The Travel Foundation

Virgin Holidays has been selling holidays since 1985. Initially supporting Virgin Atlantic routes, the operator has gone from strength to strength and expanded to offer holidays worldwide, as well as a successful Ski and Adventure programmes. As market leader to the USA and Florida, it is the largest and most successful transatlantic tour operator and is also the leading scheduled operator to the Caribbean. Richard Branson has encouraged the long tradition of philanthropy within Virgin businesses and Virgin Holidays is no exception. The company undertakes extensive charitable activity through the Virgin Group charity, Virgin Unite www.virginunite.com and encourages staff to volunteer for local causes, allowing them time off from work to do this. Virgin Holidays is committed to providing the best holidays possible, both now and in the future, and sees involvement in sustainable tourism initiatives such as the Travel Foundation, as crucial in achieving this. Click here for more information on how Virgin Holidays is integrating sustainability into its own operations.