15 September:
The Collapse of Global Tourism and its Impact on International Development

Wednesday 15 September, 4pm-5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time

Tourism is one of the most important sources of foreign exchange earnings and job creation in many poor and developing countries.

The UN World Tourism Organisation estimates that annually there is currently 1billion fewer international tourism arrivals, a loss of US$1.3 trillion in total export revenues from international tourism and a further 120 million direct tourism jobs at risk due to COVID-19.

The toll on developing countries is significantly higher and the inequity is expected to continue well into the future with uneven vaccination rollouts.

On 15 September, AIDN will host a free webinar to discuss the global tourism crash and its impact on developing countries. Our session will be facilitated by Jennifer Byrne and will welcome:

• Rob McGeary, Director at APT Travel Group
• Gemma Sisia, Founder of The School of St Jude Tanzania
• Darrell Wade, Co-founder and Chairman of Intrepid Group
• Tony Wheeler, Founder of Lonely Planet

To register, click here.
The is a free webinar presented by The Australian International Development Network.

The Australian International Development Network (AIDN) is a startup organisation. It is a collaboration between private sector individuals, philanthropists, donors, corporates and government agencies looking to grant or invest funds to advance the social and environmental conditions of people and communities abroad.

Our Purpose

• AIDN will provide a stronger and collective voice to increase the flow and quality of international giving and impact investing
• AIDN will provide tools and resources to help Australians overcome some of the barriers to international giving and impact investing
• AIDN will coordinate initiatives between private sector, corporate and government philanthropists and investors leading to greater international giving and impact investing
• AIDN will promote standards and principles which support international philanthropic funding and impact investing to organisations that are effective, accountable and transparent.

Our declaration

AIDN BELIEVES:

• A peak in global inequality greatly increases the opportunity for Australians to help support communities abroad
• The SDGs and the PA Foundation maps provide an excellent framework and lens through which to frame philanthropy and impact investing objectives abroad
• With greater networking and collaborations between private sector, corporate and government stakeholders, we can achieve more and better giving and impact investing abroad
• Through sharing the right tools and information, barriers to international giving can be further lowered and the questions regarding its impact addressed
• The corporate sector presents a significant opportunity to advance the scale and impact of international development through giving and investment
• Growth in the impact investing market internationally is a significant opportunity to advance the scale and impact of international development
• The shift in policy and strategy of the Australian Government presents and increased opportunity for the corporate and private sectors to partner and leverage their development efforts abroad
• Agreed Standards and Principles should guide philanthropic funding and impact Investing abroad through to organisations that are effective , accountable and transparent