Dear Friends and Partners— 2015 was an active and exciting year for Tauck Ritzau Innovative Philanthropy (TRIP), marked by over 25 grants to organizations around the world. We are pleased to share a few highlights with you. Celebrating and Rejuvenating U.S. Public Lands 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and we feel privileged to […]
Continue reading...Supporting Livelihoods of the Peruvian Huilloc
September 14, 2015
Sacred Valley, Peru—For three years, between 2012 and 2015, TRIP made annual grants to develop community-based tourism and local economic development in a remote area of Peru by gently opening Huilloc ways of life to visitors. TRIP supported a three-year, multifaceted program of sustainable business planning, skills training and visitor knowledge resulting in the launch […]
Continue reading...A Conversation about the Future of Art in Parks
June 22, 2015
New York City—On Friday, June 12, TRIP was honored to provide underwriting for a dynamic conversation between artists, curators, nonprofit leaders and executives of city, state and national park systems on the future of art in public parks, organized by Creative Time, a New York City-based cultural organization that produces historic public art projects.
Continue reading...Tourism Cares for Nepal: Outreach
May 18, 2015
As professionals and as humans, we, along with so many others worldwide, have been touched by the terrible disaster in Nepal in April. We all want to help and to make a difference, and it is an honor to be a part of the Tourism Cares community. Today, we offer some reflections from our community as […]
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