Earlier this month, we celebrated the third UnGala, an almost-annual party thrown by the UnTours Foundation to celebrate fair trade, innovative business, travel, and microenterprise. Aside from raising money for the foundation, it connects entrepreneurs, UnTours staff, funders, investees, foundation board members, and other members of the community for a night of food, conversation, and…
By now, you surely know that UnTours is a very proud founding B Corp, putting its value of people and planet into action, and meeting B Lab’s rigorous standards to prove we are living our values. What you may not know is that UnTours was the first certified B Corp, and that our founder, Hal…
It’s that time of year again. Whether we relish or dread it, many of us are gathering gifts to give for Christmas and Hanukkah. This year, consider skipping the mall and giving something with purpose. Here are some of our favorite gift ideas and the values behind them. The UnTours Foundation supports lots of worthwhile…
There are so many reasons to love the arts and architecture in Vienna! The city has had a reputation for interesting architecture since the completion of the Ring in 1865. The Hundertwasser House is a great place to start! Innovative Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser has enraged and delighted an equal number of Viennese with…
UnTours is good to its employees. This is something we are proud of and something that we know allows us to offer better service to our customers. Our regular B Corp re-certification process verifies our commitment to treating employees well. When we say it, we can verify it. Current staff members have worked here…
At UnTours we are big boosters of thoughtful, responsible, and sustainable travel. We love the lessons Europe has to teach us about environmental conservation and stewardship. We have learned a lot over our decades of European travel and progressive business. Here are some eco travel tips for travel in Europe, the UnTours guide to green…
UnTours is very concerned about the environment, but not in a lip-service, greenwashing kind of way. We honestly and truly care. We work to mitigate the environmental impact of travel and to minimize and offset our office carbon footprint. Our B Corp certification process screens us for environmental policies and practices, so our values are…
If you travel with UnTours, you should feel good about how you are spending your travel dollars. Your UnTours booking helps support the work of our owners, the UnTours Foundation. They fund grassroots projects and green businesses that create jobs and strengthen communities. Here are the UnTours Foundation investees for 2016. Kitchen Harvest collects…
This is a piece that Hal Taussig, our late founder, published on the UnTours Cafe back in 2007. I think this captures the man and his values so well. El Kover and her husband Bill, some well loved UnTourists, recently spent a couple of days in Media, PA where our offices are. We had…
Meet the UnTours Giveaway Runner-up: Kathryn Cooper, sustainability enthusiast, practitioner and educator. We had two fantastic UnTours Giveaway nominees this year. And although Father Tom won the vote, it was a very tough choice for us here at UnTours! Our runner-up, Kathryn Cooper, is the founder and Chief Learning Officer of the Sustainability…