problem-solving, we've got your teen covered. Reach out today to learn more about how we can help your daughters achieve their goals.

Did You Know?

Sunstone is a gemstone believed to promote leadership, inspire enjoyment of life, alleviate stress, and build self-worth and confidence. It encourages independence and helps build leadership roles by aiding organizational skills. First discovered by the Vikings in Norway and utilized as a compass to help lead travelers to calmer waters, the gem gets its power from the sun while allowing one to keep a piece of endless summer close by.

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UPCOMING TRIPS

Summer 2025
Barcelona and Valencia

Our team put in an extensive amount of research over two summers of travel to Spain to build Sunstone Travels into a well-rounded teen travel planning program. Engagement with community service organizations, collaborations with local artisans, trials with all aspects of travel (activities, excursions, restaurants, transportation, housing, and local businesses) were key to building a successful foundation.​

 

Now it’s up to the girls to fill in the blanks!

Once a Sunstone Traveler, Always a Sunstone Traveler

With us, it’s more than just one summer, it’s a sisterhood. At Sunstone Travels, participants become part of our family and have the opportunity to become future volunteers, interns and employees.

  • Who can take part in Sunstone Travels?
    Sunstone Travels is an all-girls travel program for rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the NYC/Tri-State area. Leadership roles are reserved for rising seniors.
  • What are the dates for the trip in 2025?
    Enrollment is open and it closes on March 1, 2025. Registration forms may be requested via email at info@sunstonetravels.com. We depart on July 20 and return on August 2.
  • What are the online classes all about?
    The classes will be held on Sunday evenings and will begin on June 1. The group will meet for 6 weeks to discuss and plan a trip to Barcelona and Valencia, Spain. The girls will hone in on the skills needed to successfully execute their travel concepts. The course will meet primarily via Zoom. The group members will be partnered-up to research, design, and then ultimately implement a daily program for the group. The focus of the sessions will not only be to explore the vibrant cities of Barcelona and Valencia, but to help each other build high-level executive functioning skills while engaging in leadership, organization, research, budgeting, management, outreach, and accountability.
  • What are the in-person classes all about?
    The in-person meet-ups are a way to bring the group together socially. Two times over the six weeks, the group will visit a NYC-based Spanish-themed eatery.
  • Do the girls actually plan the entire trip?
    The group will plan more than half of the trip while the trip leaders will design itineraries for the first few days along with the excursions that will take the group out of Barcelona and Valencia.
  • Where does the group stay while in Spain?
    Barcelona: Grupotel Gran Via 678 Valencia: Hotel Venezia
  • What is the chaperone situation?
    The group will have at least one adult chaperone with them at all times. Curfew is enforced and the group will return to their rooms at the hotel once the day is complete. The group will have the opportunity to explore on their own once they become acclimated and comfortable with their surroundings. During this time, chaperones will always be close by, reachable and stationed in a pre-determined area in the general vicinity. This “free time” will also include some meals. The group will always have dinner together.
  • Will the girls have community service opportunities while in Spain?
    We have partnerships with three local organizations: Clean Beach Initiative, Esperanca Barcelona and Spread Love Volunteers. The group will take part in Service Saturdays where they will work with each of the organizations for two-three hours.
  • Do you offer scholarships?
    Unfortunately, at this time, we do not.
  • How do I sign-up?
    Please email us for a registration form. Enrollment is open and closes on March 1.
  • How can I learn more about Sunstone Travels?
    Follow us on Instagram @sunstoneteentravels, or email us at info@sunstonetravels.com to set up a call.
  • What is included in the cost of the trip?
    This is an all-inclusive trip with all meals, activities, excursions, transfers, and spending money built into the cost. There is an early-bird discount at $6850 if booked by February 15th and $7250 if booked after this date. The cost does not include the flight. Flights will be booked in March and the details will be sent beforehand. Sunstone Travels teaches members about budgeting so all participants will operate within the same financial parameters. Pre-filled debit cards will be distributed to cover airport expenses, breakfast & snacks, spending money, laundry fees, and any independent lunches. This way, the group is on the same page.
  • Is Sunstone Travels an immersion program?
    Our teachers have designed a daily immersion workshop where the group will receive tailor-made lessons that correlate to the day’s plans. The group will practice common phrases and vocabulary that will go along with activities, excursions, or any other events for the day. All will be encouraged to speak the language whenever possible. A physical pamphlet along with a PDF of daily lessons will be distributed at the first in-person meet-up so that participants can begin to prepare for the trip. While the conversational components will be in traditional Spanish, some vocabulary will support Catalan instead.

CONTACT US

Sunstone Travels utilizes a unique approach to teen travel and we know that you may have some follow-up questions for our team. We look forward to hearing from you. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your interest in our program!

ADDRESS

Brooklyn, New York

 

info@sunstonetravels.com

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