Responsible Travel
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Over three decades, we've helped millions of travellers to make deep connections to the places they visit, and to come away with a greater sense that we're sharing this world. In 2011 we made it official by signing up with Sustainable Travel International - a non-profit organisation helping travel providers support environmental conservation and protect cultural heritage - to take pare in their rigorous Eco-Certification Programme. Endorsed by the United Nations Global Sustainable Tourism Council, the programme tracks the good stuff we've done so far, examines our environmental footprint, and highlights the gaps we must fill in order to gain the highest accreditation by 2015. |
Our goal is to earn the full five-stars by 2015, and we'll be audited by an external body along the way. No excuses. No shortcuts.
| OUR PLANETTERA PARTNERSHIP STA Travel has embarked on a responsible journey with Planeterra, a non-profit organisation built on the belief that people and the planet should be as important as profit n the travel business. Planeterra has been supporting local prople to develop their communities and conserve their cultural heritage sine 2003, and they have staff on the ground to make sure it all happens. The 80+ volunteer projects they nurture benefit greatly from your helpful hands, and what you gain from making a positive impac is seriously priceless. Pick up our Travel with Purpose brochure to view our entire range of responsible travel options; it's packed full of volunteer and voluntour options the world over. |
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| KOH PHRA THONG CASE STUDY Fresh direction for a Tsunami devestated village... On December 26 n 2004, the Asian tsunami smashed into a little island in Southern Thailand called Koh Phra Thong, destroying the main village and killing 75 people. A new village was built in its place, and the tsunami survivors - who once relied on fishing for their livelihood - are turning to a sustainable model of tourism to provide income. To help them achieve their goal, staff and customers of STA Travel have together raised $80,000 to develop a community centre and tourism facility. Locals and volunteer use the centre to learn about turtle and mangrove conservation, the women's handicraft group has set up a little shop in there, and the village children are learning to read and write in their new colourful classroom |
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OUR GREEN WORKPLACE We track and measure our total operation-based carbon footprint.
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