We are excited to introduce The Conscious Travel Foundation’s Philanthropy Committee for our 2024 grant cycle. Comprising members, mentors, and friends of the Foundation, this change-making group brings invaluable hands-on experience, as well as deep expertise in grant-making and fundraising.

A beneficiary of our 2023/24 Community Impact Fund grant, TransStories Brasília is creating alternative opportunities for Trans women and giving them a platform to share their stories and experiences with the world.

Introducing Phaplu Mountain Bike Club — one of the recipients of our 2023/24 Community Impact Fund. Here we speak to Ang Tshering, project founder and project director, Mingma Sherpa, to talk about the club and their plans for the future.

Notes from our co-hosted discussion with The Long Run on indigenous tourism, with special guests Tara Kennaway from Intrepid, Nadine Toe Toe, Uncle Mark Koolmatrie and Elisa Spampinato, moderated by TCTF mentor, Nina Karnikowski.

Broadcaster, author, campaigner and award-winning advocate for disability rights, Sophie Morgan joins The Conscious Travel Foundation’s mentorship team to help support our members and the wider industry in becoming effective ambassadors and curators of inclusive travel.

From wildlife conservationists and LGBTQ+ activists, to sustainability champions and advocates for accessible travel, we are thrilled to introduce our new Ambassadors.

From creating an accessibility guide or employing a disability consultant, to appointing an ‘access champion’ – there are a multitude of ways travel businesses can improve their facilities and make positive changes to become more welcoming, suitable and flexible for every visitor through their doors.

“Inclusion is experiential and emotional. It’s not the dimensions of a bathroom floor.” We talk measurable solutions, inclusive attitudes and how to better the travel industry with accessible travel expert, Richard Thompson.

Meet the four inspiring women taking on The Great Pacific Race, rowing 2,700 miles from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands to raise money for the Seabin Project - helping protect the world’s oceans.

At the helm of Nepali DMC Beyul Experiences and the remote Himalayan hideaway, The Happy House, Ang Tshering believes that every travel experience should benefit both the visitor, and the visited.

Owner of Wild Bush Luxury and passionate conservationist, Charlie Carlow operates safari lodges in some of Australia’s most spectacularly diverse wilderness destinations, from the ancient landscapes of the Flinders Ranges to the wetlands of the Mary River Delta.

Meaning ‘let’s all hold hands together’ in the local language of Chitonga, Tujatane was founded by 1996 by Vanessa and Ben Parker, supported entirely by the nearby Tongabezi Lodge and donations from visitors and supporters around the globe.

The Conscious Travel Foundation’s alternative gift guide for a more eco-friendly, sustainable Christmas.

Founder and owner of Soneva, Sonu Shivdasani has championed the concept of environmentally responsible luxury since he began building his first hotel on the deserted Maldivian island of Kunfunadhoo in 1995. In addition their three pioneering, eco-luxury resorts, Sonu and his wife, Eva, established the not-for-profit Soneva Foundation, supporting high-impact initiatives across Asia with a focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Fuelled by a desire to explore Africa’s wildest places in support of conservation and communities, Suzanne Bayly-Coupe established renowned representation company, Classic Portfolio, over 22 years ago, and has since has dedicated her time, passion and energy to purpose driven tourism in Africa.

Tucked away on an elephant path in Zambia’s South Luangwa are some truly remarkable women (and one gentleman), waging a war on snare poaching and transforming this brutal material into unique, handcrafted jewellery – embodying the spirit of the African bush.

High in the Andes mountains of Peru lies the Sacred Valley, a land of ancient ruins, high altitude villages and the home of Petit Miribel, founder of the Sol y Luna Foundation, a charity providing education and care for over 200 children, supported by the beautiful, sustainable Sol y Luna hotel.

Sri Lankan through and through, husband and wife team Rajindra and Chamintha Jayasinghe own and operate Ayu in the Wild, a bespoke tour company that takes you off the beaten track to discover the authentic side to Sri Lanka, through local eyes.

Hotelier, entrepreneur and passionate sustainability advocate Portia Hart runs the laid back boutique hotel and beach club, Blue Apple and Green Apple, a not-for-profit social enterprise established to ignite social and environmental change.