Not only are visitors shunning SeaWorld, the marine abusement park’s business partners are also bailing on the notorious company. The blockbuster documentary Blackfish drew back the curtain, revealing that orcas are confined to cramped tanks that are (to them) comparable in size to bathtubs, have been separated from their families, and often die far short of their natural life expectancy.
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Wild orcas swim vast distances every day in tightly knit social groups. But in SeaWorld’s tanks, many orcas resort to gnawing on metal pool grates—which leads to broken teeth and chronic pain—as a result of stress and despair caused by their confinement.
More and more companies don’t want to be associated with the cruel park, including the following:
- 42West
- Abercrombie & Kent
- Adventure Student Travel
- Affordable Luxury Travel
- Aimia
- Airbnb
- Air Canada
- Alaska Airlines
- Albanese Candy
- Alpha Mom
- Ambassador Cruise Line
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Holidays
- American Sky
- Amida Travel
- ARCA Origins
- Ascend Hotel Collection
- Audley Travel
- Authentic Travel Company
- Barmy Travel
- Berry Travel
- British Airways Holidays
- Bryton Travel
- California State University–Long Beach
- Cambria Hotels
- Caribtours
- Caroline Joiner
- Choice Hotels
- Citalia
- City of Gainesville, Florida
- Clarion
- Club Med
- Club Voyages
- Colombina
- Comfort
- Contiki
- Cosmos Holidays
- Costsaver
- Country Inn & Suites
- Coupon Cabin
- Cunard
- Designer Travel
- Destination Coupons
- Discover the World
- D&G Travel of Marlow
- Earth Changers
- Earthwise Travel
- easyJet Holidays
- Econo Lodge
- Enchanting Travels
- Esprit Ski
- Europe Express
- Everhome Suites
- Exodus Travel
- Expedia
- Experience Education
- Explore!
- Full Circle Travel
- G Adventures
- GiftRocket
- Globus Family of Brands
- Gullivers Sports Travel
- Hayes & Jarvis
- Headwater
- Helen Bateman Travel
- Honeymoon Dreams
- Howzat Travel & Events International
- Human Growth Foundation
- Hyundai Motor America (former official partner)
- Independent Traveler
- Inghams
- Inntravel
- Insight Vacations
- Inspire Me Travel
- Intrepid Travel
- JetBlue
- Jet2Holidays
- Jimmy Martin Travel
- Just You
- Kuoni
- Le Boat
- Leopard Catamarans
- Love Holidays
- MainStay Suites
- Mariachi Imports (refused a merchandise order from SeaWorld)
- Marie Rowe Travel
- Marlborough Travel
- Mattel
- Mercury Holidays
- Momo Travels
- The Moorings
- Mott’s Applesauce (former official partner)
- MyPlanet
- Newmarket Holidays
- The NFL’s Miami Dolphins
- Nickson Travel
- Outdoorplay (refused a merchandise order from SeaWorld)
- Oz Coupons
- P&O Cruises
- Panama Jack (former official partner)
- Park Plaza Hotels
- Perfect Getaways
- Pettitts Travel
- Premier Holidays
- Projects Abroad
- Pure Destinations
- Purpose Travel
- Qantas
- Quality Inn
- Quark Expeditions
- Radisson
- Rainbow Tours
- Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union
- Regent Holidays
- Responsible Travel
- Rickshaw Travel
- Riviera Travel
- Rock My World
- Rodeway Inn
- Rough Guides (which updated its description of SeaWorld)
- Santa’s Lapland
- Savings.com
- Sawadee
- SB Luxury Travel
- Scott Dunn
- Senderos
- Sleep Inn
- Smarties
- Snickers
- Southall Travel
- Southwest Airlines (former official partner)
- Sovereign Luxury Travel
- Stauffer’s
- Suburban Studios
- Sunsail
- Sunwing Travel Group
- Taco Bell
- Taylor Made Travel
- TCS World Travel
- Teletext Holidays
- The Adventure Connection
- The Holiday Fixer
- The Personal Travel Agents
- Thomas Cook
- Titan Travel
- Trafalgar
- Travel Club Elite
- Travel Counsellors
- Travel Four Seasons
- Travel Matters
- Traveller Storyteller
- Travelsphere
- Travelwise
- Tredwell Travel
- Trees4Travel
- Tribes Travel
- Tripadvisor
- The Ultimate Travel Company
- United Airlines
- Uniworld
- Vacation Resorts International
- Virgin Atlantic Holidays
- Weald Travel
- WestJet
- Wild Paths
- Woodspring Suites
- World Accessible Holidays
- World Class Adventures
- World Travel Guide
- YMT Vacations
- Your Co-Op Travel
Thank you to everyone who has been spreading the word about SeaWorld’s cruel treatment of animals, telling others about Blackfish, and staying away from the park.
