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Supported by Hanvey’s theory of global awareness and Kolb’s theory of experiential education, this exploratory qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews to collect teacher’s experiences in establishing international travel programs as well as data collected from travel provider’s websites and a teacher leader’s personal journal. Interview subjects were recruited from alumni of the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellowship, yielding 13 participants. The results of the interviews indicated that systemic barriers exist in seven distinct categories: 1) Administrative; 2) Personal costs; 3) COVID-19 and global concerns; 4) Emotional; 5) In-tour logistics; 6) Pre-tour logistics; 7) Student behavior. 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