Progress Update: 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 […]
Travel Massive Podcast: Interview with UnTours Jonathan and Richard
Enjoy this conversation between Travel Massive’s Ric Gazarian, UnTours Foundation Co-CEO Jonathan Coleman, and UnTours CMO Richard Edwards about UnTours, our foundation, Reset Tourism Fund, and the slow travel movement! Ric Gazarian (Extraordinary Travel Festival and Travel Massive Asia) interviews insiders making positive change across the travel industry. Jonathan Coleman is CEO at the UnTours […]
Celebrating Female Founders this International Women’s Day
We at the UnTours Foundation know that women entrepreneurs are powerhouses who not only build strong, sustainable businesses, but also create incredible impact in their communities. In the United States alone, women are launching more than 1,100 new businesses every single day —which is two and a half times the national average—and yet 66% of […]
The UnTours Foundation Launches $10 Million ‘Reset Tourism Fund’ to Support High-Impact Tourism Businesses Worldwide
We are excited to announce the launch of the Reset Tourism Fund alongside our founding partners – Expedia Group, TUI Care Foundation, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Flywire, and B Tourism – providing much-needed financing to tourism entrepreneurs and start-ups around the world. With over $540,000 already committed by the UnTours Foundation and funding partners, this […]
