IYE Youth Exchange Program
IYE Youth Exchange Program for Airline Families
If you have passed on your enthusiasm for travel to your teenager, there is a wonderful program for you and your family.
IYE offers a two-week at each home exchange program for airline families. Using their family flight privileges, teens 14 to 19 are matched with youth in another part of the world and spend two weeks together in one teen’s home and two weeks together in the other teen’s home. It’s the perfect opportunity to experience a different culture, hone foreign language skills and enhance school resumes.
IYE has been arranging international youth exchanges since 1994 and reports having matched more than 6,500 teens. IYE helps facilitate an appropriate match, which has often resulted in life-long friendships. Teens and their families communicate directly with the matching family and build a relationship prior to the exchange. The application fee is USD 325 and is fully refundable if a suitable match is not found. The fee does not include flights, other travel expenses, or the cost of activities abroad.
IYE’s website lists participating countries including Spain, Germany, the USA, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Learn more at: