RESPONSIBLE TOURS

RESPONSIBLE TOUR OPERATOR

Operations

Environmental Friendly

  • Company has a program to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
  • Recycled content paper used.
  • Conservation of materials (size and volume of promotional materials minimized).

Economic Benefits

  • Fairness in the work place.
  • Programs that give back to the communities in which they operate.
  • Guides/staff reflect ethnic and gender diversity.

Cultural Sensitivity

  • Promotional copy conveys respect and dignity to all people, and is non-voyeuristic.

Itinerary

Environmental Friendly

  • Transport is should be sustainable, not so affect to our earth.
  • Program should be low-impact; life-style and program activities.

Economic Benefits

  • Support locally business owner (i.e. Foreign and Local owned hotel chains).
  • Support local produced ( i.e: Organic foodstuffs).
  • Support Local Souvenir (i.e. artisans and craftspeople, Local Community)
  • Traditional enterprises are encouraged, (i.e. hotels and restaurants that serve local community or local people).
  • Bargaining is appreciated in its social role, not as competition.

Cultural Sensitivity

  • Program structure reduces barriers between citizens and visitors.
  • Cross-cultural interaction is for more than food, fashion, festivals and photo opportunities.
  • Program objectives are qualitative not quantitative.
  • Activities are within the moral and ethical standards of the area.
  • Appropriate dress for visitors is encouraged.
  • Departures on any one itinerary are limited (i.e. less than 1 per month).

Guides/Staff

Cultural Sensitivity

  • Have a background and knowledge of the culture.
  • Actions (greeting, transactions) are respectful of the people and their culture.
  • Dress reflects the traditional values of the community.
  • Photography and video are discouraged where inappropriate.

Economic Benefits

  • Support locally business owner (i.e. Foreign and Local owned hotel chains).
  • Support local produced ( i.e: Organic foodstuffs).
  • Support Local Souvenir (i.e. artisans and craftspeople, Local Community)
  • Traditional enterprises are encouraged, (i.e. hotels and restaurants that serve local community or local people).

Environmental Friendly

  • The same as above.

Economic Benefits

  • The same as above

Traveler Code & Conduct

Our Responsible travel code of conduct

Great Angkor Tours Co,Ltd is the Tour operating ‘Responsible’ Tours.

  • We use locally owned infrastructure for accommodation and transport where possible.
  • We share financial benefits sharing with local people and Communities.
  • We respect local customs and culture and will educate you to do the same.
  • We provide safe trips for customers as well as Great Angkor Tours staff.
  • We provide quality services to our customers/clients
  • We let our customer/ travelers experience local life.
  • We try to minimise negative impact on our surroundings and we educate travelers on this.
  • We support the local economy by buying local food and handicrafts.
  • Actively ban leader and passenger practice and Not allow to do during the trip to Local Village and cultural side
  • We discourage the customer don’t do commercial sexual activities or illegal drug.
  • We provide fun enjoyable trips for customer.
  • We discourage travelers to buy almost extinct wildlife animal skins or products.
  • We encourage and support give local staff that is living in poor family.
  • We give the best possible value to our customers.
  • We provide Responsible and sustainable of tourism rule.