Travelers' Philanthropy Handbook - Center for Responsible Travel

National Park Foundation; Hyde State Park in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Surfrider Foundationin Miami, FL, and Reef Check in the Dominican Republic.• How Do You Solicit Donations?Donations are requested in several locations including email confirmations for lodgingreservations and in guest room materials, online sales websites for lift tickets and seasonpasses, and through other guest marketing communications. For more information on our NFFdonation program see http://www.vailresorts.com/CORP/info/protecting-our-forests.aspx.The company does not include its own corporate donations through this program, but activelysupports the National Forest Foundation and Forest Service conservation efforts through suchprojects as the Hayman Fire Restoration Project (sites.google.com/site/treasuredlandscapes/)and directly through ongoing forest service maintenance plans and volunteer efforts throughoutthe year.• Do Travelers Visit the Project Sites?Donations are directed to projects in popularrecreational areas that are enjoyed by bothvisitors and local residents. So our guestsare vacationing in the project areas.• Do You Offer Opportunities forVoluntourism?Hayman restoration project. Credit: Vail ResortsThe Give and Getaway program gives volunteers the opportunity to work on projects inrecreational areas around our resorts. Volunteer vacations vary slightly by location, butpackages include a ½ to full-day volunteer project packaged with discounted lodging andother resort amenities. These are offered at all of our lodging properties including ourCaribbean RockResorts. More details on Give & Getaway can be found atwww.giveandgetaway.com.• Are Your Philanthropic Programs Advertised on Your Website?Yes, visitors to our site can find out about the donation and volunteer programs as oneof our many offerings and commitments to sustainability.• How are Funds Distributed?The NFF donation program is managed within our company’s automated accounting systems toensure that donations are captured during booking and payment. Our companies have highlycontrolled accounting mechanisms that constantly track the donations. Funds collected fromthe various donation sources are aggregated and distributed twice per year to the National57