MASSIVEGOOD: Travelport Commits to Improving the Lives of Many
Help change the world one click at a time.
Travelport is joining the travel and tourism industry and major health organisations in support of a new and ambitious global initiative, MASSIVEGOOD. Created by the Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health, MASSIVEGOOD allows travellers to give a micro-contribution each time they purchase travel services.
Donations will help fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other devastating illnesses in developing countries. Micro-contributions by travellers – as little $2, £2 or €2 – have the potential to raise up to $1 billion over the next four years.
How is Travelport supporting the cause?
We’re introducing contribution mechanisms within our Galileo™ and Worldspan™ global distribution systems (GDS). The functionality allows travel agents to easily process traveller donations each time they book a trip. The Millennium Foundation is launching MASSIVEGOOD during the first half of 2010 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Spain. Travelport is supporting MASSIVEGOOD in these countries, as well as The Foundation’s expansion into additional countries over time.
Are you a Travelport-connected travel agency? Join the movement!
Agencies play a vital role in this initiative. If you are a Travelport-connected agency, visit Travelport’s MASSIVEGOOD Web site to learn the simple steps for becoming involved.
Why is Travelport supporting this cause?
Travelport firmly believes in corporate social responsibility, and the powerful force of mass travel to drive cultural awareness, and real and meaningful change. Joining forces with Sabre and Amadeus in this initiative, we feel the combined strength of all GDSs represents a potential impact that can be truly enormous.
"As a GDS partner in this ambitious project, Travelport has the opportunity to use our global reach and a distribution system that touches millions of travelers each year to meet an urgent humanitarian need. MASSIVEGOOD not only captures the potentially significant funding that can save the lives of millions around the globe, but also embraces the spirit of unity, generosity and goodwill of individuals and organizations to bring about real change for the world's most vulnerable populations."
Jeff Clarke, CEO and President, Travelport
“The Foundation’s message that we should feel good about travel, but embrace responsibility to our planet is entirely aligned with our ethos, which is why I am personally backing this initiative. This project is a chance to make a difference to the world stage – and reinvent the way the world sees our business, and our industry.”
Gordon Wilson, Deputy CEO, Travelport
Learn more about MASSIVEGOOD on YouTube: MASSIVEGOOD: Join the movement.
Learn more about the Millennium Foundation.
Travel agencies: Learn how to get involved by visiting Travelport’s MASSIVEGOOD Web site.