Charity

Intrepid launches Ukraine appeal with $50,000 donation

The operators not-for-profit arm The Intrepid Foundation announced support for the Australian Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal

Wizz Air offers 100,000 free seats to Ukrainian refugees

The seats will be available on services from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania throughout March.

In a statement issued on Tuesday (1 March), the airline said it was "committed" to helping Ukrainian refugees reach their destination, "wherever that may be".

The carrier will also offer a €29.99 rescue fare on all other flights (excluding the UAE, Iceland and the Canaries), as well as a €69.99 rescue fare on all flights to the UAE, Iceland and the Canaries, to support refugees who may be stranded in other locations.

Explore urges travel to support Ukraine appeal

The adventure operator said it ’strongly condemns’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Travel agent launches appeal for Ukrainian refugees

Ponders Travel’s Clare Dudley has urged customers to donate ’basics for Ukrainian refugees on the Ukraine-Poland border’

Travel urged to highlight charity partners in new initiative

Charitable Travel launches Make It Count in 2022 campaign

Govt pledges £600k to fund breaks for struggling families

Family Holiday Charity will use the cash to provide holidays and trips for more than 800 families facing difficult times

The Travel Foundation expands team with five new hires

The charity now has team members based in eight countries

Just a Drop seeks support for 'Back with a Splash' challenge

Industry professionals have been challenged to cycle, walk, boat or swim the 42,700 miles of river, canals and inwards waterways across the UK

Family Holiday Association rebrand 'will make big difference'

The newly named Family Holiday Charity will continue to provide trips and short UK holidays to disadvantaged families

Celebrity Cruises to donate £10,000 to Abta LifeLine

The luxury cruise brand pledged a further £1 donation for every agent booking made in January

Travel Counsellors donates Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children

The homeworking agency gave its support to Cash for Kids’ Mission Christmas appeal

British Airways pledges support to Afghanistan Crisis Appeal

The airline has donated money and will encourage donations from customers and colleagues to help fund emergency aid

Pata raises £5,500 for travel charity

UK and Ireland chairman Chris Crampton also presented three awards

Virgin Atlantic backs Covid-19 vaccine equity campaign

All onboard donations during December will go towards the WHO Foundation’s Go Give One campaign

Ambassador claims cruise first with anti-whaling campaign

The line has partnered with marine conservation charity Orca for the effort

Travel Counsellors funds Disney cruise for Reuben's Retreat family

Agents smashed a company booking challenge to fund a cabin for the family

LifeLine to provide Christmas dinners to travel staff in need

30 festive lunches will be given to people in the travel industry facing hardship over the festive period

Carrier to donate to charity instead of offering Black Friday deals

All profits made this Friday (26 November) will be donated to Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO)

Trees4Travel branches out with tree-planting Christmas card initiative

The digital card enables people to gift a real tree to a recipient to be planted in a developing country

Great Plains to support conservation efforts through print sale

African safari operator has launched Art for Conservation to fund recruitment of wildlife rangers

Hays Travel head office staff hold Halloween charity day

Sunderland-based employees raise money for children’s cancer charity

Annual industry event helps raise £100,000 for animal charities

Sandy Murray from Sandy’s Travel Escapes organises the yearly Yorkshire Ball, with this year’s Ball raising £5,000. Up to £95,000 had been raised over the years, with this year’s Ball helping to reach the £100,000 mark.

The event was held at the Village Hotel South Leeds with some 122 people in attendance.

Murray said she wished to thank Jet2 for their sponsorship of the band as well as Classic Collection who also contributed to the evening.

JG Travel Group raises £3,000 for bereavement support charity

A 12-strong team embarked on a 10km ’starlight’ hike on Saturday (16 October)

Peta protestors descend on Abta Travel Convention

Around a dozen members of the animal welfare charity were seen with placards outside the East Wintergarden building in London ahead of the convention on Wednesday