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Follow on Google News | ![]() UnTours Foundation's Reset Tourism Fund Raises $1.5 M Ahead of Schedule to Support ChangemakingBy: UnTours Foundation This milestone demonstrates a commitment among travel industry leaders to build an inclusive and sustainable future for tourism. Surpassing this goal would not have been possible without the support of the Reset Tourism Fund's visionary community of industry-leading partners, whose contributions have had a major impact on small tourism businesses around the world. The Reset Tourism Fund has deployed over $700,000 in capital, making 30 investments to a diverse range of small tourism businesses that prioritize accessibility, inclusion, community impact and environmental regeneration. On reaching this fundraising goal, Jonathan Coleman (Co-CEO of the UnTours Foundation (https://untoursfoundation.org/ Partners like Expedia Group have supported the Reset Tourism Fund as part of their leadership in the travel industry around critical topics. Aditi Mohapatra (Vice President, Global Social Impact & Sustainability) Investments from the Reset Tourism Fund have ranged from supporting the growth of sustainability- The UnTours Foundation was born out of the slow travel company, UnTours. Amongst other claims to fame, UnTours was the world's first-ever Certified B Corporation. Since 1993, 100% of the profits from UnTours have been donated to support the work of the foundation. UnTours Foundation uses the profits from UnTours and donations from generous funding partners and donors to provide flexible and affordable investments into changemaking businesses, helping to grow over 350 businesses with over $10 million of transformative capital in its 30-year history. For more information contact: Jonathan Coleman at jonathan.coleman@ End
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