Tourism Cares Inc.

TOURISM CARES UNITES THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND IS A CATALYST OF POSITIVE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF TRAVEL.

We believe we can change the world through travel.

Goal One: Uniting top names and companies in travel and travel to enact lasting change with thought leadership in Sustainable Tourism development and in how we do business for the people and places we serve.

Goal Two: Whether starting or advancing your sustainability journey, we educate and guide with ideas and resources. As catalysts of change, we offer options, roadmaps and materials for individuals & companies.

Goal Three: Mobilizing our industry for impact, our volunteer efforts evolve into investments in social and environmental organizations, fostering worldwide sustainable change and economic benefits.

We value & invest in leadership development, as well as team development, through mentoring programs, skill-building workshops, strategic decision-making, fostering collaboration, and consistently promoting personal and professional growth. This year we invested in an Enneagram team assessment with 1 on 1 private sessions for all team members. Understanding team members' Enneagram types fosters empathy, enhances communication, and promotes a more harmonious and productive working environment. It aids in recognizing diverse perspectives, mitigating conflicts, and tailoring leadership approaches to better suit team dynamics. Ultimately, the Enneagram test is a tool for promoting self-awareness and team cohesion, contributing to overall team effectiveness and success.

Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summits, or “Tourism Cares for America” as it was once called, began after a call for all Americans to volunteer service to their country as a direct result of September 11, 2001. Tourism Cares founder and then Executive Director, Bruce Beckham, saw an opportunity for the travel & tourism industry to come together - regardless of industry sector, competitor, or colleague. He created a space where the industry used their collective power for good, providing destinations with the capacity and funding they desperately needed. Today, Bruce’s vision has grown from volunteer events to a global mission-driven program that encompasses meaningful education, service, events, education, service, social enterprise development, and networking to ensure that travel creates positive impacts for the people and places of travel. After the pandemic, Tourism Cares as well as the entire world saw the urgency for sustainable action and is a founder of the Future of Tourism Coalition. Realizing the power of unified voices and the considerable knowledge and tools they have together, they developed an inspiring framework for tourism’s recovery and beyond. Tourism Cares adapted once again and this year we launched the Meaningful Travel Map which expands globally, increasing connections from the trade to social and environmental changemakers around the world. We also partnered and launched the first-ever Power of Partnership (POP) Stewardship Summit, an event at the crossroads of culture, climate, and community. POP represents an opportunity to come together and envision a collaborative, cross-sectoral, and inclusive future for travel and tourism. As travel and tourism continue to crawl out from the pandemic, there is a need to radically change the way the industry manages its relationship with destinations and the people who live there.