The Travel Foundation

Projects

Overseas, we set up and fund both environmental and people and livelihoods projects in many of the most popular holiday destinations. Importantly, they are all countries and regions which receive a significant or growing number of package tourists, which means that in partnership with tour operators, their suppliers and local stakeholders, we are able to influence involved parties and create more sustainable tourism.

The Travel Foundation also develops Green Business Tools, with the aim of changing industry practice, to help the tourism industry become a more sustainable one.

Through our projects we aim to...

• demonstrate the good the sustainable tourism can do
• ensure local people benefit economically
• develop close links between local suppliers and hoteliers / operators
• provide appropriate education and training wherever necessary
• protect the natural environment
• protect local culture and traditions

Projects are initiated in two ways: most are developed and implemented by our own teams in destination; some are managed through external organisations applying to The Travel Foundation’s external grants scheme.

We think that our three key themes; environment, people and livelihoods and industry practice are key areas where sustainable tourism can make a difference.

In this section you'll also find our research documents that inform our work overseas and in the UK.