Our certifications
B Corp certified since March 2024, ICEF accredited and a member of the WYSE Travel Confederation, the EAIE and the Travel4Impact Network: the labels behind Freepackers.
We are B Corp Certified
Since March 2024, Freepackers has been certified as a B Corp. As a B Corp, we are part of a global community of businesses that adhere to high social and environmental standards.
B stands for Benefit for all.
We are harnessing the B Corp movement to change our economic system and create a positive impact on all stakeholders: employees, communities, customers, and our planet.
Member of the international WYSE Travel Confederation
WYSE Travel Confederation is a non-profit organisation representing the youth and student travel industry. The 600 members are leaders in educational travel and form a powerful and extensive professional network. WYSE Travel Confederation members collectively serve more than 40 million young travellers a year and are the leaders in youth travel services.
Freepackers won the award for best international cooperation at the Global Youth Travel Awards 2023
Member of the Commission WD12 for the development of the International Standard on Responsible Tourism
In 2016-2017, Freepackers participated in the AFNOR WD12 working group for the development of a standard in the field of responsible tourism and humanitarian travel. Since then, Freepackers has committed to adhering to and enforcing best practices in collaboration with various stakeholders in a poorly regulated sector, notably by co-signing charters, responding to audits, and striving for complete transparency in cost distribution.
Member of the International Mobility Committee
This committee brings together some thirty experts to promote professional success for young people through international experience and language learning. Freepackers attends around ten Studyrama fairs each year with the IMC. Come and meet us on the IMC stand to discuss your project and find the experience that best suits your profile and your needs.
Certified Australia Specialist agency
We have been a certified Australia Specialist agency since 2010. The Aussie Specialist Program (ASP) is Tourism Australia’s global online training programme, shared by all eight state and territory tourism partners and designed to provide frontline travel sellers from around the globe with the knowledge and skills to best sell Australia.
ICEF International Group accredited agent
We are an organisation accredited by the ICEF International Group!
ICEF is a global organisation at the heart of the international education sector.
Its mission:
- Connecting professionals to an international network
- Giving them access to knowledge and training
- Boosting the growth of educational institutions,
- student recruitment agents
- and service providers in the sector
Member of the EAIE
In 2022 we became a member of the EAIE, the European centre for expertise, networking and resources in the internationalisation of higher education.
Member of the Travel4Impact Network
In 2022 Freepackers joined Travel4Impact, a social innovation network launched by Amadeus and IE University. The network helps SMEs prosper and amplify their positive impact, by helping with the development of their digital strategies, the social impact of their value proposition and the sustainability of their business.
