Getting out in nature gives you experiences that you can’t get anywhere else. So it’s essential that we operate in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. All our tours are designed to protect the natural landscapes we visit.
We work hard to guarantee that Fun Over 50 Holidays operates sustainably, and we’re proud of the steps we’ve taken. We continually revisit our responsible tourism policies to ensure that we are always leading the market with sustainable practices across 4 main pillars.
The culture of the people we visit, our guests and team.
The natural environment and wildlife of the places we visit.
Striving for constant innovation and evolution.
Creating employment and economic benefit for the places we visit.
Fun Over 50 Holidays developed their Our People & Planet Program which has evolved to provide vital support to the many communities and projects where we operate. These include trusts contributing to multiple wildlife, nature, and heritage conservation projects, financial commitment to the Great Barrier Reef Restoration Foundation, and contributions to the Tasmanian Devils@Cradle Sanctuary.
Fun Over 50 Holidays employs local community tour guides and interpreters, ensuring an authentic, and immersive experience for their guests, and employment and cultural heritage preservation in local communities around areas of operation. We also engage with drought relief programs, Indigenous support programs, and other local cultural heritage programs.
You can get involved with any of the programs below.
Our Green Guest Policy (GGP) means it costs less to contribute. It lets you choose to forfeit your room servicing at specific hotels during your tour, which saves water, electricity and disposable amenities. And, you end up with some money back in your pocket for participating.
Get your hands a little grubby on tour by choosing to participate in planting trees, herbs or flowers. A little work with big benefits and you will receive a souvenir polo shirt and cap for your efforts.
Next time you join us for some fun on tour, feel free to drop any of your loose change in one of our collection boxes on board the coaches. $1 or $2 goes a long way!
When filling out your booking form, ready to embark on your next adventure, you will notice the Green Bank Contribution section. We are happy to accept any amount you might like to send to the Green Bank. It is simple. Just nominate an amount and add this to your deposit.
Are you looking to meet new people? Do you love gardening? Want a little exercise to stay fit? Gather a few friends or register yourself. Call us to ask when the next event is being held. We volunteer our guests, staff and crew to participate in local plantings or clean up days. Most times it is just a few hours and not too strenuous. Call us to join!
An itinerary is developed with a specific community cause in mind and a donation is made during the tour that the guests participate in.
An itinerary is developed with a specific cause in mind, where labour is required. The company heavily subsidises the tour (donates the coach) to reduce the cost of the tour and guests who choose to travel, must in return, provide labour to the cause. A mix of holiday touring with a ‘work’ element.
In 2019, we introduced a ban of plastic bags for staff and guests while touring. All guests are advised of the policy and given a reusable calico bag to use on tour.
In 2020, we took this policy another step further and put into place the No Plastic Partner Program (NPPP). We now have strict expectations for our suppliers and partners. As part of the NPPP all supplier contracts clearly state that no plastics, where possible, are to be used when hosting Fun Over 50 groups.
We have partnered with Greenfleet since 2014 for a number of tree planting events and initiatives. We are proud to say that we now offset all guests, crew and staff travel emissions.
While FOF itself has been working hard to reduce its plastic footprint, we feel a greater impact will happen with the support of our guests, staff and suppliers, working together in a partnership to eliminate as much single-use plastic on our tours as possible. By all working together we can make change, and even if we focus on single-use items such as plastic water bottles and plastic bags, we could potentially save millions of bottles & bags from ending up in our ocean and landfill.
We have incorporated strategic climate change responses across all relevant levels of our planning and operations. We are working towards becoming carbon neutral.
With Advanced Ecotourism certification, we offer outstanding experiences which let you get back to nature, help conservation, and minimise environmental impact.
At Fun Over 50 Holidays, we are always looking for more ways to help our natural environment. Our mission is to help people enjoy their wonder for years to come.
Carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases can drastically affect our natural environment, and we want to do our part in reducing how much we produce on them.
Here’s how we do it:
Fun Over 50 Holidays' guests go on tour
Carbon is released into the atmosphere
We calculate how much carbon is created per transport method
We invest in sustainability projects to capture and remove carbon
Carbon is removed from the atmosphere
Fun Over 50 Holidays remains carbon neutral
Our eco tours let you get back to nature while having a positive impact on the environment, and protecting natural wonders for future generations and future travellers.
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We are committed to operating in ways that respect and reinforce Indigenous cultural heritage and the authenticity and integrity of living cultures of Indigenous communities.
We have incorporated strategic climate change responses across all relevant levels of our planning and operations. We are working towards becoming carbon neutral.
With Advanced Ecotourism certification, we offer outstanding experiences which let you get back to nature, help conservation, and minimise environmental impact.
We are a credible, well trained, and professional business. We conduct business in compliance with Australian Consumer Law and in accordance with ATAS Charter and Code of Conduct.
The Council of Australian Tour Operators represents tour operators and wholesalers. As a full CATO member, we provide authentic and original holidays with sustainable travel.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them, their cultures, and to the elders both past and present.
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