equitable access initiative

equitable access. transformative impact.

Opening transformational travel education to those shaping the future of people and place.

Our Equitable Access Initiative ensures that individuals, communities, and destinations from marginalized and under-resourced regions can access world-class training in transformational travel, experience design, and destination regeneration.

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why equitable access matters

Transformation thrives when access is shared.

Travel has the power to heal, connect, and regenerate. but only when the people closest to place have a seat at the table. Equitable access allows local leaders, cultural hosts, guides, educators, and destination practitioners to shape tourism in ways that honor community wellbeing, cultural integrity, and ecological care.

Your support helps remove financial barriers and expands who gets to lead the future of travel.

signature experience development program

The foundation of transformative travel strategy design and implementation.

Our Signature Experience Development Program is the core learning pathway of TTI and TTC. It equips participants with the mindset, tools, and frameworks to design experiences that foster authentic connection, deeper meaning, and reciprocal benefit.

Participants learn to:

  • Design experiences rooted in purpose and place

  • Move beyond transactions toward transformation

  • Integrate ethical, regenerative, and culturally grounded practices

  • Create lasting value and impact for both visitors, host communities, and natural landscapes

Equitable pricing opens this program to practitioners and leaders across diverse cultural, geographic, and economic contexts.

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destination regeneration program

Supporting places in transition

Our Destination Regeneration Program helps destinations move beyond extractive tourism models toward community-led, regenerative development.

Designed for destination organizations, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and regional partners, this program supports:

  • Alignment between tourism and local people and priorities

  • Resident quality of life and long-term resilience

  • Capacity-building within individuals and communities

  • Tourism strategies rooted in 7th generation principles, stewardship, and care

Equitable pricing ensures that destinations in developing regions can access this work, not as beneficiaries, but as leaders.

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Designing meaningful encounters on the ground

The Visitor Experience Program translates transformational principles into practice for experience providers, guides, and community hosts.

This program supports:

  • Community-based and Indigenous tourism initiatives

  • Cultural heritage and living culture experiences

  • Nature-based and conservation-linked travel

  • Destinations seeking depth over scale

  • Value-creation that spins positive outcomes for all

Participants learn how to design visitor experiences that foster mutual respect, authentic connection, and cultural reciprocity.

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how your support creates enduring impact

Your generosity fuels access, capacity, and change.

Donations and long-term partnerships help us:

  • Provide scholarships and equitable pricing for our courses and programs

  • Support leaders from marginalized communities

  • Extend regeneration tools to under-resourced destinations

  • Build a truly global community of transformative travel and regenerative tourism practitioners and communities.

Every contribution strengthens people, places, and the future of travel and the lives we touch!

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Are you hoping for a scholarship or grant?

If you are seeking support to participate in our Signature Experience Development Program or related offerings, we invite you to apply for equitable pricing.

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