Independent researchers collected information from the public websites of each of the travel companies to determine which were selling tickets for harmful experiences at captive wildlife venues.
The good news
Airbnb, Booking.com and The Travel Corporation have proactively removed captive wildlife entertainment. Tripadvisor/Viator has removed ticket sales for captive wild animal entertainment, but continues to promote exploitative wildlife tourism through images and reviews on their website.
All four of these companies have invited advice from World Animal Protection to improve their commitment to rejecting animal exploitation and wildlife-friendly tourism and these scores are a testament to the steps these companies have already taken to protect animals.
The bad news
Many of the world’s leading travel companies are severely failing wildlife. These companies, who are among the most influential businesses in the tourism industry, are still selling harmful exploitative wildlife experiences.
Travel companies need to take responsibility for fuelling demand for cruel captive wildlife entertainment. With your help we can end ticket sales to venues where dolphins, elephants, primates, and big cats suffer for profit.
You can be a hero for wildlife
To be a hero all we ask you to do is select one of the top 5 travel companies below, who are seriously failing wildlife, and call them out using a social media post we have prepared for you. Collectively your action can help focus attention on the travel companies and hopefully convince them to change their policies on wildlife being used for entertainment.
