Five Strategic Principles of Responsible Travel
The member companies of Adventure Collection are deeply respectful of their travel destinations, and aware that each of those destinations is impacted by their presence. Partly because it's good business practice, and partly because their travelers expect it, but most of all, because they deeply love and care for the wonderful places they visit, they are constantly searching for ways to nurture environmental, economic and cultural sustainability.
As both standard and symbol of their commitment, they have all agreed to rigorously uphold the following five strategic principles:
Adventure Collection's Five Strategic Principles of Responsible Travel
Principle 1
Each member company is dedicated to the concept and practice of thoughtful and responsible adventure travel, and is committed to setting an example for the travel industry as a whole.
Principle 2
Members have a clearly defined strategy regarding accountability, transparency, and best travel practices.
Principle 3
Members are wholly accountable to the local communities in the regions in which they travel, and actively engage with and create programs to foster sustainable, authentic preservation of those communities.
Principle 4
Adventure Collection companies are dedicated to educating our travelers on the best cultural and ecological practices.
Principle 5
Each member company is accountable for upholding responsible travel principles throughout its trips, and is subject to systematic Adventure Collection review of those practices.
Each member company is passionately devoted to the prinicples and practices of responsible travel, and each has developed extraordinarily extensive and imaginative programs and partnerships designed to further these principles and practices. Detailed information on these efforts can be found on the members' web sites by clicking on the links below:
Micato Safaris (see also the company's nonprofit arm, AmericaShare) NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)
OARS (Outdoor Adventure River Specialists)
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