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Monday, 19 Aug, 2014 0

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Avios announces TF partnership

Avios, the global travel rewards currency is teaming up with sustainable tourism charity, the Travel Foundation, to become the organisation’s official travel partner for 2014.

The move will see Avios supporting the Foundation, which runs sustainable tourism projects in mainstream holiday destinations across the world, by providing sponsorship as well as in-kind support for travel and accommodation.

Ellen Buckingham, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Avios: "Corporate responsibility is at the heart of Avios’ business. We aim to make travel and tourism sustainable tools for economic growth, social progress and environmental protection. Our members love to travel but want to have a positive impact on the environment and the communities they are visiting. Through our partnership with the Travel Foundation we will help them to achieve this."

Salli Felton, acting CEO of the Travel Foundation, said: "We are incredibly grateful to Avios for its support. The partnership means more of our hard-raised funds can be used on the ground to deliver even more benefits to communities in holiday destinations worldwide such as Mexico, Cyprus, Jamaica and Kenya, where we plan to travel this year. We are also excited about using our considerable experience and expertise in sustainable tourism to support Avios’ ambitions."

As well as helping fund sustainable projects, Avios and the Travel Foundation will collaborate in the development and delivery of employee training to ensure that the principles and practice of sustainable tourism are embedded in the company. The Travel Foundation will run bespoke workshops for Avios staff, share online training courses and provide expert support and guidance.

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