Charity

Hays Travel returns as Sandals Island Run sponsor for a second year

Hays Travel owner Dame Irene Hays said the money raised for the Sandals Foundation would ‘make a real difference to people living in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’

Intrepid Foundation named charity partner for Travel Industry Awards 2024

Donations for the charity, which supports local causes in the destinations Intrepid visits, will be raised during the awards ceremony in September

Sandals team to run, kayak and hike for four days in aid of paediatric care

To raise £100,000 for childhood cancer and emergency care, Sandals and Beaches Resorts’ sales and marketing representatives, Unique Vacations UK will take on a challenge on Saint Vincent this October

Caribbean Tourism Organisation chapter teams up with Bermuda for summer ball

The event on 13 June will be hosted at the Kia Oval Cricket Ground during the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the Caribbean and the US

Inside Travel Group makes first Giving Back scheme donation

The Family Holiday Charity has become the first recipient of donations from Inside Travel Group’s Giving Back scheme

Westoe Travel marks seventh anniversary of apprentice Chloe Rutherford's death

Agency once again taking parts in efforts throughout South Shields to remember Chloe and her partner Liam Curry, who were killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing

Travel United Cup reveals fundraising target for this year's event

Fourteen teams have entered the tournament with organisers hoping to fill the remaining two spaces before 31 May when the event kicks off

TTG 30 Under 30 raise £14,500 for Reuben’s Retreat with 20-mile hike and raffle

The Class of 2023 completed a gruelling 20 mile hike across the Peak District as part of fundraising efforts for charity Reuben’s Retreat...

'How agents can recognise the signs of "Holiday Head" in their clients'

Holiday Head makes us open to new experiences, cultures and people – but it can have a darker side, Safer Tourism Foundation chief executive Kathy Atkinson writes for TTG

G Touring brands launch new donation scheme backing Planeterra projects

Just You and Travelsphere will match every £5 donation made by customers to support Planeterra’s projects around the world

Agents to hike Inca Trail in support of cancer survivor colleague

A band of Not Just Travel consultants will walk the 25-mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu later this year in support of cancer charity The Pink Ribbon Foundation

St Giles Hotel to provide hospitality training for 20 rough sleepers

Participants have also been guaranteed job interviews after they complete the programme

Just a Drop reveals spectacular venue for second Travel United Cup

The five-a-side tournament on 31 May will be sponsored by Visit Malta and Royal Caribbean Group

Meet the TTG 30 Under 30 cohort walking to raise funds for Reuben's Retreat

With a month to go before the TTG 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 set off on a 20-mile hike in aid of Reuben’s Retreat, we meet some of the hikers to get their views on the challenge ahead.

IHG partners with Just a Drop charity to fund safe water projects

The Water for All initiative will be piloted at five of IHG’s voco hotels, including two in the UK

The Travel Foundation confirms new chair of board

The Travel Foundation confirms US scientist as its new chair of trustees

TTG 30 Under 30 team takes on the Peak District to raise funds for Reuben’s Retreat

The TTG 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 cohort will be scaling the Peak District in a 20-mile hike and organising a raffle to raise money for charity Reuben’s Retreat

Travel Trade Crusade calls for last-minute entries ahead of this summer's challenge

The event, co-founded and run by Beachcomber Tours sales director Sarah Archer, will conclude in a secret location on 7 July

Travel Village Group reveals epic 24-hour 50km charity challenge

The Travel Village Group Team team will aim to complete the charity challenge in 24 hours this summer, which will see them scale every peak above 3,000 feet in Wales’ Snowdonia

Prince Harry’s Travalyst bids to make sustainability information freely available

The coalition, founded by The Duke of Sussex in 2019, will vet more than 100 global tourism certification bodies

Safer Tourism Foundation names ex-Hotelplan chief Paul Carter as new chair

Carter will oversee the foundation’s efforts to ensure Brits’ safety while on holiday

Intrepid pledges more than £500,000 to charity causes this year

Over the past year, the non-profit Intrepid Foundation has raised £1.4 million for charities around the world

Exodus Adventure Travels awarded B Corp status

Head of sustainability Rochelle Turner said on Monday (15 January) the small-group specialist was immensely proud of being awarded the B Corp status

Agents step in to save fitness class for the elderly

Not Just Travel consultants Rachael and Colman Coyne have agreed to pay for all the equipment needed by Colman’s sister Marie to run her fitness class for the elderly