Each year the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund hosts an auction of donated trips and travel-related items, raising money to support the organization in protecting wild places. Last year’s auction was its best yet, raising over $30,000. (Thanks to our generous donors for making it possible!) Our goal is to double this for 2023. We are looking for your help in making that happen!

Donation = Membership: Get a 1-year ATCF base membership for new ATCF members who donate items valued over $5,000.

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Mark Your Calendars: This year’s auction is scheduled for the fall, timed to a period when many travelers purchase trips. We’ll be promoting and previewing it at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Hokkaido, Japan, to boost awareness and build excitement. The ATCF will host its annual breakfast event and conduct a silent auction with an assortment of donated items during the ATWS event. Event delegates will be able to bid on the silent auction item, and the winner will be announced at the event.

The main event, the online auction, launches on October 11, World Tourism Day.

We are constantly trying to improve the bidder experience, maximize reach, and minimize costs. Auction items will be visible via the ATCF auction webpage, with links to place bids on our partner sites, CharityBuzz and BetterWorld. The CharityBuzz platform has its own audience and markets the ATCF auction to an exclusive group of philanthropic consumers, 60,000 of which are high-net-worth individuals.

We are currently soliciting donations for the auction through mid-August. It is only through the support of adventure travel industry members that we are able to carry this work forward. If you are interested in participating, please check out our donation page. Past donated items have included trips, flights, experiences, lodging, gear, and photography classes. We are open to creative ideas, so if you have suggestions, let us know. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your brand in front of a travel-oriented audience. We will be promoting the auction to:

1,000 ATCF email subscribers including international travelers, committed to conservation efforts.
28,000+ travelers and industry professionals through Adventure Travel Prosper and Adventure Travel News.
750+ industry professionals during promotions and a silent auction promo at the 2023 Adventure Travel World Summit.
60,000+ high net-worth philanthropic individuals interested in supporting conservation projects via CharityBuzz, the ATCF online auction-hosting organization.
Partner with charity website receiving over 600,000+ unique views per month.
Promotion of your brand and auction item to ATCF email subscribers, media list, and social media channels, before, during, and following the auction.

A few of last year’s items: