A pioneer in tourism, local development accelerator

Club Med, a pioneer in commitment

Happiness: The more we share it, the more we receive it.
It is from this conviction that the Club Med Foundation was born in 1978.
Today, over 40 years later, it is one of the oldest Foundations created by a private company.
As a pioneer in community development, The Club Med Foundation was one of the first to encourage the involvement of employees in solidarity projects, as well as the recycling of reformed materials.

to facilitate access to education and recreation for all

In 2019:

• 19 key partners in social or educational action supported over time
• 430 children accompanied in 8 sports schools
• 6 young people taken on internships or hired as part of the trade bridges
• 2,700 children were welcomed at the 36 Resorts planetary tea
• 6 dreams of sick children realized

The Worldwide Snack
Every year Club Med invites children from neighboring associations and schools to spend a day at the Resort. In 2019 the 20th Worldwide Snack welcomed over 2700 children to 36 Resorts around the globe for an unforgettable day filled with fun, games, food, and more. This year, on June 29th, Club Med was proud to relaunch this tradition for the first time since the pandemic.

Making Wishes Come True
Since 2014, Club Med has welcomed critically ill children identified by Petits Princes Association and Make-A-Wish International to fulfill their dreams, such as meeting Santa, skiing, or going to the beach for the first time. Each dream is magical and reflects the child's personality, bringing the Club Med spirit, joy, and hope to the family and the child.

Our young G.M. can share recreational or educational moments with children from the host country.

The playback that creates links:

• Children from local communities and children of Club Med guests meet in a friendly atmosphere around activities organized by G.Os. They develop a spirit of sharing, create friendships throughout the world, and this opens them up to other cultures.
• In 11 Resorts in 2019, with more than 3000 children participating.

For example, beach cleanings are organized in many Resorts. In 7 Resorts on three continents, sea turtles are protected according to the instructions of the kit "Very Important Turtles".
Or in Brazil and the Maldives, Club Med works to protect coral reefs and invites G.M. to sponsor the relocation of corals.

Since 2008, we have a partnership with AGRISUD to promote local, rural agriculture and agro-ecology near our resorts. This original program aims to support the creation of very small viable and sustainable agricultural enterprises around our sites.
Almost 500 producers have already been trained in the principles of environmentally friendly agriculture and assisted in the economic management of their production. As a result, they can access new markets, such as Club Med, and look to the future more serenely.

Through this program, our guests have access to tasty, fresh, local, healthy, and meaningful products that are found daily in our restaurants.

Since 2010, nearly 300 tons of agroecological products have been purchased from local farmers through the project worldwide.

We offer areas dedicated to healthy, organic, vegan, and vegetarian food in our buffets.

Freshly squeezed fruit juices, a salad bar, homemade granolas, vegetarian dishes, vegan desserts, plant-based milks, gluten-free bread, annd much more await you, no matter your dietary needs.

Nearly 75% of Club Med jobs filled locally.

Because of the variety of activities offered in a Club Med Resort, the number of jobs created there is higher than in the traditional hotel industry.

On average, 86% of the purchases (goods and materials) made by a Resort are made from suppliers in the country where it is located.
While some of these purchases, which cannot be accurately estimated, come from imports made by the local supplier itself, this average nevertheless reflects Club Med’s willingness to work as much as possible with local partners, producers or distributors.