On the Road and Elevating the Profile of our Reset Tourism Fund
When we launched the Reset Tourism Fund in early 2023, we felt that we were on to something. We knew that travel and tourism represent 10% of global GDP, 10% of global jobs, and nearly 10% of global emissions, meaning that tourism is a vital lever for creating positive change in the world. We also […]
Meet the Reset Tourism Fund Investees Making Travel More Accessible
At the UnTours Foundation, we believe travel should be for everyone. Yet for more than 1.3 billion people worldwide, living with a disability can still mean facing barriers that make exploration difficult or impossible. In tourism, that might look like sidewalks that end too soon, hotels that aren’t truly accessible, or travel tools that fail […]
Meeting Royalty
PHOTO: Me, literally rubbing elbows with Prince William, surrounded by the Invisible Cities team and investee Zakia Moulaoui Gueryakia on the far right. My day-to-day work with UnTours and the UnTours Foundation usually takes place while sitting at a computer in my home office (in my freezing cold basement) – writing emails, reading reports, talking […]
Reset Tourism Fund Raises $1.5M, and Invests in 30 Changemaking Tourism Businesses
We are thrilled to announce that our Reset Tourism Fund has surpassed its Phase One fundraising goal, raising $1.5 million from a coalition of key partners in the travel industry to support changemaking small tourism businesses. Together, these funding partners enable the Reset Tourism Fund to provide access to the kind of flexible and affordable […]
Skyscanner Supports UnTours Foundation Reset Tourism Fund
We’re thrilled to partner with regenerative tourism fund, the UnTours Foundation. Supporting and investing in small, progressive businesses that create jobs and support fair trade, economic justice, and a green economy, UnTours have just surpassed its Phase One fundraising goal. Now, they’ve raised $1.5 million from a coalition of key partners in the travel industry – […]
MaCher Announces $50,000 Donation to UnTours Foundation’s Reset Tourism Fund
We are excited to announce a new partnership between MaCher, a Certified B Corp that designs and manufactures sustainable branded products for the travel industry, and the UnTours Foundation, the owner of the world’s very first B Corp (UnTours) who uses 100% of its endowment and 100% of UnTours’ profits to invest in world-changing businesses. […]
Expedia Awards Travel Grant to UnTours Foundation Through New Made to Travel Fund
On this Giving Tuesday, we are pleased to announce receiving a $250,000 grant from Expedia® as part of the travel company’s new Made to Travel™ Fund, a program that awards grants to nonprofits that share the common goal of removing barriers to travel. The grant was awarded to the UnTours Foundation in recognition of its […]
Meet the Winners: The First-Ever Adventure Innovation Challenge
On September 13, 2023, the UnTours Foundation co-hosted the first-ever Adventure Innovation Challenge with the Adventure Travel Trade Association in beautiful Hokkaido, Japan at the Adventure Travel World Summit. After receiving over 50 applications to compete for funding in this pitch competition, the foundation team selected and coached three entrepreneurs to create and deliver exceptional […]
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: BTS of our MAI Short Film
June 7, 2023 by Rich Hoffmann of 215 Timelapse, the creator of our new MAI short film, Dollars That Make Sense I’ve taken on all sorts of projects over the years, pushing out of my comfort zone and trying my hand at new methods and in different industries. While I enjoy learning as I go, […]
SKIFT: Expedia, TUI-Backed Fund Created to Support Sustainable Tourism
by Dawit Habtemariam, Skift The UnTours Foundation is tired of all the talk and no action when it comes to making tourism sustainable. They hope their new $10 million fund will finally get the tourism industry in action mode. If the fund shows both impact and returns are possible, maybe the financial markets will take […]
