Welcome to Touching Dreams
Touching Dreams is a non-profit company established in 2023 to harness the collective power of South Africa’s tourism and hospitality industry to drive meaningful, lasting change.
We provide a trusted platform for hospitality providers, corporations and individuals to give back to communities and natural environments — ensuring tourism doesn’t just exist in these spaces, but actively uplifts them.
Help us build a sustainable future:
Once-off or monthly contributions. Secure online payments.
What we do
Hospitality and tourism are uniquely positioned to uplift South Africa’s most remote regions. Through meaningful collaboration, Touching Dreams supports host communities with a focus on:
- Developing South Africa’s future leaders
- Advancing early childhood and youth development
- Protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems
For tourism to be sustainable, we must actively invest in the communities and natural habitats that make our country extraordinary. Through industry-wide collaboration, we help ensure these environments are not only protected, but thrive.
When communities flourish and ecosystems are safeguarded, travellers can continue to experience the beauty of South Africa for generations to come.
How we do it
We exist to create collective, industry-wide impact.
Touching Dreams provides a clear, credible avenue for hospitality providers who want to make a difference but may not know where to begin. We identify, support and amplify high-impact initiatives in remote and underserved regions.
Our programmes also provide corporations outside the tourism sector with an opportunity to support meaningful projects in remote areas.
Tourism is a vital contributor to the country’s economy. But to keep it sustainable, we must invest in the communities and ecosystems that support it.
Building a Better Future Together
Social Impact Through Hospitality
Dream Hotels & Resorts is the pioneer of the Touching Dreams initiative. Each of its 23 properties across South Africa supports causes within their surrounding communities.
Touching Dreams is supported by a growing network of committed industry partners. Among them, Dream Vacation Club and Profitroom play an important role in strengthening the initiative’s governance, sustainability and long-term vision. We continue to seek long-term, sustained partnerships and invite like-minded businesses to join our mission.