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March 10, 2011
Planeterra and Gap Adventures at ITB Berlin CSR Day 2011, see our event page for details on the dayFebruary 23, 2011
News Release: February 23, 2011Cornell's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, Gap Adventures, and Planeterra Foundation Partner to Assess Real Costs of Managing Tourism Destinations
January 24, 2011
Planeterra's Women's Weaving Project featured in TravelHotNews. Check out this journalists account of her trip to Peru!December 21, 2011
Planeterra Suggests Community Development Holiday Gift Ideas. Check them out here.December 21, 2011
Reader's Digest CA features Planeterra in "5 Ways to Give Back When You Travel" Read MoreNovember 16, 2010
Megan Epler Wood Reviews 20 Years of Community Ecotourism and Global Development
Planeterra's Director, Megan Epler Wood, looks at how ecotourism has evolved over the last 20 years for the 20th Anniversary of the International Ecotourism Socitety. Read more here.
November 15, 2010
Sympatico.ca lists Planeterra Voluntours as Great Gifts that Give Back
Among Planeterra's many voluntour options, Sympatico.co features Project Peru Amazon and Explore Cambodia and Laos as perfect gift options. Read more here.
November 3, 2010
Planeterra Foundation and Gap Adventures Host Ignite the Nite
On November 3rd, The Ignite the Night Fundraiser raised over $100,000 to build a permanent vision centre in Cambodia with Gap Adventures. Learn more about the project here.
October 19, 2010
Planeterra Foundation Partners with STA Travel On New Voluntourism and Community Development Initiatives
STA Travel is committing $1 million over five years to a responsible tourism program led by Planeterra which will develop mutually beneficial volunteer travel and community projects targeted to STA Travel’s over 6 million passengers who travel annually to 90 countries. Read More
October 14, 2010
Planeterra Partners with STA Travel on Voluntourism
Global voluntourism organization Planeterra established a partnership with U.K.-based STA Travel, the world's largest student, youth and budget travel organization, to support responsible tourism programs. Read More
August 30, 2010
Ecotourism hits the big 20
August 24, 2010
Planeterra Releases Video Promoting Eco-Conference
A Planeterra Foundation video was released focusing on the reasons to attend the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), scheduled for Sept. 8 to10 in Portland, Ore. Read MoreJuly 31, 2010
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour featured in Endless Vacation MagazineDownload PDFJune 25, 2010
Fast Five Profile: Planeterraon WorldNomads.com
In the WorldNomads.com Responsible Travel blog, we've gone out to some of the biggest and smallest names in the Travel Industry to get a snapshot of who's who and find out what they're actively doing in voluntourism, green travel and socially responsible travel. Here to kick off the Fast Five Profile series is Planeterra.org. Read MoreJune 18, 2010
Rolling up the sleeves at ESTC: Voluntourism takes the stage at this year�s event
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and the destination hosts Travel Oregon and Travel Portland have partnered with the ESTC Voluntourism Partner Planeterra, a world leader in volunteer travel, to bring volunteering to the forefront this year in recognition of the increasing importance of voluntourism as a niche of sustainable tourism. Read More May 31, 2010
How to Plan an Eco Getaway
Vacations. We daydream about them. We work hard for them. We aspire to be on them. Few can argue that relaxing poolside or hiking your favorite trails don�t occupy our wishful thinking to-do lists. Read More
May 18, 2010
Local resident puts love into action
Theresa Laurico, (who put together the Love In Action event to benefit Planeterra this year), believes anyone can be a community hero. The 30-year-old Scarborough resident has been recognized with an Urban Hero Award in arts and culture for her charity work founded through her media production background. Read More
May 2, 2010
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour featured in LA Times
China tour lets volunteers work with pandas, a European vacation is designed for late risers and Costa Rican lodge stay features fun in the rainforest. Read More
April 22, 2010
Earth Day sparks April savings on voluntourism travel around the world
Happy Earth Day! And every Day! Do you want to give the earth a gift and yourself too? Start planning- and packing! Read More
April 22, 2010
Celebrate Earth Day with a volunteer vacation
Interested in an exotic getaway that helps the planet at the same time? If so, one of the new Project China voluntourism tours offered by Planeterra may be just what you're looking for. Read More
April 21, 2010
Earth Month Special: Planeterra Offers Volunteer Vacation Discounts
We�ve been a proponent of voluntourism since high school, when we spent a summer in Mexico as part of the Amigos de las Am�ricas program. Now, after hearing from a friend who recently helped save leatherback turtle eggs to aid conservation efforts in Tobago, we�re considering taking another volunteer vacation. Read More
April 21, 2010
Planeterra's Project China Voluntour makes National Geographic's Top 50 Tours of a Lifetime!
These guided tours are part of National Geographic Traveler's50 Tours of a Lifetime for 2010 for the outfitters' commitment to authenticity, immersion, sustainability, and connection. See winning trips here
April 19, 2010
University of Vermont Ecotourism Course Attracts Leading Thinkers in Field
Register Now for Megan Epler Wood�s new short-course, Global Sustainable Ecotourism Development, at the University of Vermont, July 12-16, 2010. This course is being launched in honor of the 20th anniversary of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES). Gap Adventures' Bruce Poon Tip and Planeterra's Richard Edwards are on the guest speaker roster. Read More
April 16, 2010
Cause Traveling: Voluntourism gets a much-needed dose of fun.
Service trips have been trendy for a few years, so by now most people know that a "voluntour" offers the opportunity to give back all over the world. But with wroking Americans logging more hours than ever in a tough economy, all but the most selfless among us are craving fun when we finally get time off. Read More (download PDF)April 14, 2010
Do some good: Voluntourism brings new opportunities to travelers
In recent times, we have seen war, famine and natural disasters claim entire regions of our planet. To some avid globetrotters, this is not only a call to action to protect what is precious, but also an opportunity to experience life without borders. Read More
April 12, 2010
Granddaughter of famed explorer Jacques Cousteau to provide water conservation insight:
Environmentalist Celine Cousteau teams with Gap Adventures
Cousteau will support Gap Adventures' annual Earth Month commitment to building happiness and community the world over through awareness-boosting and fundraising initiatives, which this year is dedicated to highlighting the importance of fresh water resources. Read More
April 11, 2010
Celine Cousteau is Gap Adventures & Planeterra's Earth Month Ambassador
Gap Adventures and the Planeterra Foundation have introduced adventurer, filmmaker and environmentalist C�line Cousteau as their official Earth Month celebrity ambassador. Cousteau will support Gap Adventures' annual Earth Month commitment to building happiness and community the world over through awareness-boosting and fundraising initiatives, which this year is dedicated to highlighting the importance of fresh water resources. Read More
April 8, 2010
Traveling Greener as We Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Little things really make a difference.
That's why on vacation, just like at home, we should all do our part to protect the environment. It's as simple as turning off the lights and AC when you leave a hotel room or using fewer paper napkins. Read More
March 27, 2010
Snap Toronto covers Love In Action 2010
e11even Productions and Gap Adventures held a fundraising party at the Revival on College Street as a benefit for Planeterra and eyesight restoration clinics in Tibet. Read More and See Pics!
March 26, 2010
Gap Shows the Love
A recent star-studded event organized by Gap Adventures and the Love In Action organization was held to benefit the non-profit Planeterra. The events raised $22,000 dollars to support Haiti relief efforts and supply microsurgeries for a vision restoration project in Tibet. Read More
March 16, 2009
Love is in the Air this St. Patrick's Day
Not in the mood to wade through an unruly sea of green this St. Patrick's Day? Then make your way to Revival Nightclub where love is in the air -- and for a good cause [- a fundraiser for Planeterra!] Read More
March 14, 2009
On your marks, offset, go
In the face of consumer apathy, travel operators are tackling climate change on our behalf, writes Jane E. Fraser. Are you going to be a greener traveller this year than you were last year? The answer is probably yes, regardless of your intentions. Read More
February 16, 2009
Get moving to help PeruIn the wake of last month�s massive flooding in Peru that has forced entire communities from their homes and livelihoods, nonprofit geotourism group Planeterra is helping to motivate concerned citizens to lend a helping hand to those affected. Read More
February 11, 2010
Vacations with a Heart: Voluntourism Opportunities around the World
What better time to show your love for the world than Valentine's Day? Volunteer vacations provide a way to lend a helping hand, whether it's across the globe or close to home... Read More
February 3, 2010
What a Way to Go: 12 Hot Family Travel Trends
Whether you hit the road, sail the seas or stay close to home�planning a family getaway is easier than you think. We got the lowdown from experts in the business on the hot, new trends in family travel. Read More
February 3, 2010
The World�s Coolest Travel Interns Announce Love In Action 2010!
It began with a simple challenge. Bruce called us into his office one evening just before Christmas and gave us our biggest assignment. He challenged us to figure out a way to raise $25,000 for Planeterra to fund a microsurgical eye camp in Tibet enabling vision restoration to more than 200 blind Tibetans. Read MoreJanuary 22, 2010
In the Aftermath, Helping Haiti from next door
After the earthquake, the beach takes a backseat and kinship flourishes for travellers in the Dominican Republic. As travellers near Haiti organize ad-hoc fundraisers and make donations through relief agencies, travel companies with stakes in the area are offering assistance. Read More
January 13, 2010
URGENT Appeal to Support Earthquake Survivors in Haiti
In response to the powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti on Jan. 12, Planeterra and Gap Adventures are sending out an urgent appeal asking for your donation to help support the survivors of this disaster. With an estimated 3 million people affected and wide-spread damage throughout Port au Prince, your donation will go directly to the Canadian Red Cross whose local volunteers who are assisting with evacuation and providing much needed shelter, clean water and medical support. Read more or Donate Now
January 11, 2010
How to find your next volunteer travel tripPlaneterra's volunteer travel programs (voluntourism) are expanded across the globe, giving new travel opportunities to socially-minded globe trotters. Beginning in 2010, Planeterra, a non-profit leader in global voluntourism, is launching new projects and volunteer vacations... Read More
January 7, 2010
Aren't we really selfish at heart?
Various friends have been regaling me with stories of New Year's holidays in the Caribbean, and I've been wondering recently about whether people really care about protecting the environment and giving back to communities when they go on holiday. Isn't it pampering and a chance to forget what we're really looking for?
The answer seems to be yes and no. Richard Edwards, a responsible travel expert and executive director of Planeterra, the foundation founded and supported by GAP Adventures, says that interest in giving back has been growing for several years... Read More
January 2, 2010
Editor of Passport Magazine writes about "Planet-Friendly Planeterra"
The start of this New Year is a time for new beginnings for all of us�travel planning companies included. Read More
December 30, 2009
Daily Buzz: Planeterra Announces Global Voluntour Opportunities for 2010
I've got a 3rd-degree burning desire to take a volunteer vacation�somewhere overseas, to assist with children's literacy development or community development. In fact, I'd drop just about everything but my career to take off for a year... Read More
December 15, 2009
Help STA Travel Help Kids in Peru
We�ll be honest with you, we like giving money to kids in Peru, but we also like interacting with you guys on Facebook and Twitter. Since the start of 2009, STA Travel has donated more than $3,000 to Planeterra�s Peru Streetkids Project. Read More
December 14, 2009
Transformational Travel: The Voluntourism Experience - Planeterra featured in Breathe
Seven of us pedal mountain bikes along a bumpy dirt road trying not to spill paint from the cans balanced on our handlebars. Children look up, calling out �Jambo!� as we pass. Some run from their homes to greet us, their sunny smiles reaching us before they do. Read More at ReadBreathe.com or View the PDFDecember 14, 2009
Gap Adventures, Planeterra Partner with Rainforest Alliance
�This agreement with Gap Adventures and Planeterra will have a major impact, as Gap Adventures is considered to be the largest independent adventure travel company in the world. It will help us increase the number of travelers who will become aware of Costa Rica�s conservation efforts. It will also increase business opportunities for those hotels that are truly committed to achieving sustainability,� Read MoreDecember 11, 2009
Gap Adventures' New Lifetime Deposits... Can be donated to Planeterra?
Gap Adventures has now adopted a new Lifetime Deposit policy which lets passengers postpone trips indefinitely at no extra charge. The company says it understands that travel plans change and sometimes need to be delayed and listened to traveler feedback. Read MoreDecember 11, 2009
Partnership to Create Opportunities for Sustainable Tourism Companies in Costa Rica
Costa Rican hotel owners and managers who are committed to eco-tourism and sustainability now have a new way to offer and promote their adventure travel services thanks to an agreement recently signed by the international conservation group Rainforest Alliance, North American tour operator Gap Adventures and the nonprofit voluntourism organization Planeterra. Read MoreDecember 7, 2009
Gap Adventures Introduces Lifetime Deposits... that can be donated to Planeterra!
Under the new policy, deposits are also transferable. The original passenger may transfer that initial deposit to another traveller of their choosing at no additional charge. Those feeling generous can even donate their deposit to the non-profit Planeterra Foundation�Gap Adventures will then match the value of the donation. Read More
November 27, 2009
Taking the Kids -- And Giving Back While You Travel
"I think many people are feeling like they are true citizens of the world and they want to make a difference when they travel. It's so easy to give back as part of a family vacation"... That's what the Moshers discovered when they arranged their own volunteer effort through Planeterra Read More
November 20, 2009
Taking the Kids -- And Giving Back While You Travel
"I think many people are feeling like they are true citizens of the world and they want to make a difference when they travel. It's so easy to give back as part of a family vacation"... That's what the Moshers discovered when they arranged their own volunteer effort through Planeterra Read More
November 24, 2009
Exploring the city streets of Delhi with teens who have lived them
YourTravelChoice.org features Planeterra partner, Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT) in India where travellers on any Gap Adventures trip that passes through Delhi can participate in a City Walk with an SBT guide. Read More
November 20, 2009
Gap Adventures doubles selection of 'voluntourism' trips
Gap Adventures sends 100,000 travellers on holiday each year, and has a separate not-for-profit arm, Planeterra, which funds community projects around the world as a way of giving back. Many of the touring itineraries that Gap sells include a visit to one of Planeterra�s 30 projects. But John told me there are plans for big expansion here too. �Our five year goal is to have a project in every country in which we take tours,� he said. Read More
November 11, 2009
The 12th Annual World Tourism Awards honor Tourism Cares, Gap Adventures, and Cyrene, Libya
The 12th Annual World Tourism Awards were presented at a special ceremony on November 10, 2009, at World Travel Market, Excel Centre, London. The 2009 honorees are being recognized for their dedication to sustainable tourism and the preservation of natural and cultural heritage. Read MoreNovember 9, 2009
Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Awards featured on NY1's Green DestinationsWatch the Video now. Check out the full list of winners in the various categories at TravelandLeisure.com.
November 9, 2009
WTM (World Travel Market) 2009: Gap Adventures launches 18-30s touring
Gap Adventures has launched a new range of small-group tours, aimed at the 18-30s age bracket. Tours in the YOLO programme (You Only Live Once) are described as fun and adventurous, and have a more loose itinerary. The operator is also planning major expansion of its voluntourism programme through Planeterra, its non-profit sister organisation. Read MoreNovember 4, 2009
TravelMole's VISION on Sustainable Tourism features four articles from Planeterra Director and Staff:
Sustainable CRM? Philanthropy & Voluntourism Engages Travellers, Community - The Lost Element of the Triple Bottom Line, Searching for Projects to Support World Heritage, and Planeterra - Why Voluntourism? Read the articles here
October 28, 2009
Gap Adventures Named a Leading Voluntourism Company
VoluntourismGal writes on voluntourism and adventure travel: For all of you who thought that the adventure travel companies would never fully enter this space, here is the proof. Travel & Leisure just named Gap Adventures a leader in voluntourism. Read MoreOctober 28, 2009
Travel + Leisure names Gap Adventures a leader in voluntourism
The latest and best efforts at cultural preservation, environmental conservation, and community-building through tourism are recognized in Travel + Leisure�s 2009 Global Vision Awards. CEO and Founder Bruce Poon Tip of Gap Adventures, the world�s leading small group adventure tour operator, was one of 17 organisations recognised for efforts to promote voluntourism...Read More October 24, 2009
Planeterra featured in Gadling's blog
This past week's Gadling Take Five features Planeterra as one of ten great things to check out. A full feature on our Tibet project is here. October 20, 2009
Voluntourism Opening Eyes
Traveling Greener blog features Planeterra and our Tibet Eye Camp project to restore sight to Tibetans. Go to article on travelinggreener.com.October 14, 2009
Planeterra and Gap Adventures Win the 2009 RTTF Leadership Award
The Responsible Travel and Tourism Forum Leadership Award was presented by Air Canada and Baxter Travel Media. See the announcement at RTTF.ca and here.
October 12, 2009
Planeterra Foundation Aids Tibetan Blind
In recognition of World Sight Day on Oct. 8, nonprofit Planeterra Foundation announced a donation drive and a video contest to assist the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. Read MoreOctober 9, 2009
Voluntourism and Adventure Travel
The Adventure Travel World Summit is set to kick-off in less than two weeks in Charlevoix, Quebec. Doubtless, there will be discussions devoted to what an adventure it is to run an adventure travel outfit in the current economic setting; but, there will likely also be some discussion regarding the growing synergies between Adventure Travel and VolunTourism. Read More
October 9, 2009
Restore Sight, Fight Poverty
In recognition of World Sight Day on Oct. 8, 2009, nonprofit Planeterra Foundation announces a donation drive and a video contest to assist the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. Read MoreSeptember 22, 2009
Gap Adventures Honored for Making a Difference in the World - And Its Contribution to Planeterra
CEO and Founder Bruce Poon Tip of GapAdventures, the world's leading small group adventure tour operator, was honored with the World Savers Award for '2009 Winner: Tour Operator' during the third annual Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Congress in New York City yesterday. Read MoreSeptember 15, 2009
2009 World Tourism Award Honorees Announced
Tourism Cares, Gap Adventures (for its commitment to Planeterra) and Cyrene, Libya are the 2009 World Tourism Award Honorees. This prestigious award will be presented at World Travel Market Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Excel Centre, London. Inaugurated in 1997 and celebrating its 12th Anniversary, was established to recognize �the extraordinary initiatives by individuals, companies, organizations, destinations and attractions for outstanding accomplishments in the travel industry.� Read More
September 10, 2009
Seva Canada Launches "Her Sight Is Worth It" Video Contest, Promoting Gender and Blindness Issues
Planeterra and Gap Adventures are sponsoring Seva Canada's national Video Contest, Her Sight Is Worth It, to raise awareness of blindness among girls and women and the barriers they face accessing eye care. Read MoreSeptember 9, 2009
Planeterra Voluntourism in Peru Promotes Smoke-Free Living
Volunteer travelers to Peru�s Sacred Valley are helping members of the Ccaccaccollo community learn how to construct clean-air adobe stoves to replace the traditional yet innefficient, unvented stoves that spew smoke into the home and create upper respiratory health problems and eye infections. Read MoreAugust 31, 2009
Voluntourism: Black Sheep or White Knight?
Volunteers need to evaluate their motivations and have realistic expectations. They aren�t going to change the world in a few short days or weeks. Projects need to be �ongoing and sustainable,� says Edwards (Planeterra Director). Read MoreAugust 23 2009
Homestays Offer Path out of Poverty
This is the third and final installment of reporter Kate Webb's series on sustainable tourism development in Ecuador, where she chronicles her home stay experience. Webb travelled to Ecuador to investigate the impact of humanitarian, environmental and development efforts by Planeterra, a Canadian nonprofit organization....Read MoreAugust 16, 2009
Education key to jungle communities
School initiative: Sustainable tourism helping Amazon kids fulfill their potentialWeiss held the key, having recently come up with the plan to offer scholarships. Patient and philanthropic by nature, the Toronto native has lived in South America for the last 10 years working in tourism and sustainable development...Read More
August 9, 2009
Priced Out of their Local Paradise: Galapagos: Group Aims to Teach Kids About a Side of the Islands Only Tourists See
As a child, Juan Elaje experienced the tail end of an era of innocence in the Galapagos Islands. It was the late 1980s, and tourism at the time was still largely a fisherman's game. Travellers who made the journey by air or boat from mainland Ecuador to the remote, sparsely inhabited province 1,000 km off the South American coast usually faced a choice of helmsmen of small fishing vessels, eager to be their guides...Read MoreAugust 7, 2009
Canadians Show how Tourism can Nurture: Kate Webb's journey to learn about what Planeterra is working on in Ecuador
With a poverty rate around 40 per cent, tourism can be a lifeline for many communities. But not all tour operators � either foreign or domestic-owned � are concerned about protecting and enhancing the unique qualities that draw tourists in the first place. I found one Canadian non-profit organization that is... Read MoreAugust 1, 2009
Rainforest Initiative Empowers Community Indigenous Peoples
Planeterra's Community Forestry Program Featured in TravelMole's VISION on Sustainable TourismRead More
July 23, 2009
Planeterra featured in Harper's Bazaar OnlineHarper's Bazaar highlights Planeterra's voluntours including Project Brazil in
Holidays with a Conscience
July 15, 2009
Planeterra Founder, Bruce Poon Tip featured in Forbes
In Cracking the "Founder's Dilemna", Bruce explores the challenges and successes of founding and running Gap Adventures. Read MoreJuly 6, 2009
Doing More Good than Harm to the Planet
The Calgary Herald talks to travel companies, including Gap Adventures' Calgary Concept Store and Planeterra's Danielle Weiss about how travel can make positive impacts. Read More
June 23, 2009
Win a Planeterra Voluntour to Costa Rica through Budget Travel's True Stories Contest!
Have a great travel story to tell?Send it in to TrueStories@BudgetTravel.com by August 28, 2009 for your chance to win a Planeterra Voluntour trip for two to Costa Rica! Get Details.June 23, 2009
Planeterra Bracelets make Top 7 List of Great Gifts at LOHAS Forum
Vibrant Nation Strategist Carolyn Orsborn chooses 7 gifts she wouldn't return from the LOHAS Forum where the top entrepreneurs, activists and thinkers in the Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability movement gather each year. Among other green gifts she chose our bracelets made by children at Planeterra's home for street kids in Peru. Read More
June 22, 2009
STA Travel to Match Contributions to Planeterra's Peru Streetkids Project
STA Travel - a global travel specialist with 30 years experience helping students, teachers and young professionals travel the world � announced that for every order placed on statravel.com on Monday, June 22, 2009, $7 will be donated to support a project providing children in Peru with warm meals, help with their schoolwork and life skills coaching, including sewing, cooking, music, and English. All donations made this week will be matched! Read MoreJune 4, 2009
TIES Features Planeterra's Voluntourism Philosophy on Blog
Planeterra Director, Richard Edwards, discusses Voluntourism and challenges readers to questions about the trend. "Voluntourism - it�s been a hot item in articles, tweets and blogs lately. We define it as travel experiences that provide the opportunity to contribute to local community projects and development initiatives with some time off to visit... Read more at the TIES Blog.
June 2, 2009
Planeterra Featured on Traveling the Green Way
Sonya of Travelingthegreenway.com features Planeterra as a great source of Voluntourism info.Read More
April 22, 2009
Happy Earth Day!!
Community gardening is a great way to make Toronto greener and cleaner, and we are very excited to participate in this great local initiative! We will be spending this Wednesday evening at Scadding Court Community Centre planting flowers, building benches and wheelchair-accessible gardening sites, and fixing up their garden areas.
April 21, 2009
Planeterra hosted a fun and successful Earth Day Planting event in Cuzco, Peru! We planted 100 trees and 100 flowers, in an effort to green and beautify the landscape. For pictures of the planting, which involved staff, travellers, and volunteers, take a look at the online Planeterra Community.
April 3, 2009
G.A.P Adventures and Planeterra gear up to celebrate Earth Month 2009
�Weaving sustainability into every aspect of our operations and our travellers� experience is the essence of G.A.P Adventures,� said Richard G. Edwards, Director of Planeterra, the non profit foundation founded by G.A.P Adventures. �Earth Month is an opportunity to question how as a business or as a traveller one can integrate sustainability into every decision...Read More
April 2, 2009
Adventure TravelNews has written an article about Planeterra and G.A.P Adventures, and what we are doing for Earth Month.
Also, check out Planeterra and G.A.P Adventures' online Earth Month Campaign, which contains information about Voluntours, Earth Month fundraising efforts, and our actions to ensure environmental responsibility.
April 1, 2009
Planeterra's Voluntours were recently featured by the Pittsburgh Budget Travel Examiner as a way to make a small difference in changing the world.
March 26, 2009
Travel Industry Today:Looking Good (SEVA Tibet project), August 26, 2008
BCHydro:Travel Company Walks the Talk, Complete with Green Energy, April 16, 2008
Calgary Herald:How To Choose Sustainable Travel Options, April 18, 2008
Globe and Mail:Getaways that Give, April 18, 2007
March 18, 2009
Planeterra was the premiere sponsor of Corporate Social Responsibility Day at ITB Berlin last week. TravelMole has written an article about the ITB conference, and some of the results of panel talks: Read the Article
February 3, 2009
Planeterra and G.A.P Adventures have been selected by the World Travel and Tourism Council as a finalist for the Tourism For Tomorrow Awards in the Global Tourism Business Category. As finalists, Planeterra and G.A.P were selected by an international team of independent judges for having successfully demonstrated sustainable tourism practices, including the protection of natural and cultural heritage, social and economic benefits to local people, and environmentally-friendly operations.
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