★★★★★ 5/5
״I've used the PTO Dashboard for 4 years! It was great but clunky and not easy to use... I just saw the new SeekPTO membership site and it's like the Dashboard, on steroids.״
Connecting you to Vetted, Legit *Funded* Travel Opportunities!
Finding travel scholarships, funded international experiences, and free or paid travel opportunities has never been easier. …Like, ever.
PTO Dashboard 2.0
The PTO Dashboard you know and love, now with the additional filters you've dreamed of. Sort PTO by nationality, PTO type, location, and more!
Community
Dig into the community tab and learn from past PTO winners for first hand program insights, application tips, and more.
Accountability Tools
Bookmarks and calendar reminders that keep you on track with submitting applications on time.
Application Education
Don't just apply: win. Join and find expert tips and tricks for nailing your PTO applications.
Whats *New* about SeekPTO?
SeekPTO is a whole new world where finding, applying to, and winning paid travel opportunities is simpler than ever.
Get connected to the *fully funded* travel adventure of your dreams
$1M+ in travel scholarships + opportunities at your finger tips like never before.
First users thoughts...
★★★★★ 5/5
“Looking forward to [going to] Italy for free this summer!”
★★★★★ 5/5
“I can't believe it. ”
★★★★★ 5/5
“These opportunities were never presented to me... before now.”
What does PTO mean?
This is the other kind of taking time off of work 🤭 (thought to be clear, this has nothing to do with your job) PTO stands for Paid Travel Opportunity.
I wanted it to be a play on words, because your only access to travel should not be because you begged your boss for a few days off. It should be an adventure.
What are PTO?
Paid Travel Opportunities are any fully or partially funded programs, deals, grants, or opportunities that allows recipients that have an element of travel. In many cases PTO require an application or pitch.
Examples: Travel Grants, International Conferences, Study Abroad Scholarships, Travel Grants, Global Incubators, International Speaking Engagements, Remote Job Opportunities, Travel Contests and Sweepstakes, and more.
What is the PTO Dashboard? And how is different from SeekPTO?
Established in 2018 as a tool on PacksLight.com, the PTO Dashboard is the original, public, free listing of all PTO found and accumulated by Gabby.
SeekPTO is the upgrade. No longer a simple list, SeekPTO will be an entire PTO world which will include the PTO Dashboard—and so much more.
SeekPTO is the all-in-one membership that not only shares incredible paid travel opportunities, but offers community, accountability, and travel inspiration!
When will SeekPTO be launched?
January 2025.
Who should join?
If you are a student and you're dying to travel between classes (or for your classes!) but have no idea where to start, SeekPTO is for you.
If you just graduated and are seeking direction in life through travel experiences, SeekPTO is for you.
If you work a 9-5 that is slowly killing you and you've decided life is too short to wait until retirement to live your travel bucket list, SeekPTO is for you.
But to get specific:
Common age range:
- most PTO are for 18 – 30 years old, though do not list an age requirement and therefore are open to all
Common nationalities:
- 65% USA
- 15% “All Nationalities” (everyone can apply!)
- 10% Canada
- 10% Other Nationalities
Will the weekly, free SeekPTO Newsletter continue?
Yes. But it will run differently. There will always be a free, unpaid element to SeekPTO because I truly want to keep these travel opportunities accessible to those who need it most.
But, the good stuff will be curated, vetted, easier to filter, easier to access, and ad-free inside SeekPTO because we have human beings employed to search, filter, vet, and deliver these opportunities every single week.
It will still be at an extremely affordable cost, especially considering your membership will be connecting you with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of travel funding!
Join the newsletter and learn more about the launch.
Gabby Beckford Founder, 29 🗽
I always had dreams of traveling but I didn't grow up with money—when I was 17, I applied to 200+ scholarships to afford college! But one day I had an idea: if there are scholarships for college, maybe there are scholarships for travel? Spoiler alert: there are.
I've since been awarded more than $200,000 in paid travel opportunities (which I call PTO) and traveled to countries like the UAE 🇦🇪, South Korea 🇰🇷, Austria 🇦🇹, and Fiji 🇫🇯 and more. PTO have led me to become a full-time content creator at @packslight and transforming my life and finances. And I want them to transform your life too!
Read more about The PTO Dashboard and meet the whole SeekPTO team, here.