Charity

Hays Travel to extend fundraising scheme to all ex-Cook shops

The travel agency is investing £360,000 in its Community Partnership Scheme to cover the extra 555 Thomas Cook premises it has taken on

Thomas Cook staff fundraising campaign surges past £160,000

Donations come in addition to further “six-figure sum” already raised directly for Abta’s LifeLine charity

Shearings parent aiming to raise £150k for Alder Hey

Ambitious fundraising target set for Specialist Leisure Group’s 2020 partnership with children’s hospital charity

Santa Flights return to London Southend airport for Christmas 2019

The festive Santa Flights will be raising money for local causes this December

Cook staff organising ‘farewell’ ball seek industry help

The party next month will raise money for Abta LifeLine

Family Holiday Association names new chief executive

Former Girlguiding’s head of youth programmes Kat Lee has been appointed as the family holiday charity’s new chief executive.

Ex-Thomas Cook bosses launch fundraising campaign for staff

John Donaldson and John McEwan team up to raise money for Cook employees hit by iconic operator’s failure

Tui donates £25,000 towards helping Thomas Cook staff

Abta LifeLine needs to raise £100,000 just to meet initial requests for help

Aito chairman Derek Moore sets up charity foundation

Explore founder Moore said the foundation’s work would focus on smaller-scale community projects

Abta LifeLine offers ex-Thomas Cook staff food vouchers

Charity sets out full range of support available to former Cook staff, ranging from supermarket shopping vouchers to respite breaks

Thomas Cook: Abta LifeLine reaches out to former employees

“It is our goal to make sure we reach all those that need a lifeline during the challenging times in their lives,” said Abta charity

Thomas Cook: Safer Tourism Foundation to continue despite failure

Cook has taken a leading role in the charity’s funding since it was founded in 2016

Azure invites agents to join charity cycle ride

Four-day event through northern Italy will raise money for Amy and Friends

Dolphin Dynamics to host sixth annual five-a-side tournament for Just a Drop

TTG Media will once again join in the fun as media partner

How Exodus Travels is supporting local communities globally

The new Exodus Travels Foundation aims to drive sustainable change in tourism. Charlotte Flach hears more about its projects around the world

Annual industry regatta raises more than £9,000 for charity

It was the first year the Family Holiday Association and Abta LifeLine joined forces for the event

Travel Trade Crusade smashes £150k charity target after fourth and ‘final’ ride

The 2019 edition of charity car challenge the Travel Trade Crusade grew the initiative’s total fundraising since its inception in 2013 to more than £156,000

Resort workers give young travellers advice on staying safe

The Safer Tourism Foundation has released videos for social media as part of a new campaign

FHA teams up with rail firm to offer families seaside escapes

TransPennine Express to work with Family Holiday Association to give disadvantaged families in the north a much-needed break

How would you spend £1,000 improving yourself?

AWTE Benevolent is offering a member the chance to invest in professional and personal development to boost their career

Chloe and Liam trust boosted by 'sold out' fundraising events

Golf day and ball raise nearly £35,000 for trust set up in memory of Westoe Travel apprentice Chloe Rutherford and boyfriend Liam Curry, who were killed in the Manchester Arena bombing

D-Day: Travel firms unite to help veterans mark 75th anniversary

Arena Travel has chartered Fred Olsen’s Boudicca to take 300 veterans to France

FHA buys first South Wales caravan

The charity purchased the van after help from a benefactor

Safer Tourism Foundation issues first operator accreditation

The charity is aiming to make good health and safety practice “as recognisable as an Atol stamp” to consumers