Sustainable Tourism
We have actively supported efforts within local travel and tourism industries focussed on making as low an impact on the environment and local culture as possible, while helping to generate future employment for local people.
Through our Sustainable Tourism grants, we have invested in community efforts to manage tourist sites for sustainable growth and supported education and training on environmental sustainability.
2015: Capacity Building for sustainable nature tourism in Singhalila National Park
Darjeeling, Eastern Himalayas, India
Project Objectives:
Build the capacity of local park guides to contribute effectively to the development of sustainable nature tourism in Singhalila National Park.
Provide support reference materials to the teacher guides to allow self-paced trainings and consultations in future.
Network with key partners, other trekking agencies, and relevant government departments for sustained capacity building activities.
2015: Community Tourism Partnership Project
Part A: Lao Chai Community Based Tourism Training
Part B: Ta Phin Observation Strategy toward Sustainability
Ta Phin and Lao Chai, Sapa, Vietnam
Project Objectives:
Provide practical tourism training and build capacity at the local level of Lao Chai Community as similar as the training conducted for Taphin Village.
Build healthy business operations for the local people by maintaining the active and strong partnerships with external tourism operators, local government and private sector operators.
Enhance awareness of the communities and the products offered through appropriate marketing strategies; partnerships and network building through business partnerships that are formed.
Develop self-sustaining capacity through internal and external mentorship support in both formal and informal approaches.
