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Giving back can change the picture. 💙On International Day of Charity, we’re celebrating the people and partnerships behi...
05/09/2026

Giving back can change the picture. 💙

On International Day of Charity, we’re celebrating the people and partnerships behind years of work in destinations around the world.

You can also support positive change through a symbolic adoption – choose a 🐢 turtle, 🪸 coral reef star or 🌳 tree and contribute to one of the TUI Care Foundation’s nature conservation programmes.

Which one would you choose?

04/09/2026

Today, 22 baby gorillas are being named during Rwanda’s annual Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony 🦍

It’s one of the country’s best-known conservation moments, and a reminder of the long-term work that has helped mountain gorilla populations recover.

Visitors can play a part in this story too. 👀

By choosing gorilla trekking experiences that involve local communities and conservation teams, tourism can create value for people living alongside protected areas. It can also help strengthen the protection of wildlife.

TUI Wildlife Rwanda, in partnership with African Wildlife Foundation, contributes to this work around Volcanoes National Park. The project supports community-based ecological monitoring, involves young people in conservation and uses innovative eDNA technology to better understand and protect biodiversity. 🌴

So if you ever find yourself trekking through Rwanda’s forests in search of mountain gorillas, your visit can mean more than an unforgettable wildlife encounter. 💚

10 years of inspiring the next generation of Eco Champions! 🎉Since 2016, the TUI Junior Academy has helped more than 307...
03/09/2026

10 years of inspiring the next generation of Eco Champions! 🎉

Since 2016, the TUI Junior Academy has helped more than 307,000 young people around the world learn about the environment and discover how they can help protect it. 🌍💚

And what better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary than by starting a new chapter?

We’re launching a new TUI Junior Academy in The Gambia, together with Green-Up Gambia. 📢

The project brings environmental education to 300 pupils across 30 schools, with interactive lessons on deforestation, sustainable farming and waste management, as well as field visits to some of the country’s most important natural areas, including Tanji Bird Reserve and Kiang West National Park.

Students will also put their learning into practice through initiatives such as school gardens, tree nurseries and environmental clubs, while 30 teachers will receive specialist training to help integrate environmental education into everyday lessons.

Ten years on, the TUI Junior Academy continues to grow and reach more young people around the world. 🌱

Click here to find out more: https://tuicarefoundation.com/celebrating-307000-young-eco-champions-worldwide-10th-anniversary-of-tui-care-foundations-junior-academy-programme/

Green-Up Gambia

A dragon is said to live in the creeks of the River Gambia. 🐉For generations, stories of the mythical Ninki Nanka have b...
27/08/2026

A dragon is said to live in the creeks of the River Gambia. 🐉

For generations, stories of the mythical Ninki Nanka have been passed down through folklore, music and local traditions.

But as traditional storytelling declines, parts of this cultural heritage risk being lost. At the same time, many river communities remain far removed from the tourism benefits concentrated along the coast.

Together with the Ninki Nanka Encounters Foundation, we're launching TUI Colourful Cultures Gambia to help communities preserve this heritage while creating new tourism and income opportunities around it.

Over the next three years:
🐉 Ninki Nanka stories will be collected and preserved in the Gambian National Archives
🎭 Storytellers, artists, performers and tour guides will receive training and mentoring
🧵 Craftspeople will develop locally made products inspired by Ninki Nanka folklore
📖 A children’s storybook will bring the stories to new audiences
🌍 Six new cultural tourism experiences will connect visitors with communities along the trail

At the heart of the project will be the new Ninki Nanka Centre in Kotu - a hub for storytelling, crafts and creative enterprise.

Find out more: https://tuicarefoundation.com/mystical-dragons-residing-in-gambia-river-empowering-communities-through-storytelling-and-crafts/

What if the future of Cambodian tourism isn’t about attracting more visitors, but about making sure more of the value th...
20/08/2026

What if the future of Cambodian tourism isn’t about attracting more visitors, but about making sure more of the value they bring stays with local businesses and communities? 👇

That’s the thinking behind TUI Futureshapers Cambodia, our new project with Target 8.9, implemented in close cooperation with GIZ.

Across Cambodia, tourism entrepreneurs are already building accommodation, experiences, tours and handicraft businesses with enormous potential. But growth can stall when access to digital tools, specialist knowledge and finance is limited.

So TUI Futureshapers Cambodia focuses on what happens behind the tourism experience.

More than 80 growth-stage tourism businesses will strengthen their digital capabilities and sustainability practices. Over 160 entrepreneurs will take part in practical workshops spanning digital marketing, SEO, AI-powered online visibility and sustainable tourism certification. 💻

And for 15 high-potential businesses, the journey goes a step further: intensive one-to-one mentoring will help them sharpen their financial planning, understand business valuation and become ready to attract investment.

The programme aims to maintain or create 240 jobs, while engaging at least 100 young people as advocates for more sustainable tourism. 🤝

Find out more through the link in the comments.

14/08/2026

This is what travel can look like when communities are part of the experience. 🫶

Through Red Rocks Rwanda, visitors can experience traditional dance and music, cooking, basket weaving and other cultural activities, while helping create income opportunities for local communities and keep cultural heritage visible and valued.

Community-based tourism offers a different way to travel: one that brings you closer to local traditions, stories and people.

Red Rocks Initiative

This , meet the youth working in tourism in Africa 🌍Through the UN Tourism Small Grants Programme, enabled by the TUI C...
12/08/2026

This , meet the youth working in tourism in Africa 🌍

Through the UN Tourism Small Grants Programme, enabled by the TUI Care Foundation, 126 young artists and artisans from Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania, build new skills, access new markets, and turn their cultural heritage into visitor experiences.

This , meet a few of them from Red Rocks Rwanda:

💃 Eugeine, 21 | basket weaving and dancing
🎥 Roger, 24 | film and photography
🍲 Patience , 22 | culinary arts and basket weaving
🎶 Stone, 22 | music and video production

Supported by Red Rocks Initiative For Sustainable Development, these young creatives are proof that tourism can be a powerful driver of youth economic empowerment | turning heritage and craft into opportunity.

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism Red Rocks Initiative

12/08/2026

On this International , we're celebrating the young people who have been at the heart of TUI Academy over the past 10 years.

Since 2016, TUI Care Foundation and Plan International have worked together to help young people in the Dominican Republic access training, develop life skills and take their first steps into employment. More than 600 young people have participated in the programme, opening doors to new opportunities and careers.

The stories behind TUI Academy remind us why this work matters. For many young people, especially young women, unequal access to training and employment opportunities can make it difficult to build an independent future.

Together, we're helping create opportunities for young people to gain the skills, experience and connections needed to build careers in the tourism sector.

Today, we celebrate the achievements, resilience and ambitions of every young person who has shaped the programme over the last decade ✨

Plan International NL Plan International República Dominicana

New opportunities for young people and entrepreneurs on Sal island 💡The TUI Care Foundation is expanding its work in Cab...
06/08/2026

New opportunities for young people and entrepreneurs on Sal island 💡

The TUI Care Foundation is expanding its work in Cabo Verde with two initiatives that use tourism to support skills development, entrepreneurship and more inclusive economic growth.

🎓 Through TUI Academy Sal, 330 young people aged 16 to 35 will receive fully funded, nationally certified training in areas including hospitality, tour guiding and small business management. The programme combines classroom learning, technical workshops and internships with local businesses, helping participants gain the skills and practical experience they need to enter the tourism job market.

🚀 At the same time, TUI Futureshapers Sal is supporting local entrepreneurs to build stronger, more resilient businesses. More than 180 small and medium-sized enterprises will be assessed to receive tailored support, including training, mentoring and business incubation.

The programme has a particular focus on women entrepreneurs, with dedicated support for women-led businesses and women working in the local fishing sector. Entrepreneurs are also learning how to use digital and AI tools, improve their financial management and connect with new market opportunities, including Sal’s hotel supply chain. 💻

In partnership with Sal Academy Vocational Training School and Target 8.9, the projects are helping more people benefit directly from the opportunities created by Sal’s growing tourism economy.

🔗 Read more: https://tuicarefoundation.com/empowering-young-people-and-local-entrepreneurs-in-cabo-verde-tui-care-foundation-launches-additional-projects-on-sal-island/

02/08/2026

POV: your safari comes with Bedouin stories, traditional flavours and desert views 🏜️✨

Through TUI Colourful Cultures Egypt, in partnership with , the Maaza Bedouin community is creating immersive experiences that invite visitors to discover its traditions, stories and way of life.

By bringing Maaza culture into Hurghada’s tourism offering, the programme creates new income opportunities while helping preserve cultural knowledge passed down through generations.

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