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Building Purposeful Teams: How Social Impact Tours Elevate Employee Engagement, Diversity, and Sustainability

Connecting employees with local tour companies offering social impact experiences can be a powerful way for companies to incentivize their employees and align their activities with various organizational goals. Here’s a step-by-step explanation of how this can be achieved: Identify Company Goals: Before selecting social impact experiences, companies should identify their specific goals related to…

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January 11, 2024

WE DID IT! Social impact on all of our public tours!

JULY 1, 2023 UPDATE: so far this year, in dollars, we have contributed $7,850 to our social impact partners!  (Photo courtesy of The Migrant Kitchen) We are so so so so excited to announce that we have added a social impact element to ALL OF OUR PUBLIC FOOD TOURS! Go us! But what is social…

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March 28, 2023

Why you should book a food tour instead of a holiday party this year!

The holidays are a fun time to get together with your friends and family and coworkers. Whether it’s for your team who have been working hard all year, or an excuse to get all of your friends together, you should consider treating them to something special. I know what you’re thinking: “Why not just plan…

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November 18, 2022

The Benefits of Meaningful Community Engagement

Love exploring and want to do something meaningful while you do it? Our Social Impact Tours are a new way to explore a city, gain deeper understanding of the community around you and make a difference by volunteering. We offer Social Impact Tours that connect people from around the world to the stories, challenges and…

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May 23, 2022

Social Impact Experiences are More Impactful Corporate Volunteer Activities

The new generation of employees craves more than just their standard corporate job. Employees want experiences like team building activities with local non-profits or community organizations. We often think of “team building” as activities to bring co-workers together in a non-work context, like a sales incentive trip or a scavenger hunt. And while these excursions…

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May 22, 2022

The Future of Tourism is Social Impact Tourism

Social Impact Tourism The responsible traveler today visits a place in order to get to know its people, culture and history. Social Impact Tourism promises to be an important part of our future as travelers and consumers – not only because it helps us travel more sustainably but also because it provides us with an opportunity…

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May 19, 2022

Like A Local Tours Launches Social Impact Initiative with New Partner: Carmen Portela

Like A Local Tours is excited to announce the appointment of Carmen Portela as Head of Social Impact. Like A Local Tours aims to launch a series of experiences aimed at supporting organizations working in sustainability, environmental, and social and food justice in New York City and its boroughs. Carmen was born and raised in…

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July 22, 2021