You will be arriving on the Gold Coast for your CISabroad orientation which marks the official start of your semester abroad! You will be met by your CISabroad on-site staff at baggage claim. Please look for someone holding this CISabroad Orange Banner.

Airport pickup is included in the CISabroad program fee, but we cannot guarantee airport pickup for anyone that arrives outside of the designated arrival times. To help us make sure we meet you at the airport, please fill out the Travel Information form in your portal if you have not done so already.

We will meet you at the airport, but not in baggage claim or before you have gone through customs and/or immigration. We will meet you at baggage claim. Gold Coast international airport is a small airport and you should have not problem find the CISabroad staff. We will then transfer you to your housing for orientation.

Your bags may decide to take a later flight (don’t panic). If the airline loses your luggage you must file a report with the airline while you are still in the baggage area. It is much more difficult to file this report once you’ve left the baggage claim area.

If your flight is delayed, please make sure to call the CISabroad Emergency (413-210-7091) phone so that we can inform our onsite team of your delay. We will do everything we can to pick you up from the airport, even if your flight is delayed, but if we cannot meet you there, we will provide you with detailed information on how to take transportation to meet the orientation group.

A Pre-Arrival sheet will be e-mailed to you, 1-2 weeks before you arrive onsite. This will contain more detailed information on your arrival as well as specific phone numbers and contact information if there are any issues with your flight or airport pickup.

For extra information on airports around the world, including maps and estimated arrival times, check out the website, Flightstats.com.