Agoda launches Vaxxed To Go in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines

By motoph admin on November 17, 2021

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Agoda launches its Vaxxed ToGo campaign to offer vaccinated travelers the opportunity to get great deals, in an effort to support Philippines’ travel industry’s recovery from the global pandemic.

Photo credit: © Juergen Freund and WWF

The global digital travel platform has teamed up with WWF-Philippines as part of the campaign to raise awareness on wildlife conservation for a healthy planet, with focus on the iconic whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) as the world goes back to travelling again. The Vaxxed To Go campaign will see Agoda’s hotel partners incentivizing travelers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with special travel deals and benefits, and follows successful Vaxxed To Go campaigns in Malaysia, Australia, and Vietnam.

More than 50 hotel partners have joined the campaign so far, including Fairways and Bluewater Boracay, Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort, and The Manor at Camp John Hay — offering fully vaccinated travelers the opportunity to enjoy travelling while giving back through a dedicated link at www.agoda.com/c/vaxxedtogo_ph bookable on both the Agoda website and mobile application. With every booking made through the Vaxxed To Go in the Philippines, Agoda will donate PHP 500 with a maximum donation of PHP 1,000,000 towards WWF-Philippines’ whale shark and habitat conservation programs in Donsol, Sorsogon and to its efforts in promoting environmental awareness in the country. The whale shark population in Donsol, Sorsogon has been protected by WWF-Philippines for the past 23 years through their environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism programs. These initiatives allowed the local whale shark population to recover and provide a steady income and employment to local communities.

“After one of the world’s longest lockdowns, Filipinos are looking forward to going back to travel to enjoy the Philippines’ nature and beaches, exploring the country again and enjoying time together with friends or family.”

“As we start to travel again, we want to spread the message of being more mindful with the environment, that’s why we partnered with the WWF for Vaxxed To Go so that first post-COVID trip reminds people how they can make small changes to make a big difference to our natural world.” said Niels Hoeben, Country Director for Philippines at Agoda.

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About Agoda

From its beginnings as an e-commerce start-up based in Singapore in 2005, digital travel platform Agoda has grown to offer a global network of over 2.9 million properties in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, offering travelers easy access to a wide choice of luxury and budget hotels, apartments, homes and villas, to suit all budgets and travel occasions. In 2019, Agoda added a flight product and packages to help make travel even easier.

Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and employs more than 4,000 staff in 25 countries. Agoda.com and the Agoda mobile app are available in 39 languages.

About WWF-Philippines

WWF-Philippines has been working as a national organization of the WWF network since 1997. As the 26th national organization in the network, WWF-Philippines has successfully been implementing various conservation projects to help protect some of the most biologically-significant ecosystems in Asia.

WWF-Philippines works to improve Filipino lives by crafting solutions to climate change, providing sustainable livelihood programs, and conserving the country’s richest marine and land habitats.