The Travel Foundation

We are a leading international sustainable tourism organisation dedicated to ensuring that tourism has a positive impact on destination communities. We work with governments, community groups and tourism businesses for fairer, climate-positive tourism. We work towards tourism that is fair for destination communities. Tourism can catalyze growth in the local economy, providing good quality jobs and opportunities for enterprise, supporting conservation, and improving quality of life. But if it is not managed well, tourism can burden local communities and environments, creating long-term problems for residents. These negative impacts are often not identified until they become significant issues. We partner with public sector authorities and businesses to help them work together to become destination stewards. We aim to give residents a stronger voice in tourism planning and management, and we build knowledge of the actual costs and benefits of tourism to local communities. We improve...