We are a UK based charity working tirelessly to energise and galvanise the support of the global travel and tourism industry, and the travelling public, to build The Charitable Travel Fund. We work to provide tangible financial aid for communities in worldwide travel destinations that depend on tourism revenue but have little or no government welfare support when that income is threatened or extinguished by events beyond expectation or control. In essence, our support starts when tourism stops. We have all enjoyed the huge positive impact that travel and tourism create. Whether the restorative value of a holiday away, the chance to broaden our experience of other cultures or landscapes or benefiting from the employment promoting tourism offers. Our entire travel experience depends on these communities. When they need us, we must be there to help. What happens to them when there is no tourism income, no welfare state, no handouts, when the income stops? We are here for the hotel worker, the airport baggage handler, the tour guide, the taxi and transfer driver, the tourist attraction employee, the restaurant and beach bar waiters, the gift shop server and all the workers in tourism when they need us.