Impact Travel Alliance is coming to Washington State, and Global Family Travels is excited to be playing a role in launching it! On Tuesday, March 27, we will help introduce Impact Travel for Greater Seattle and its mission to Greater Seattle community leaders, tourism officials and local non-profits. Through education, advocacy and community-building around sustainable tourism, this new chapter for our region will be one of over 20 Impact Travel Alliance chapters worldwide,

2017 is the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, and Global Family Travels is excited to share the news that the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is launching a consumer-oriented campaign aimed at raising awareness of the value and contribution that sustainable tourism can make towards development. The ‘Travel.Enjoy.Respect’ campaign (see video) encourages us to be agents of positive change. The campaign reminds tourists “Whenever you travel, wherever

At Global Family Travels, we are blessed to partner with many incredible people and organizations who do good deeds in their communities around the world. In June 2016, I had the opportunity to take my own two children to Dehradun, India to visit one of our partners, Lama Tenzin Choegyal, a very special person and Buddhist monk, who is doing some amazing work to provide young children an education and a home to live in. Lama Tenzin’s generosity and dedication to educating gir

Global Partnerships are vital to successful economic development, and sustainable tourism plays an important role in improving the lives of people and protecting our planet. Global Family Travels is excited to play a part in fostering economic growth, by promoting sustainable trips that preserve cultures and build bridges! Last month, we introduced the topic of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), and how we support two of them: quality education (goa

2017 has been declared as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations (UN) and we at Global Family Travels are honored to play a role by offering immersive journeys in support of quality education that support this UN resolution. A driving force of global economic growth, tourism currently accounts for 1 in 11 jobs worldwide. Through this declaration, the United Nations recognized that this sector has a unique opportunity to contrib

Join us in 2017 for our Transformative Travel Connections Nicaragua program! TTC is a unique, year-long program for Seattle-area youth (age 12-18) who want to learn about international development challenges and expand their horizons through meaningful family travel, community service and sustained virtual connections with Nicaraguan youth. Applications due December 15, 2016- Apply here. Starting in January of 2017, TTC includes six monthly pre-travel workshops, a 10-day imm