Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
At STA Travel, we help millions of young travellers explore the world each year. Yet every day thousands of young people aged between 13 and 24 are diagnosed with cancer.
These young people are friends, family and colleagues of the STA Travel community, who require expert treatment and support from the moment they hear the word cancer.
In 2015, STA Travel formed a partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK, CanTeen Australia and New Zealand and Teen Cancer America to help spread awareness and raise vital funds. Our CEO John Constable said: “There are specific challenges that come with having cancer when you are young. Normal life is suddenly turned upside down and treatment prevents you from socialising, playing sports and travelling. We want to spread the word about Teenage Cancer Trust, and their important work in bringing young people for treatment in a home-away-from-home-environment”.
In order to raise awareness and highlight the valuable work of youth cancer charities in making sure no young person faces cancer alone, STA Travel is launching a new charity single, where proceeds of song downloads will go to our partner charities.
The song titled ‘Forecast’ was written and performed by nine-piece hip-hop collective Along Came Shifty, a Brighton band recently featured on the STA Travel Sounds new music platform (http://www.statravelsounds.com).
“Many of our friends and family have been touched by cancer’s unfair hand, and we’re grateful to help in the smallest way by providing music for this cause,” drummer Jake Martin said.
The video was brought to life by STA Travel Creative Director Tor White with the help of US filmmaker and cancer survivor Hernan Barangan, who is on his own mission to tell the stories of young people with cancer across the US.
“Being a cancer survivor comes with a weight of its own – a duty to give back,” said Hernan. “I want to disrupt the way we look at cancer to dispel fear and focus on the strength of the young people affected.”
Hernan has interviewed nearly 100 young cancer patient across the US for a documentary titled ‘Cancer Rebellion’ that he hopes to launch at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
Over the next five years, STA Travel is raising money to support young people with cancer by giving travellers the opportunity to donate £1 or $2 with any booking made in the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand. All the proceeds of ‘Forecast’ downloads from iTunes will also be split between the four charities.
You can download the clip from iTunes and make a donation at itunes.apple.com/gb/album/forecast-single/id1163173483 or watch it on YouTube at youtu.be/EefO5IJfkMw
Our charities rely on donations to fund their important work. Find out more, get involved or make a donation at statravel.com/teencancer
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At STA Travel, we help millions of young travellers explore the world each year. Yet every day thousands of young people aged between 13 and 24 are diagnosed with cancer.
These young people are friends, family and colleagues of the STA Travel community, who require expert treatment and support from the moment they hear the word cancer.
In 2015, STA Travel formed a partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK, CanTeen Australia and New Zealand and Teen Cancer America to help spread awareness and raise vital funds. Our CEO John Constable said: “There are specific challenges that come with having cancer when you are young. Normal life is suddenly turned upside down and treatment prevents you from socialising, playing sports and travelling. We want to spread the word about Teenage Cancer Trust, and their important work in bringing young people for treatment in a home-away-from-home-environment”.
In order to raise awareness and highlight the valuable work of youth cancer charities in making sure no young person faces cancer alone, STA Travel is launching a new charity single, where proceeds of song downloads will go to our partner charities.
The song titled ‘Forecast’ was written and performed by nine-piece hip-hop collective Along Came Shifty, a Brighton band recently featured on the STA Travel Sounds new music platform (http://www.statravelsounds.com).
“Many of our friends and family have been touched by cancer’s unfair hand, and we’re grateful to help in the smallest way by providing music for this cause,” drummer Jake Martin said.
The video was brought to life by STA Travel Creative Director Tor White with the help of US filmmaker and cancer survivor Hernan Barangan, who is on his own mission to tell the stories of young people with cancer across the US.
“Being a cancer survivor comes with a weight of its own – a duty to give back,” said Hernan. “I want to disrupt the way we look at cancer to dispel fear and focus on the strength of the young people affected.”
Hernan has interviewed nearly 100 young cancer patient across the US for a documentary titled ‘Cancer Rebellion’ that he hopes to launch at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
Over the next five years, STA Travel is raising money to support young people with cancer by giving travellers the opportunity to donate £1 or $2 with any booking made in the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand. All the proceeds of ‘Forecast’ downloads from iTunes will also be split between the four charities.
You can download the clip from iTunes and make a donation at itunes.apple.com/gb/album/forecast-single/id1163173483 or watch it on YouTube at youtu.be/EefO5IJfkMw
Our charities rely on donations to fund their important work. Find out more, get involved or make a donation at statravel.com/teencancer
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Subscribe to Start the Adventure! - http://sta.travel/1zAduYj
◆ Website: statravel.co.uk
◆ STA Travel Sounds on Twitter: twitter.com/statravelsounds
◆ Facebook: facebook.com/STATravel
◆ Instagram: instagram.com/statravel
◆ SoundCloud: http://sta.travel/1LCSmod
Oh, we’re on Snapchat too … add us! - STATravelGlobal
