Work and Travel.
Better connections.
We connect international Work and Travel agencies with U.S. seasonal employers. Employer outreach, clear job details and introductions for J-1 Summer Work Travel.
Agencies meet employers.
A season takes shape.
For Work and Travel agencies
Find prospective U.S. employers for your students. Review job duties, pay, expected hours and housing details before taking an opportunity to your sponsor.
Explore partnershipsFor U.S. seasonal employers
Connect with international Work and Travel agencies. Share your seasonal roles, dates and staffing needs for consideration through a designated U.S. sponsor.
Discuss your staffing needsSourcing by Sumeria. Approval by sponsors.
We source and introduce. Designated U.S. sponsors independently vet employers, approve jobs and manage program documents.
How Sumeria worksFrom employer outreach
to agency introduction.
A good season starts with a conversation.
We reach out to U.S. seasonal businesses in hospitality, resorts and tourism to understand their roles and staffing needs.
The details, before the introduction.
Pay, expected hours, housing and transport belong in the same conversation. We organize the available terms and make open questions visible.
The right people, in the same conversation.
International Work and Travel agencies review the opportunity against their needs and decide which conversations to take forward.
A clear handoff. An independent decision.
The designated U.S. sponsor handles official employer vetting, job approval and program documents. Sumeria supports sourcing and coordination.
See the full sourcing network
Prospective host businesses
Sumeria
Employer outreach, job information & agency introductions
Review prospective employers, job terms & open questions
Independent job approval & DS-2019 issuance
More than a job title.
The details that matter.
Pay. Hours. Housing. The commute. The essentials your agency needs to assess an opportunity.
What your agency can reviewOpportunity briefEmployer brief
- Employer & worksite
- Identity, location, contact
- Pay & schedule
- Written terms & expected hours
- Housing & commute
- Availability, costs, transport
- What comes next
- Designated sponsor review
Open an example opportunity brief
Example resort employer · Cape Cod, MA
- Position & duties
- Resort guest services, front desk & hospitality
- Hourly compensation
- $17.50 / hr + 1.5x overtime ($26.25 / hr)
- Weekly schedule commitment
- Example: 35–40 expected hours / week
- Student housing status
- Example: employer housing at $125/week
- Worksite & commute
- Cape Cod, MA · Bike & shuttle transit included
- Seasonal availability
- Example: May 25 – September 15 · 24 roles
The designated U.S. sponsor independently checks the employer and job, approves placements and issues program documents.
Record what the employer has supplied, what has been checked and what still requires confirmation.
Work and Travel.
A clearer picture.
All insights How Work and Travel Agencies Can Compare U.S. Seasonal Job Offers
A practical checklist for comparing pay, hours, housing, transportation and sponsor approval status before discussing an opportunity with students.
For employersJ-1 Summer Work Travel: What U.S. Host Employers Should Know
A practical introduction to the Summer Work Travel program, the role of designated sponsors, job suitability, hours, housing and employer responsibilities.
Plan your next
Work and Travel season.
Planning Work and Travel placements or seasonal hiring in the U.S.? Tell us about your agency or business.