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Give Back by Traveling
November 12th, 2009

We’ve been doing so many blogs on food and drink and while delicious, I thought I’d break them up with a note about another exciting opportunity in the travel industry. One of the great parts about any industry is the ability to give back. In travel, when we’re getting to spend time and money to visit the world’s most amazing places, it feels only natural to help out others who are not as fortunate.

Fundraising vacations provide the best of both worlds – travelers get a wonderful vacation experience while at the same time donating to a worthy cause benefited by the vacation. How does this work? The travel company picks a charity or non-profit which they would like to benefit with this particular trip. They then work with the organization being benefitted to determine the amount to be contributed by the trip as a whole. We then pick the vacation – often a cruise, all-inclusive or tour as they include features such as meals, drinks or activities.

The price for the vacation includes the trip (usually land only), their donation to the charity and often value added features exclusive to the group, such as a private cocktail party or a wine tasting, for instance. Often times, these trips will have a theme – chocolate lovers weekend, culinary cruise, ancient history tour, which increases the appeal and value-added offerings for travelers.

As a final bonus, certain vendors will offer a complimentary room/ship berth/tour or credit towards once the group reaches a certain size. This can be used for someone from the organization benefitted so in addition to the donation, they often get a free or steeply discounted vacation!

Do you have a favorite non-profit or charity that you’d like to help? Let us know! We are always looking for knew organizations to benefit!