Responsible Tourism - Environmental and Social Policy
Goals
To develop an environmental awareness and good practice in our employees, local suppliers and clients. To reduce the environmental impact of the activities of both ourselves and our clients by conserving energy limiting pollution and encouraging understanding and respect for the customs and cultures of local people and their wildlife.
Strategy
Interchange will strive to achieve these goals by:
- Taking account of environmental issues in commercial decision-making.
- Using recycled or environmentally friendly paper for all brochures, leaflets and letterheads. Recycling paper and other office waste where possible and conserving energy use within our office.
- Using locally owned hotels and local modes of transport where feasible. Promoting the use and purchase of local products and facilities so that the immediate economy will benefit from our business.
- Interchange provides clients with detailed destination fact sheets and travel tips.
- Promoting understanding and respect of all local cultures, wildlife and environmental issues to our staff and our clients.
- Supporting organisations concerned for the environment and indigenous people such as Tourism Concern.
Just a Drop
Interchange Travel is proud to support Just a Drop, the water-aid charity which reduces child mortality caused by unsafe water in developing countries by raising both funds and its profile in schools.
Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of Just a Drop said, “Reaching the youth and educational market is crucial for the charity. The issue of unsafe water and child mortality is simply not going to go away and we rely on the next generation to continue our battle. I am delighted that Gordon Burnett and his team at Interchange have agreed to help us in this area and look forward to more schools becoming supporters.”
