Do NOT book flights until you have been officially accepted into the program AND your session is confirmed to run.

Enrolled Participant Info

*Please note that to access a full student roster complete with contact information, you must sign in to your GLA Dashboard.

June 10 - June 19 *OK to book flights once your name is listed! 

June 23 - July 2 *OK to book flights once your name is listed! 

July 6 - July 15 - *OK to book flights once your name is listed! 

July 19 - July 28 - *OK to book flights once your name is listed! 

August 1 - August 10 - *OK to book flights once your name is listed! 

Booking Guidelines

• Fly into and out of the Guanacaste airport in Liberia, Costa Rica (Guanacaste Airport, airport code LIR)

  • Please Note: The Guanacaste Airport is 75 minutes away from the home base.

• Arrive at any time on the day your program begins

• Depart at any time on the day your program ends

Options to book your flight (once you've been notified to do so) 

• • • Book on your own 

    • Use StudentUniverse GLA's Recommended Travel Agency

    • GLA recommends families avoid booking separate tickets with separate airline carriers and to avoid flights on Spirit or Frontier Airlines.

Unaccompanied Minor Program

• • • Unaccompanied Minor Program: Typically, this program is required by airlines for travelers 14 years & younger when traveling alone (each airline is different). 

    • Please contact us if you’ve purchased the optional Unaccompanied Minor service for your student and require a point of contact for arrival/departure.

Suggested Route

For each program, we suggest a flight route that is the most direct, with the fewest number of stops, and always leaving from a US gateway airport. Check the suggested routes on the Flight Portal.