Our MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences are conscious travel experiences available on our tours; chosen with great care, based on the positive social, environmental or economic impact they have on their communities and those who experience them.
Using a proprietary assessment tool, endorsed by industry experts and developed exclusively for Costsaver and The Travel Corporation (TTC) family of brands, experiences are assessed against a robust set of criteria directly tied to these 11 specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Benefits of Make Travel Matter® Experiences
Feel Good (and do Good) Travel
It feels good to do good. These sustainable travel experiences help you meet inspiring people, support local communities, and make amazing memories that last a lifetime.
Sustainable Development
Our sustainable experiences help advance 11 of the United Nations SDGs and make the world that little bit better.
Unique to TTC
Under our sustainability strategy, we've committed to have at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience on every single one of our tours by 2024.
You can tailor your tour with MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences like these
Explore UNESCO-listed Plitvice National Park
Visit Maasai Village
Choose to visit a traditional Maasai village in Kenya's legendary Masai Mara National Reserve. You’ll have the chance to discover their ancient culture and traditions, learn about daily life in the village, and witness the villagers performing their famous rhythmic song and adumu, or ‘jumping dance’ and you might even get to join in! Your visit reinforces UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Visit to the National Museum of African American Music
Discover the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Their mission is to educate the world, preserve the legacy, and celebrate the central role African Americans play in creating the American soundtrack. This experience is for music lovers of all generations as it inspires, educates, and transforms your appreciation of American music. This experience directly supports UN SDG 4: Quality Education and 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Experience a local market
Choose to feel like a true local at the Chinchero Sunday Market. Walk with your guide while they introduce you to all the local wonderful produce while you taste your way through the market. And who know? You might find yourself a perfect local handcrafted souvenir to take home. Your visit directly contributes to UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Visit the Plimoth Patuxet
Discover a traditional Tea farm
Visit a family-run traditional tea farm and learn how the farm contributes to the local community through employment, education and tourism. You’ll also learn the importance of tea in the local culture, followed by with a tea-tasting session. This experience contributes to UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Discover the Arenal Hanging Bridges Park
Head to the famous Arenal Hanging Bridges Park. Meeting up with a Local Specialist, you’ll ‘sky walk’ your way through the jungle canopy, testing your head for heights on the 6 suspension bridges while spotting a whole manner of birdlife. This experience contributes to UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and 15: Life on Land.
Take a guided medicine walk
Join a Mahikan Trails on a Guided Medicine Walk and and choose to explore the world of plant medicine from an Indigenous lens. You’ll experience first-hand how to greet the ancestors and ask permission to be in the dwelling of the standing people (plants), followed by a walk where you learn about plant medicine, the culture and its connection to the land. This experience also supports UN SDG 5: Gender Equality and 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Experience Red Heritage Dinner & Show
All trip prices are in AUD $
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