When you travel, you make a lot of choices. Where to go, where to stay, who to book with (we’re grateful you choose us!). What most of us don’t see as clearly is what happens after our booking is confirmed. When you book an UnTour, that’s where the story begins — for you and for…
Last Friday, UnTours and the UnTours Foundation closed our doors in solidarity with those protesting across the country. It was a simple act of radical kindness, a principle that sits at the heart of both organizations. Today, we follow up with additional action to support immigrant and refugee communities who are facing fear, violence, and…
Today, UnTours and the UnTours Foundation are pausing normal business operations. We are giving our team the opportunity to participate in today’s general strike and to stand in solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities, and with all those standing up to injustice across the United States. We are acting in response to the vilification, detention,…
This Giving Tuesday, we’re shining a spotlight on the social enterprises and small businesses that are thriving because of you! This holiday gift guide is a celebration of their work. Choosing a gift from these businesses supports people who are building brighter futures, caring for the planet, and proving that business can be a force…
Have you seen the B logo? Perhaps on a bag of coffee, a bar of chocolate, or a box of butter? B Corps are a new breed of business, vetted for their policies and commitment to people, community, and the planet. While lots of companies like to drop the word “green” and brag about the…
Hal Taussig founded UnTours back in 1975, long before the peer economy or the internet. His tour company created a new way to travel, and he built a business that supported local economies in his host communities in Europe while promoting a low-impact travel model that connected Americans with new cultures and ideas. Hal ran…
Did you know that UnTours was the first certified B Corp in the world? We are a small company with a big footprint in the realm of progressive business; our late founder Hal Taussig helped shape the movement to make business a force for good. In honor of B Corp Month, we’ll look back at…
As most of you know, the UnTours Foundation is the brainchild of our late founder, Hal Taussig, who used profits from his travel company to seed his vision of microenterprise and an inclusive economy. The UnTours Foundation owns UnTours, and its work overlaps with the guiding principals and progressive business practices of UnTours, whose employee…
Medical research is pointing to the effectiveness of mask wearing in limiting the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Mask requirements are becoming the norm, for indoor shopping and in other public spaces, with mask ordinances in place all over the US. We are getting used to covering our maw, be it with a…
UnTours’ Green Tag program offers travelers a chance to offset the CO2 created by their vacation. Guests can make a donation to buy a carbon offset and we invest that money in green projects that help fight climate change. In addition, UnTours buys offsets to cover staff commutes and travel. We like to report back…