+1 347 344 5419
+44 20 3854 3033
+27 21 300 1843
TravelBud Company Information
TravelBud has been operating since 2013 and has placed over 2200 teachers in locations all over the world.
We are now fully distributed around the world working remotely from the US, Costa Rica as well as Cape Town, South Africa.
Our support teams are located in 6 countries including Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Myanmar, Japan, Costa Rica, Poland, Indonesia, Cambodia and South Africa.
TravelBud is a private company operating under the enterprise name TravelBud Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
Our company registration number is 2013/120278/07 and can be verified below.
TravelBud was featured in an article titled “Brands Adapt Hinting Towards A New Future For Travel” in Forbes in May 2020.
Awards and Nominations
TravelBud won the GoAbroad Innovative TEFL / Teach Abroad Program Award in 2021!
TravelBud won the GoAbroad Innovative TEFL / Teach Abroad Program Award in 2020!
TravelBud won a GoOverseas Community Choice award for the Best TEFL Course with Job Assistance in 2020!
TravelBud won a GoOverseas Community Choice award for the Best TEFL Course with Job Assistance in 2019!
Verified Customer Reviews
GoAbroad and GoOverseas are two giant companies in the USA that are headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado and Berkley, California respectively.
They are some of the most highly regarded travel platforms in the world and they thoroughly vet the programs and companies that they list.
You can view our recommendation and verification badges on the right. Clicking on the verification badges will take you to the TravelBud listing pages on GoOverseas and GoAbroad.
In addition to being verified on these listings sites, we also receive reviews from our customers on each of the following platforms.
You can read further customer reviews on our reviews page.
TravelBud verification stamps on leading Teach Abroad directory websites.
International Accreditation
TravelBud’s TEFL/TESOL courses run by our carefully selected partners are internationally accredited by the Online TEFL and TESOL Standards Agency (OTTSA).
With an accredited course you know that there is a system of checks being made by the moderators on the course provider. This ensures that standards, procedures and materials are appropriate, fit for their purpose, up to date, regularly updated and that there are systems in place to monitor and give feedback on student progress.
To maintain accreditation, OTTSA randomly audit agencies every three months. They then recommend improvements and follow up to assess whether recommendations have been implemented.
The Online TESOL and TEFL Standards Agency (OTTSA) is a professional educational organisation based in United Kingdom (UK) dedicated to raising teacher-training industry standards in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
TravelBud’s TEFL/TESOL courses run by our carefully selected partners are internationally accredited by OTTSA.
Our Social Media Profiles
TravelBud is active on the following social media channels:
YouTube
The TravelBud Team
We are a group of fun-loving humans who are passionate about helping others experience what we’ve all been through.
We believe in the profound power of teaching and travelling to broaden one’s perspective and everything we do is based on that core principle.
We regularly write useful and informative blog articles covering a range of teach abroad topics.
Meet the team
Meet our enrollment and support staff by watching the videos in the playlist below
PayPal Verified
TravelBud is Business Verified on PayPal.
Verification increases the security of PayPal’s payment network for sellers and buyers. It gives buyers additional evidence of a member’s identity, and lets others know that they’ve completed PayPal’s verification process.
This means you can rest assured knowing that your money is safe and secure when you make payments to us via PayPal.
TravelBud does not store any credit or debit card details which means your information is always safe and secure.
For South African customers, we offer EFT transfers into our First National Bank (FNB) Business Account.
Learn more about our privacy policy and terms and conditions.
Company Verification
TravelBud is registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in South Africa. All private companies are required to register with CIPC by law.
You can do a search on the CIPC website below.
Click here to search and select “Enterprise Name” in the drop down and then type TravelBud Holdings. You will see the following record:
Contact us
We encourage you to contact us at any time to request further information, speak to our enrollments team or to ask us anything about our teach and volunteer abroad programs.