# Apartment-Based Vacation Providers Untours is a B Corporation That Lets You Travel Independently By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-01-13 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/untours References: [bcorporation.net](http://www.bcorporation.net/community/directory/untours) & [untours](http://www.untours.com/) Don't call Untours another Airbnb. First of all, it's been around a whole lot longer than the San Francisco-based company that was founded in 2008. Untours -- founded by Norma and Hal Taussig in 1975 -- isn't exactly a DIY vacation either. It's a balance between planned flights, apartment rentals and local contact information and independence when ever you decide you want it. It's up to you. As a certified [B Corporation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blk-bold1), the for-profit company, which runs vacations in Europe and the Americas, makes the priority of travel a cultural connection. The Untours Foundation is where the majority of the business' profits are re-invested to create social impact. Paul Newman and John F. Kennedy, Jr. awarded the Taussigs with the Most Generous Business in the United States award in 1999. **Contact Information** Untours [website](http://www.untours.com/) Untours on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/untours) Untours on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/untours) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Apartment-based Vacation Alternatives:** Opportunities for creating unique apartment vacation experiences apart from traditional hotels. - **Social Impact Travel:** Opportunities to integrate social impact initiatives in for-profit travel businesses. - **Longevity of Travel Companies:** Benefits of established, long-standing travel companies in an industry dominated by startups like Airbnb. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** Hospitality industry players can research how to combine social impact initiatives with for-profit business models. - **Travel:** Travel industry companies can consider creating more personalized and unique vacation rental experiences. - **Social Enterprise:** Social enterprise businesses can work towards creating more travel businesses that combine economic opportunities with social impact initiatives. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vacation Rental Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-1.md) - [Multi-Generational Travel Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tauck-bridges.md) - [Cultural Travel Stays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adventure-homestay1.md) - [Influencer Travel Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/influencerhosted-tour-program.md) - [International Experiential Tours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ef-ultimate-break.md) - [Purpose-Driven Boomer Vacations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volunteer-vacations.md) - [Budget Vacation Rental Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vacayhub.md) - [Carbon-Mitigating Travel Tours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/andiamo-campaign.md) - [Luxury Adventure Travel Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-adventure-travel.md)