Responsible Travel Tips - Center for Responsible Travel
Responsible Travel Tips - Center for Responsible Travel
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<strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Tips</strong><strong>Responsible</strong> travel that maximizes the benefits of tourism while minimizingtourism’s negative consequences!Be<strong>for</strong>e you leaveWhile you’re thereChoose <strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> CompaniesWiselyCheck travel companies <strong>for</strong> eco-labelratings and eco awardsAsk about environmental policies andpractices at your hotelMake your flights count!“Offset” the carbon emissions from yourflights to mitigate your carbon footprintChoose “green” airports, like Seattle-Tacoma International and Baltimore-Washington International thatparticipate in recycling and greenprogramsDo your researchConsult guidebooks about yourdestinations environmental, social andpolitical issuesLook <strong>for</strong> websites specializing in<strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong>Check <strong>for</strong> companies that have wonawards in leading responsible travelcompetitions such as CondeNast<strong>Travel</strong>ers’ World Savers, VirginHolidays’ <strong>Responsible</strong> Tourism Awards,and World <strong>Travel</strong> & Tourism Council’sTourism <strong>for</strong> TomorrowGive and buy– but do so responsiblyBuy local, eat in locally ownedrestaurants, stay in locally-ownedlodges, hotels and B&B’sHire local guides – make sure theyare licensed and live locallyThink twice about giving money tochildren – this can perpetuate acycle where children are sent tobeg rather than schoolNever buy crafts or products madefrom protected or endangeredanimalsPay the fair price – don’t engage inoverly aggressive bargainingBe Culturally SensitiveAsk <strong>for</strong> permission be<strong>for</strong>e enteringsacred places, homes, and privatelandAlways ask <strong>for</strong> permission be<strong>for</strong>etaking photosDress appropriately <strong>for</strong> localcustomsLearn some words and phrases inthe local languageWashington, DC ■ 1333 H St., NW ■ Suite 300 East Tower ■ Washington, DC 20005 ■ P: 202-347-9203 ■ F: 202-775-0819Stan<strong>for</strong>d University ■ 450 Serra Mall, Building 50, Room 51D ■ Stan<strong>for</strong>d, CA 94305 ■ P: 650-723-0894 ■ F: 650-725-0605www.responsibletravel.org ■ www.travelersphilanthropy.org ■ info@responsibletravel.org
Helpful Internet Resources:Best Green Hotels: www.thebestgreenhotels.com<strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> (CREST): www.responsibletravel.orgCertification Network of the Americas: www.certificationnetwork.orgConservation International: www.ecotour.orgEcoclub.com: www.ecoclub.comEco Tour Directory: www.ecotourdirectory.orgGreen Hotels Association: www.greenhotels.comGreen Stop: www.greenstop.netMesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance: www.travelwithmea.comPlaneta: www.planeta.comRain<strong>for</strong>est Alliance – Sustainable <strong>Travel</strong>: sustainabletrip.org<strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong>.com: www.responsibletravel.comSustainable <strong>Travel</strong> International: www.sustainabletravelinternational.orgThe International Ecotourism Society (TIES): www.ecotourism.orgThe <strong>Travel</strong> Foundation: www.thetravelfoundation.org.ukTourism Concern: www.tourismconcern.org.uk<strong>Travel</strong>ers Philanthropy: www.travelersphilanthropy.orgVISIT: ecotrans.org/visit/index.htmlWorld Surface.com: www.worldsurface.comFlying Responsibly: Offset your tripsAtmosfair: www.atmosfair.comMy Climate: www.myclimate.orgNative Energy: www.nativeenergy.comWashington, DC ■ 1333 H St., NW ■ Suite 300 East Tower ■ Washington, DC 20005 ■ P: 202-347-9203 ■ F: 202-775-0819Stan<strong>for</strong>d University ■ 450 Serra Mall, Building 50, Room 51D ■ Stan<strong>for</strong>d, CA 94305 ■ P: 650-723-0894 ■ F: 650-725-0605www.responsibletravel.org ■ www.travelersphilanthropy.org ■ info@responsibletravel.org
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