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    Impact Travel Alliance is coming to Washington State!
    Jennifer Spatz
    • Mar 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Impact Travel Alliance is coming to Washington State!

    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,
    Sustainable Tourism: Becoming an Agent of Positive Change
    Jennifer Spatz
    • Sep 12, 2017
    • 3 min

    Sustainable Tourism: Becoming an Agent of Positive Change

    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
    Gifts from a Visit with Lama Tenzin and the Children of the CED House
    Jennifer Spatz
    • Sep 8, 2017
    • 5 min

    Gifts from a Visit with Lama Tenzin and the Children of the CED House

    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 and Sustainable Tourism in Support of Economic Growth
    Jennifer Spatz
    • May 9, 2017
    • 3 min

    Global Partnerships and Sustainable Tourism in Support of Economic Growth

    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
    Sustainable Tourism in Support of Quality Education
    Jennifer Spatz
    • Apr 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Sustainable Tourism in Support of Quality Education

    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
    Transformative Travel Connections Nicaragua
    Jennifer Spatz
    • Nov 30, 2016
    • 2 min

    Transformative Travel Connections Nicaragua

    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
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