About Us

Sustainable Travel International is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Our work is funded by the generous financial support of companies, foundations, government entities, and individuals.

If you're interested in sponsoring STI, expanding your marketing reach, and helping us to promote sustainable development, download our Sponsorship Kit, contact Brian T. Mullis or call 800-276-7764.

We are grateful to the following organizations for their generous support to Sustainable Travel International:

Founding Sponsors
Major Sponsors
Premium Partners
Collaborating Organizations

FOUNDING SPONSORS

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Continental Airlines. Continental is committed to promoting environmental responsibility within its culture and is committed to reducing environmental impacts. To support that goal, the airline in mid-2006 launched an extensive internal review of existing environmental procedures, along with a comprehensive review of future possibilities, including carbon offset programs.

Continental has achieved an almost 35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption per revenue passenger mile flown over the past 10 years. This is due in large part to the efforts of its employees in streamlining operational procedures and to an investment of more than $12 billion to acquire 270 fuel-efficient aircraft and related equipment.

In order to minimize the impact on the environment from its fleet and ground service equipment, Continental will continue to invest in the most effective technology and operating procedures feasible. Through these investments and other projects, including the construction of airport facilities in an environmentally responsible manner and the testing of alternative fuels, Continental will continue to monitor the environmental impact of its business.

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At Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. our commitment to the environment stretches throughout the organization from senior management to the men and women on our ships. The sustainability of our planet is dependent on clean seas and pure air. It is central to our guests’ vacation experience and is at the core of our commitment to environmental stewardship. We acknowledge that we are not perfect but are dedicated to continually improving our operations both on our ships and ashore.

For 40 years we have made steady progress in our environmental programs. In 1992, we formalized our commitment to environmental improvement with our SaveTheWaves® program.

The four key principles of SaveTheWaves® are:

  • Go Above and Beyond Compliance
  • Practice Pollution Prevention
  • Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
  • Continual Improvement

The Ocean Fund, established in 1996, has awarded over $10 million in support of marine conservation projects related to ocean science, climate change, key marine species, education and innovative technologies. It is a demonstration of our belief that active participation in charitable activities, both on behalf of the company and as individuals, is a core component of environmental stewardship.

Furthering our commitment to environmental stewardship in 1998, we were the first cruise company to obtain ISO14001:2000 certification.

In 2008, Jamie Sweeting (STI Executive Board Member) was hired as Vice President of Environmental Stewardship and Global Chief Environmental Officer to oversee the company’s environmental stewardship commitments.

Working with Conservation International and Sustainable Travel International we are developing a comprehensive Environmental Stewardship Strategy.

We believe companies such as ours can be both financially successful and good stewards of the environment. Indeed, we believe these attributes are inextricably tied into our continued success as a company.

MAJOR SPONSORS

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Enterprise Rent-a-car. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car, owned by the Taylor family of St. Louis, have launched the industry's most comprehensive environmental stewardship platform. With a combined fleet of 1.1 million vehicles, the companies have introduced several long-term environmental initiatives to address the parts of the world touched by their business. These initiatives include a customer carbon offset program, a pledge to plant 50 million trees over the next 50 years, an unparalleled fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles, FlexFuel vehicles, and gas/electric hybrids, as well as a commitment to alternative fuels research. For more information, visit www.keystogreen.com.


RockResorts / Vail Resorts Lodging Company. Founded by Laurance Rockefeller in 1956 and acquired and re-launched by Vail Resorts in 2001, RockResorts has a history of managing legendary hotels that embrace their spectacular surroundings and enhance the natural beauty of their settings. Featuring a variety of luxury hotels - from snug mountain hideaways to colorful Southwestern sanctuaries to dazzling island retreats - in spectacular destinations throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, RockResorts offers exceptional accommodations, exquisite RockResorts Spas™, award-winning dining and more.

In keeping with Rockefeller's vision for eco-conscious luxury, RockResorts is developing brand-wide environmental initiatives focusing on enhancing the guest experience and upholding the RockResorts standard of luxury while balancing environmental impacts.

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty program of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, offers offer remarkable access to an amazing hotel portfolio, faster points accumulation and zero blackouts on Free Night Awards. Plus, SPG is the first hotel loyalty program to allow you to redeem points for airline tickets on hundreds of airlines - also with no blackout dates.  Our partnership with STI represents a component of Starwood’s environmental sustainability program and serves to compliment the many efforts being made by our hotels to conserve on natural resources and reduce the environmental impact of day-to-day operations.  For more information, visit www.spg.com.

TourismROI. TourismROI is the world's premier Travel & Tourism management and investment resource, covering the complete range of global destinations, industry information, business opportunities and people that make this industry one of the leading targets for economic development, growth and job creation.

PREMIUM PARTNERS

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Adventure Center
Adventures in Good Company
Adventures Within Reach
Africa Adventure Consultants
Aitken Spence Hotels - Sri Lanka
Alaska's Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge
Alaska Wildland Adventures
Amazing Peru
Associated Aviation Limited
Austin-Lehman Adventures
Basecamp Explorer
Captain Don's Habitat
Celtic Dream Tours
Center for Cultural Interchange
Come to Galapagos
Condor Travel
Conservation International
Cote Nord Tremblant
Crillon Tours S.A.
Eco Voyager
EIS - European Incoming Services
Escape Adventures
Euro-Bike and Walking Tours
Evason Resorts
Explorandes
The Galapagos Network
Global Vision International UK GVI US

Grand Teton Lodge Company

Grus Travel
Hamilton Park Hotel
Home Health Insights
Inkaterra
Inti Travel and Tours, Inc.
JOURNEYS International
La Cusinga Lodge
Las Terrazas Resort
Natural Habitat Adventures
O.A.R.S.
Payless Car Rental
Photo Quest Adventures
Polar Cruises / Expeditions, Inc.
RezHub.com
Robin Tauck & Partners
ROW Adventures
Sanctuary Tanzania Limited
Sea & City Tours
Sentias Software Corporation
Small World Journeys
Thomson Safaris
Travel with Flair
ViaVenture
Virtuoso
WorldVentures
ZaraTours

COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS

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African Propoor Tourism Development Centre (APTDC)

American Ecotourism Association

Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Conservation International

Ecotourism Society of Nigeria

European Centre for Eco and Agro Tourism

French Ecotourism Society

Fundación Plan21

George Washington University

Global Giving

International Galapagos Tour Operators Association

Japan Ecolodge Association

Jaringan Ekowisata Desa - Village Ecotourism Network

Leave No Trace
LoyaltyMatch.com

Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance

myclimate™

Nepal Tourism Board, Sustainable Tourism Network

Center for Sustainable Tourism

Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World

Rainforest Alliance / Sustainable Tourism Certification Network of the Americas

Solimar International

The Leading Hotels of The World
USDI Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service
Virtuoso

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