Responsible TourismResponsible Tourism

Why Virgin Holidays?Why Virgin Holidays?

We're the largest, most successful transatlantic tour operator, and the market leader for travel to the USA and the Caribbean.

We've been arranging holidays since 1985 and offer bespoke holiday experiences throughout the world, from Mumbai and Malaysia to Antigua and Alaska, backed up with exclusive travel intelligence and excellent, innovative, customer service.

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Helping Youth ShineHelping Youth Shine

We believe every young person should have the chance to fulfil their potential and SHINE in whatever they choose to do. We promise to give something back to the communities we operate in for generations to come by creating life changing opportunities for young people.

Read about the stories of the young people we've helped shine this year

 

 

Charity partnersCharity partners

 

UKUK

 

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•   Our home town of Crawley is a great place to work and live, but it has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the UK and a disproportionate number of NEETS (16-24 year olds, Not in Education Employment or Training). We've teamed up with Crawley Council and our local secondary school to help raise the aspirations of pupils in our local area. www.crawley.gov.uk

 

 

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•   Dreams Come True - we provide an annual donation of holidays to this wonderful charity who provide 'once of a lifetime' experiences for terminally ill children and their families www.dctc.org.uk

 

 

 

USAUSA

 

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•   Stand Up for Kids works across the USA finding and helping homeless street kids, and improving their lives. Virgin Holidays helps fund their outreach sessions, which provide food, clothes, hygiene products, guidance and education and has been successful in reuniting many kids with their families.

 

 

 

CaribbeanCaribbean

 

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•   We fund a programme of degree scholarships in Tourism Management for Caribbean nationals operated by The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation. www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com

 

 

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•   A donation to the Travel Foundation is included in the price of every holiday we sell. This funds initiatives such as a scheme to teach schoolchildren about business through encouraging them to grow herbs, farm honey and raise fish while raising money for their schools, operated by The Travel Foundation in Tobago, St Lucia and Jamaica. www.thetravelfoundation.org

 

 

 

AfricaAfrica

 

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•   We help fund an initiative to give students from South African townships, the skills and confidence they need to set up their own businesses with The Branson School for Entrepreneurship, through Virgin Unite. www.virginunite.com

 

 


•   We actively assist with a Travel Foundation scheme to help ensure Maasai villagers get a fair share of the revenue earned from tourist visits in Kenya. www.thetravelfoundation.org

 

 

 

AsiaAsia

 

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•   We help fund various Travel Foundation initiatives such as a project to train local unemployed youths as tour guides. www.thetravelfoundation.org

 

 

The environment - Save on paper with your own unique e-brochureThe environment - Save on paper with your own unique e-brochure

We're committed to taking care of everyone and everything that matters to our business in the long run. Naturally, we look after you - our customers, and of course we look after our staff. But we're also determined to look after the world we all share and the people who live in it. From investing our profits in renewable energy to developing sustainable tourism projects worldwide, we are active in caring for the future of our planet.

Reading about the beautiful destinations and holidays that we offer has never been so easy! You can create your own e-brochure by selecting the destinations that are of interest to you and we'll email it to your email address or you can simply read the brochures online. Create your own e-brochure

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