My clients are more conscious about sustainable travel than ever with concerns including their carbon footprint, over-tourism, animal welfare and plastic pollution. We are here to help guide clients to make more sustainable choices and to support local communities whenever possible.
Managing your carbon footprint...
There’s no getting around the fact that taking a flight affects our individual carbon footprint. However, there are ways to ensure that we make our transport choices as sustainable as possible:
- Fly less but stay longer!
- Choose the most fuel-efficient airline and aircraft;
- Consider travelling by train and boat where possible;
- And when you’re away why not explore more by foot or bike, or hire an electric car or moped.
Whatever your means of transport, you can choose to offset your journey by buying credits that go toward a project that either avoids the emissions of greenhouse gases or helps sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Avoiding overtourism
If you do choose to visit crowded and popular destinations, consider doing so outside peak summer months and stay longer if you can, taking the time to find local activities that give back to residents, instead of the most popular activities, which can also often be tourist traps. And if you’re visiting a coast, chose one with a Marine Protected Area.
Supporting animal welfare
Getting up close with wildlife in its natural habitat can be extraordinary – but how do you know that what you are doing has the very best interests of the wildlife at heart?
We work with suppliers that take animal welfare seriously, and support an outright ban of certain wildlife experiences, such as elephant riding and other activities which may harm or involve cruelty to animals.
We actively seek out organisations and guides that are at the cutting edge of conservation and sustainability. What’s more, we provide clients with detailed guidelines for getting the most out of any wildlife spotting opportunities without compromising the animals’ welfare.
Reducing plastic usage
One of the easiest ways to reduce your plastic and consumption of single-use products is to pack a reusable water bottle when you travel.
Also pack a reusable straw. Plastic straws are known to harm wildlife and pollute the oceans, and in recent years have increasingly been replaced with alternatives, and in some cases, banned entirely.
So why not consider bringing your own stainless steel or collapsible straw?
Think Local...
We love working with suppliers who promote small family-run hotels and those properties that retain a strong connection with their local community. Plus, partners that actively source excursions and activities that put local people at the centre and spread the economic benefits of tourism around the community.
In this way, local people are empowered by the opportunities created for employment, development and conservation, while visitors have an opportunity to take part in high quality, often unique experiences safe in the knowledge that they are having a direct and positive impact.