The Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation (TTC) is the combined initiative of several leading travel companies. TTC is a company owned by the Tollman family. Founded by Stanley Tollman more than fifty years ago, the company is today led by his son Brett Tollman, who serves as CEO and President. Travel Corporation’s operations include leading niche travel brands such as Trafalgar Tours, the Red Carnations Hotels boutique collection, Uniworld boutique river cruises and more.

With a sensitive awareness of environmental issues, the TTC Conservation Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting sustainable tourism and protecting some of the areas around the world that are culturally and ecologically threatened. Tollman’s vision is to “continue to fund this important work” through the Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation. Companies like Trafalgar, Brendan Vacations, Insight Vacations, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, AAT Kings and others. Currently, the Conservation Foundation is fully funded by the travel companies that support it. He has recently been involved in various projects in South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. The Board of Directors of the Foundation carefully examines each and every project to ensure that funds are used wisely and correctly. The Board is supported by an Advisory Panel of experts in the fields of conservation and development.

In South America, the Foundation contributed $ 350,000 to the protection of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve and contains many endangered species. Over the years, the forest has been extensively cleared for sugar cane cultivation and urban settlements, and the remaining forest is estimated to be less than 10% of the original area. The foundation’s donation helped protect some three million hectares of forest in high priority areas.

In Europe, through the Foundation, Trafalgar is working with the UK National Trust to protect several of its areas, starting with Giant Causeway in Ireland this year (and the White Cliffs of Dover next year). Insight vacations is working to help protect and preserve some of Europe’s battlefields from WWI and WWII. Uniworld is working to clean up the Nile River and Contiki is working on an ocean initiative.

In northern Botswana, Africa, the Foundation previously supported the Wilderness Wildlife Trust, which works to support the African environment and wildlife. Specifically, the funds have been allocated to the construction and equipping of three research fields dedicated to the investigation of elephants, antelopes and zebras, to guarantee the protection of both the species and its habitat.

In Australia, the beautiful Kimberly region has benefited from Foundation funding for the past three years, which has been used to help local communities develop and sustain sustainable tourism there. This will help both protect the environment and promote an indigenous tourism industry, which in turn will support local communities.

The World Travel and Tourism Council has celebrated the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards for the past six years, and for the past three of these, the TTC Conservation Foundation has been one of the top two co-sponsors, along with Travelport. This award recognizes the leading organizations in the industry in promoting responsible tourism, an issue of great importance in a world of diminishing natural resources and a growing concern for the environment.

TTC also believes that one of the most important impacts that their collective efforts can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of their travelers is to better educate the customers of their brands, to generate awareness and participation in reducing their respective footprints during their travels. . This can be done by each of them by always turning off the lights and air conditioning in the hotel rooms they are staying in while they are away, and by participating in the hotels’ clothing recycling and reuse programs when offered. It is also important to respect the local cultures and not to pollute during the visit. TTC works to engage and educate its clients before traveling on such matters to ensure maximum awareness and acceptance while traveling.