Travel with a Cause, your not for profit, travel agency, pouring profits into developing countries

Fully Registered & insured Not For Profit Travel Agency & Registered Tour Operator
Our Company/Organisational Credentials: Our founding directors are philanthropic entrepreneurs who have extensive experience as travel agents and have all owned and directed several travel agencies. Travel With A Cause Inc. owns this website and part-owns another affiliated website (the discount air travel specialist website at www.knowhowtravel.com.au). Travel With A Cause's Management team acknowledges with gratitude the support provided by Paul Evans in building and maintaining this website. Under our rules of incorporation, all work undertaken by our Directors in their capacity as members of the Travel With A Cause Inc Management Board is done on a voluntary basis. This means that any work undertaken by Directors as Board Members by law, is unpaid. Directors have no authority to take funds out of TWAC for his or her own purposes. Moreover, it actually costs Directors to join the TWAC Board because they have to pay annual membership fees out of their own pockets. Therefore, all our directors are with us to "Make a Difference" - they gain no financial advantage from their duties, except the joy of making a difference in this world of need. Each year, TWAC is fully audited as per the lawful requirements of the Australian Travel Compensation Fund (TCF) and by law undertakes audit requirements of the State Department of Justice (as per its review of all not-for-profit organisation financial returns). TCF registration number: 7/9028 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Number: 0236219 Australian Travel Agent's license number: TAS156 Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) Number: 00002152 Australian Business Number (ABN): 350 960 171 66 Australian Business Number for Tax-Deductible gifts: 90 946 095 079 Note: We offer Tax Deductible status to Australian citizens making monetary donations towards some of our current projects. The Australian Government's Australian Tax Office (ATO) granted Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status to us from May 2006. Therefore we are able to offer Tax Deductibility to Australian citizens who donate to our DGR-designated projects (click here for further details). Tax-deductible donations incur a 10% administration fee which is withheld by the over-arching organisation (World Relief Australia Inc.) which provides to TWAC its tax-deductible status. TWAC never withholds donation money for itself and 100% non tax-deductible donations received by TWAC are passed on to its sponsored projects. Our Personal Belief System & Company Mission Statement: This Company is Not For Profit International Travel Agency and Overseas Aid Incorporation. Our inaugural Directors have travelled to many third world & developing countries and have been absolutely convicted to do something about poverty in countries including but limited to: India, Zambia, Transvaal, Fiji, Burundi, Malawi, Cambodia & Colombia. We desire that our work in travel to leave an everlasting legacy to developing countries. We have decided to dedicate this company's profits to ameliorate the shocking conditions encountered by the poor and needy in countries not as fortunate as our own nation (Australia). Whether or not you choose to travel to a developing country (and of course we can arrange this for you), just by booking any travel through our company, you will experience the satisfaction that when you travel, you will be assisting people in great need. Our Company Mission therefore is to serve others who live in poverty in developing countries. Our relief efforts focus on disadvantaged groups (as opposed to individuals) who are in dire need of our assistance and without such aid would face untoward medical, nutritional, social and/or financial hardship. For this reason we sponsor & support schools, orphanages, and small communities as opposed to individuals and/or family enterprises. Likewise we choose to fund those organisations that we consider "make a difference" in countries other than those designated by the OECD as "Developing Countries". Hence our mission included sponsorship to missions undertaken by various groups undertaking Australian indigenous groups, Camp Quality, and others. Wholesale Prices: A number of our tours are offered at wholesale prices. This means you not only receive personal satisfaction that when you book your travel through us you are assisting developing nations, but you also get value for money. However, we ask that you consider donating the savings gained when you take advantage of our wholesale prices (see Conferences, Tasmanian Coach Tours, Queensland Tours for example). Such donations are not a pre-requisite to utilise our services. We simply ask you to consider donating. Our Directors:
	Jane Evans Director
Jane Evans has some 25 years experience in the travel industry and has enjoyed wide and acclaimed international experience. Jane is simply brilliant at pulling together those difficult international quotes that often will be ignored by other agents. Jane is well respected in the Tasmanian community and has won many awards for her work of excellence in the Travel Industry. Jane formed her own Travel Agency some 12 years ago, drawing on her vast experience in both the domestic and international travel arenas. Jane has travelled extensively and spent over 12 months living and studying in the USA & Canada before returning to her beloved homeland of Australia. Jane has hand picked a select group of enthusiastic, energetic, committed and skilled travel consultants who can cater to virtually every conceivable travel requirement. Jane maintains a close 'hands on' approach to travel in order to ensure that her business continues to deliver excellence to her valued clients.

Richard Parker, Vice President.

Richard Parker
Director

Richard Parker has a replete knowledge of Africa and he desires to ameliorate conditions in Africa and other Developing Nations. It was after Richard Parker returned from a life-changing trip to Zambia that we launched our Not for Profit Travel Agency, Richard Parker being one of three founding directors. Richard enthusiastically engineers several "Not for Profit" tours with "Travel With a Cause" and the profits derived from these bring hope, healing and empowerment to Zambia & other developing countries. Richard carries a passion for Zambia and other African countries. His vision is to build schools, repair and expand existing schools and purchase farm land for the underprivileged people living in Zambia and similar countries so that these beautiful people will be afforded the opportunity for self-sustenance and the dignity of self-reliance.


Paul Evans* Board Advisor Paul enjoys extensive experience that includes: training, business marketing and strategic planning. Paul is responsible for Internet design and operation. His career path has been diverse, providing high level policy advice to various government and non-government organisations as well as carrying replete experience in the arena of human services. Having lived on two continents and having travelled extensively, Paul brought to the company valuable experience that ensured that the company delivers what it promises to its customers. Paul thoroughly enjoys sport and some of his own sporting achievements include: winning various state sailing championships, state representation on rugby union teams and a runner-up title, Australian sailing championships. Paul loves riding and is an enthusiastic equestrian. Paul is a musician who plays guitar and he also loves song-writing. *resigned as Director 1st Oct 2011 and appointed Board Advisor. Paul is no longer formally affiliated with Travel With A Cause having left the organisation in Dec 2011. He now focuses on establishing new not-for-profit ventures and melds this by continuing in his guest lecturing role with the University of Tasmania. Paul provides independent consultancy support to the TWAC Board on IT and Web issues.


	International Air Transport Association (IATA) Number: 02362194 Travel Compensation Fund License (TCF) Number: 7/9028 Australian Business Number (ABN): 350 960 171 66 Travel Agent's Licensing Board Number: TAS156 Australian Federation of Travel Agents ABN (DGR Status) 90 946 095 079 (AFTA) Number: 00002152