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Experience
Four decades of working with tourism and communities
Retour began as a non-profit initiative in the 1980s and has built extensive experience in tourism, community development, research and international cooperation.
RETOUR FOUNDATION
Communities.
Tourism.
Change.
Making tourism more responsible by putting people and places at the centre.
Since the 1980s, Retour has worked at the intersection of tourism, communities and sustainable development. We develop and support initiatives that turn experience and knowledge into practical action.
People.
Places.
A fairer future.
Places.
A fairer future.
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People
Listening before designing solutions
Our work starts with the experiences, knowledge and aspirations of people who live in destinations — with particular attention to voices that are often overlooked.
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Action
From ideas to practical change
We combine research, participation and international cooperation to develop practical approaches that can be tested, shared and adapted to different contexts.
Real people.
Real stories.
Real perspectives.
Real stories.
Real perspectives.
FEATURED PROJECT
Tourism Voices
The people behind the destinations
Tourism is usually told from the perspective of the traveller. Tourism Voices tells it from the perspective of the people who live there.
Stories from young people, workers, entrepreneurs, community members and others whose lives are connected to tourism — told in their own words.
Tourism Voices→OUR WORK
Youth Voices
Giving young people a stronger voice in tourism and local development.
We work with and for young people to build their knowledge, skills and opportunities to participate in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Our work on Youth →OUR WORK
Sustainable
Development Goals
Connecting tourism, local action and the SDGs.
We contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals through practical initiatives, knowledge sharing and partnerships that link tourism with local social, economic and environmental wellbeing.
Our work on SDGs →OUR APPROACH
How
we work
Listen
We start with people's experiences and perspectives.
Connect
We bring together communities, young people, organisations and researchers.
Learn
We test approaches, document what we learn and adapt.
Share
We make knowledge and tools available so others can use and develop them.
OUR STORY
Our
history
A long-term commitment to people, places and a more responsible tourism.
Retour begins
A non-profit initiative develops around responsible tourism and its social and environmental impacts.
A new structure
Retour develops into two complementary legal entities: Retour Foundation and Retour Foundation Consult.
Knowledge into action
We combine decades of experience with new approaches to participation, youth engagement and sustainable development.
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