Most Destinations are held within the United States, though each year there are trips abroad, such as to allow participants to be part of the US delegation to another country's national jamboree, or a World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) World Centre.
[4] They generally fall into one of six categories: international, outdoors, science, people, apprenticeships, or getaways.
In order to be considered for a trip, girls had to fill out an application, find references, and have an interview.
SWAPS can also be defined as Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere [1] Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
The home address is also written on it, because SWAPs are meant to be traded with others as a way to remember people met while easily passing on contact information.