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Travelers Aid International 2025 Annual Conference October 1–3, 2025 • Sofitel Hotel, Washington, DC

Where Care Meets Connection
Join industry leaders from airport and social service programs across the nation for three powerful days of learning, networking, and advancing support for travelers in need.

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A Helping Hand Along the Way

Travelers Aid International is an international network of social service agencies, airports and train stations representing a safety net to individuals of all abilities to connect with a support system or place.

TAI is committed to uplifting the human experience, using the skills and talents of a diverse group of volunteers and staff. Our programs share a combined passion and desire to create a culture of caring and support. We succeed when a family living on the streets gets a roof over their head, when a young woman escapes from a sex trafficking ring, when a hungry child can stop wondering where his or her next meal will come from, or when a traveler unable to navigate the airport alone receives a friendly guide. This ongoing challenge to seek a better life for those in need continues to motivate us — and we will always strive to be “A Helping Hand Along the Way.”

Volunteers are the heart of our mission

Each day, across busy terminals and quiet moments of need, Travelers Aid volunteers show up with compassion, dedication, and a spirit of service that defines who we are.

In 2024 alone, our volunteer-based airport programs at Reagan National-DCA, Dulles International-IAD,  John F. Kennedy International-JFK, Newark Liberty International–EWR, Bradley International-BDL,  and Philadelphia International-PHL Airports served over 2 million travelers. Whether offering directions, comfort, or critical support, these extraordinary individuals are the human connection that makes every journey smoother.

Travelers Aid International simply could not do what we do without them. Their tireless commitment uplifts not just our mission—but the millions who rely on it.

With a world of thanks, we honor our volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation and always.

Our Mission and Vision

The Travelers Aid International mission is to aid people in transit who are in distress, through our direct services and through services provided by our member organizations.

Our History

Beginning in the 1880s, spurred in part by organizations like the YWCA, Travelers Aid programs were formed in major U.S. cities specifically to provide protection for women and girls traveling alone.

Newsroom

Peruse past issues of our Journeys newsletter, get up-to-date member and volunteer news, and stay tuned for details of our 2024 Annual Conference, coming up September 17-20 in Ontario, California, and learn about additional TAI updates.

Travelers Aid in the News…

   

Newsroom

Travelers Aid Highlighted in Bloomberg

As the holiday travel season ramps up, some Travelers Aid volunteers and staff shared their 'secret sauce' to navigating airports in an interview with Bloomberg's Mary Schlangenstein.

Travelers Aid Gets ‘Helping Hand’ Shout-out

Travelers Aid JFK staff get a shout-out for assisting a Nigerian Bishop stranded in the United States due to Covid-19.

Travelers Aid Airport Programs Director Shares Passion for Volunteer Programs

Senior Director of Airport Programs, Jane Mrosko, provides an inside, 360 view of the passion and commitment that fuels the volunteers and volunteer programs at Travelers Aid at John F. Kennedy International Airport!

Our Mission and Vision

The Travelers Aid International mission is to aid people in transit who are in distress, through our direct services and through services provided by our member organizations.

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Our History

Beginning in the 1880s, spurred in part by organizations like the YWCA, Travelers Aid programs were formed in major U.S. cities specifically to provide protection for women and girls who traveled alone.

Learn More

Newsroom

Peruse the most recent issues of our Journeys newsletter, get up-to-date member and volunteer news, see details as soon as they become available about our 2021 annual conference, set for May 12-14 at the TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport, and learn about any COVID-19 updates.

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