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Partner with Planeterra

Create Lasting Impact Through Community Tourism

Tourism has enormous potential to create positive impact for communities, travellers, and your organization, but that doesn’t happen automatically. We work with travel companies, foundations, governments, NGOs, destinations, and corporate partners to help tourism contribute to stronger local economies, thriving cultures, healthier ecosystems, and better traveller experiences.

Whether you’re strengthening a sustainability strategy, supporting community initiatives, integrating Community Tourism into your products, or investing in nature-positive tourism, we help turn ambition into action.

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Why Partner With Planeterra?

Communities need long-term support, trusted relationships, and access to tourism markets. Organizations need credible partners who understand both community development and how the tourism industry works.

For more than two decades, we’ve worked at the intersection of communities and tourism. We don’t simply fund projects, we help create the conditions for Community Tourism to succeed over time.

Tenacious Bee, India

HOW WE WORK

Alongside Communities We:

  • Strengthen tourism enterprises
  • Improve market readiness
  • Develop new tourism experiences
  • Build local capacity
  • Increase market access
  • Measure long-term impact

Alongside Partners We:

  • Integrate Community Tourism experiences into products and itineraries
  • Strengthen ESG and sustainability commitments
  • Support nature-positive initiatives
  • Generate measurable community impact
  • Share authentic impact stories with travellers and stakeholders
Sibaltan Heritage Council, Philippines

Ways We Can Work Together

Every organization approaches Community Tourism
differently. Here are some of the ways organizations
work with Planeterra:

Community Tourism Integration

Integrate Community Tourism experiences into itineraries and tourism products.

Strategic Collaboraton

Collaborate on initiatives that strengthen Community Tourism worldwide, regional programs, community development, research, destination initiatives, or industry-wide innovation.

Support The Community Tourism Network

Support communities through learning, capacity strengthening, visibility, and peer exchange.

Support The Community Tourism Fund

Help finance Community Tourism initiatives through grants and mentorship.

Community Seeds

Invest in community-led tree growing and biodiversity restoration.

Community Positive Framework

Help advance a shared understanding of what equitable tourism looks like in practice, developing practical guidance and measurement tools for tourism that creates meaningful community impact.

Employee Engagement, Cause-Marketing & Fundraising

Lead with your values by partnering with Planeterra to launch fundraising initiatives, driving impact across your organization and your network. Learn more about fundraising or contact our team today for a custom solution.

Custom Partnerships

Every organization is different. If you have another idea, we’d love to explore it together.

Trusted by industry leaders

Case Studies

The Impact
We’re Creating

276+

Community Tourism Enterprises connected to travel companies

254,941+

People impacted across all programs

2,063,583+

Trees planted and growing

Mi Cafecito, Costa Rica

Who We Partner With

Committed to Strengthening Community Tourism

We collaborate with organizations committed to strengthening Community Tourism responsibly, including travel companies, hospitality businesses, foundations, NGOs, governments, destination management and marketing organizations, universities, media, corporate partners, and philanthropic organizations.

FAQ’s

Let’s strengthen Community Tourism together.

Whether you’re integrating Community Tourism into your products, strengthening your sustainability strategy, investing in community-led initiatives, or exploring new partnership opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.

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