RETOUR FOUNDATION
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.
WHAT WE DO
Connecting people, tourism and sustainable development through participation, shared knowledge and practical action.
STORIES FROM DESTINATIONS
Tourism Voices shares the experiences and perspectives of people who live and work in tourism destinations, telling their stories in their own words.
Explore Tourism Voices →YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARTICIPATION
We work with young people to express their priorities, share knowledge about their communities and participate in decisions that affect their lives.
Our work with Youth →LOCAL ACTION · GLOBAL GOALS
We connect practical initiatives, knowledge sharing and partnerships with the Sustainable Development Goals and local social, economic and environmental wellbeing.
Our work on SDGs →OUR APPROACH
Our work starts with the experiences, knowledge and aspirations of people who live in destinations — with particular attention to voices that are not often heard enough.
We bring together communities, organisations and researchers, with a focus on including groups that are often overlooked.
We combine our experience in practice and in research to develop practical approaches that can be tested, shared and adapted to different contexts.
We combine our experience with data collection, research and if necessary and useful, AI, to develop innovative approaches.
We make our data and tools available, so others can use and develop them, opening up knowledge to groups that otherwise would not have access.
Over four decades we have built extensive experience in sustainable community development, international cooperation, research and tourism.
OUR STORY
A long-term commitment to people, places and a more responsible tourism.
A non-profit initiative develops around responsible tourism and its social and environmental impacts.
For SNV, the Dutch development organisation, Retour assists young Maasai in the Loliondo area to take control over tourism in their bomas.
Retour develops into two complementary legal entities: Retour Foundation and Retour Foundation Consult.
We combine decades of experience with new approaches to participation, youth engagement and sustainable development.