DELRAY BEACH, FL, March 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of World Water Day on March 22,
2015, award-winning Uniworld Boutique River
Cruise Collection, in partnership with
The TreadRight Foundation,
proudly announces their continued support of WHOLE WORLD
Water, their partner in ensuring access to clean and safe
water for all.
"Basic necessities, such as clean drinking water, should be
available to everyone worldwide, and it is not," said Guy Young,
President of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection. "Our
partnership with WHOLE WORLD Water helps to ensure access to clean
and safe water for all. As we celebrate World Water Day 2015, we
could not be more proud to be Water Champions by helping to spread
the word around the world about this most important issue."
More than one billion people today do not have access to clean and
safe water. WHOLE World Water campaigns to unite the
hospitality and tourism industry on a non-competitive platform to
eradicate this issue. It is estimated the hospitality and
tourism industry can contribute $1 billion per year to alleviate
this global issue.
"We are proud to stand alongside Uniworld in the fight for clean
and safe water," said Jenifer Willig, co-founder of WHOLE WORLD
Water. "Uniworld was one of the first members to join WHOLE WORLD
Water and recognizes that economic and social progress go hand in
hand."
The launch of wholeworldwater.org is yet another
exciting and encouraging step in this mission to give the whole
world water."
"WHOLE WORLD Water relies on the commitment of our members all
across the globe," said Karena Albers, co-founder of WHOLE WORLD
Water. "We have been humbled by their passion and drive to help end
this crisis. As a result, in a little over a year, we have been
able to fund nine projects in Cambodia, India, and Uganda with new
projects coming in Kenya and Madagascar."
Since becoming a WHOLE WORLD Water member in 2013, Uniworld
has been a proud #WaterChampion, donating $1 on behalf of each
guest to the WHOLE WORLD Water Fund. Uniworld also makes
it its mission to filter its own water, reduce plastic waste and
put a greater emphasis on educating travelers on the importance of
the initiative and the gravity of the global water issue.
WHOLE WORLD Water invests 100% of the funds it raises into
clean and safe water projects all over the world.
WHOLE World Water has launched its new consumer-facing website
wholeworldwater.org, which asks one
simple action - for the public to message local restaurants
and invite them to join WHOLE WORLD Water via their
Facebook location app.
For more details, please visit uniworld.com. Join Uniworld's social media community at facebook.com/uniworldrivercruises or twitter.com/uniworldcruises using the hashtag #ExploreUniworld.
About Uniworld Boutique River Cruise
Collection
Uniworld Boutique River
Cruise Collection--the world's only authentic boutique cruise
line™--features luxurious ships with an average capacity of 130
guests, exclusive excursions, gourmet cuisine, and the highest
staff-to-guest ratio in the river cruise industry. Based in Los
Angeles, California, Uniworld offers truly all-inclusive itineraries in
Europe, as well as voyages in Russia, China, Vietnam and Cambodia,
India, and Egypt--a total of 22 rivers in 29 countries worldwide.
Uniworld is a member of CLIA and is highly regarded by discerning
travelers, media, and cruise industry experts:
- Listed among the "World's Best River Cruises" by Travel + Leisure, and recognized for "World's Best Service" in the River Cruise category
- Seven ships listed among Travel + Leisure's "Top 20 River Ships," with River Countess rated highest of all cruise ships (river & ocean)
- Included on Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List for seven years (2008 - 2014)
- Top 3 ranking on Condé Nast Traveler's "Top Ten Cruise Lines" (river & ocean)
- Top 4 ranking on Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for "Top Cruise Lines" (2014)
- Named "Best Luxury River Cruise Line" by Cruise International (2012 - 2014)
- Named "Best Culinary Cruise Line" by readers of SAVEUR (2014)
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About The TreadRight Foundation
Created as a joint initiative between The Travel Corporation's family of brands, The TreadRight Foundation is a not-for-profit working to ensure the environment and communities we visit remain vibrant for generations to come. To date, TreadRight has helped support more than 35 sustainable tourism projects worldwide. The foundation's guiding principle is to encourage sustainable tourism development through conservation, leadership and support for communities.
TreadRight's past project partners include WWF, Conservation International and The National Trust in the UK. Current initiatives include sponsoring the National Geographic Society's inaugural "World Legacy Awards," helping to combat wildlife crime with WildAid, and empowering individuals with the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise.
To learn more about our past and current work at TreadRight, please visit us at Treadright.org.
About the Issue
Today, more than a billion people worldwide are without access
to clean and safe drinking water, and an estimated 2.4 billion lack
access to basic sanitation. WHOLE WORLD Water members seek to prove
that social, environmental and economic progress are not mutually
exclusive.
About WHOLE WORLD Water
Developed to end the global water crisis, WHOLE WORLD Water
works to unite the hospitality and tourism industry to filter,
bottle, and sell its own water, and contribute 10% of the proceeds
to the WHOLE WORLD Water Fund. Founded in 2012 by award winning
documentary filmmaker Karena Albers, and Jenifer Willig, former CEO
of the (RED) campaign, the core belief of WHOLE WORLD Water is that
if it is not good for business, it is simply not sustainable. For
more information, please visit www.wholeworldwater.co, and join the
conversation on Twitter @WHOLEWORLDWater.
About The WHOLE WORLD Water Fund
The WHOLE WORLD Water Fund was established to radically increase resources to provide access to clean and safe water to communities around the world. Designed specifically for clean and safe water investments, the Fund can be accessed by organizations, charities and social enterprises focused on clean and safe drinking water issues. Trustees of the Fund include Sonu Shivdasani, Sir Jonathon Porritt, Fraser McColl and Rachel Cardone. Ambassadors include: Sir Richard Branson, Rich Wolf, David de Rothschild, Yves Behar, Graham Hill, Ben Elliot, Waris Ahluwalia, Gabriel Byrne, Stanley Johnson, Natasha Khan, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Haider Ackermann, Ryan McGinley and Shekhar Kapur.