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If changing the world begins with a good idea, then Whistler resident Mandy Rousseau is already making a difference.
The 24-year-old is participating in an idea generator called the G Project, through G Adventures and Planeterra Foundation, which could see her get $25,000 to make it a reality. Read More ›

THE G PROJECT is a global initiative sponsored by G Adventures and the Planeterra Foundation which strives to connect people in the world with world-changing ideas, one project at a time. Based on their innovative strategies to make a difference, contestants who enter the G Project have a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to Costa Rica and present their proposals at the Summit in the Jungle, a conference where like minds from several nations and industries will meet to discuss how we can make the world a better place. Read More ›

G Adventures has launched a new agent program dubbed Agent of Change. “We believe that travel and travellers can change the world,” says Cyndi Zesk, the tour operator’s vice-president of global marketing. “Travel is the fastest path to peace and understanding, and the tourism industry can be a force for positive change and global good. And travel agents, perhaps most of all, have a pivotal role in that.” Read More ›

Agent of Change movement offers donation to non-profit arm Planeterra with each new booking; chance to win land portion of FAM Read More ›

Forget about lying on the beach and sipping fruity drinks at at all-inclusive, or lounging pool-side while deciding between eight restaurants on a cruise ship. Bruce Poon Tip, the Calgary-raised founder of G Adventures, wants you to help make the world a better place on your next vacation. Read More ›

“The future of tourism is really about you,” says former Calgarian Bruce Poon Tip, founder of 23-year-old G Adventures, a tour company operating in more than 100 countries. It’s about savvy travel consumers making sustainable travel choices. Read More ›

Tour operator G Adventures has announced a $1-million collaboration with the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB), to finance and develop a sustainable community-based tourism program in Central and South America. Read More ›

Tourism is one of the global industries in which women play an enormous role, representing between 60 and 70 percent of its employment. As travelers and global citizens, it is important to understand how traveling sustainably can benefit the lives of women around the world. I spoke with Paula Vlamings, the Executive Director of Planeterra, about the nonprofit’s efforts to empower women in the tourism industry worldwide. Read More ›

Travelling alone can be difficult for anyone, regardless of gender. Ms Vlamings suggests travellers “always listen to the local knowledge, understand the conditions and cultural norms before you go, and try to be as smart about your choices as possible”. Read More ›

Most sisters are doing it for themselves, but some don’t have that privilege. Planeterra says the travel industry can do its bit to ensure women across the world can join the chorus this International Women’s Day. Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin, eat your heart out. Read More ›