TripAdvisor Protects Animals with Ban on All Wildlife-Attraction Ticket Sales Andrea Sachs - The Washington Post
go to original October 16, 2016

Last week, TripAdvisor, parent company of Viator, announced that it will no longer sell tickets to or generate booking revenue from attractions that do not meet its animal-welfare standards. After consulting with animal rights groups and industry experts earlier this year, the company decided to eliminate activities that involve travelers “coming into physical contact with” captive wild animals or endangered species.

The company would not name any specific attractions or businesses but it did describe the types of experiences included in the sales ban — riding, swimming and petting. The decision builds on the company’s current policy, which prohibits bookings that involve killing or injuring animals, such as bullfights and captive hunts.

“We will use our strength for good and bring awareness” to the issue, said Barbara Messing, TripAdvisor’s chief marketing officer.

TripAdvisor features nearly 700,000 attractions, of which only a few thousand involve animal encounters. The company expects to discontinue sales on hundreds of activities that do not comply with its criteria.

“It’s not a huge revenue loss,” she said, “and it’s a big win for animal-welfare standards.”

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