The Travel Foundation

Please take a look at the information below, and click on any of the highlighted names to link directly to each members website for further information.

Bath Spa University Collegeis one of the first major ‘teaching-led’ universities. It offers pre-degree study, undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of programmes. The University is linked with over 50 institutions in Europe, Asia and the

USA and Africa. It incorporates the teaching of sustainable tourism through its taught courses: BSc (Hons) Tourism Management, Foundation Degree (FdSc) Tourism Management and Diploma of Higher Education (Tourism Management). Staff also provide consultancy and support to businesses and encourage students to participate in industry-education projects.

Beso/VSO has established a Responsible Tourism programme and delivers advice to organisations through a register of around 5,000 highly experienced voulnteers. Beso merged with VSO on the 1st of April 2005. www.beso.org and www.vso.org.uk

BGB Communications are a public relations agency, specialising in travel public relations and representation.

Born Free Foundation are an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to prevent wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild.

Through their work in conservation they work with local communities and seek sustainable solutions which benefit both the wild animals and the local community.

British Airways is the UK's largest international scheduled airline and is committed to being a good neighbour, concerned for the community and environment. Since 1992 BA has run the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, a programme which recognises and rewards tourism businesses in the UK and abroad which have host community and environment high on their priority list. The awards create role models which encourage sustainable tourism best practice and raise awareness in the industry.

British Expertise, formerly BCCB, is an independent not for profit organisation, founded in 1966. Their objective is to help member companies develop their business abroad. Although British Expertise maintains very close relations with a range of Government Departments, funding relies entirely on member company subscriptions and fee-based services.