Company Tourism Sustainability

OUR VISION

Tourism can create income and employment opportunities for local communities, helping to reduce slash-and-burn cultivation, wildlife hunting, and the need for people to seek work in neighboring countries. It also plays an important role in protecting local cultures, traditions, and natural environments. When local people see that visitors value authentic cultural experiences and unspoiled nature, they are encouraged to preserve these valuable resources.

It is vital for local communities and tourism suppliers to understand sustainability policies, as sustainable practices help reduce costs, protect natural resources, and foster respect, care, and cooperation among staff and stakeholders.

Objective: Local Community

  • We support locally made souvenirs produced from local raw materials by local people, as well as community-based services such as homestays, traditional food, and cultural activities.
  • We promote and respect local traditions and ways of life, including Basi ceremonies, traditional dance performances, cooking, rice farming, weaving, and other cultural experiences.
  • We do not support or sell souvenirs made from wildlife parts, endangered species, or antiques.
  • We encourage our suppliers and stakeholders to follow sustainability policies and responsible tourism practices.
  • We provide guidance and technical advice to help suppliers and stakeholders improve sustainable operations.

Customers

  • We offer sustainable and responsible travel itineraries that respect local communities, cultures, and the environment.
  • We inform customers about appropriate do’s and don’ts when visiting sensitive destinations and participating in excursions, ensuring respectful and responsible behavior.

Restaurants

  • We support local restaurants that primarily use locally sourced ingredients and raw materials.
  • We do not support or cooperate with restaurants that use child labor or offer sexual or exploitative entertainment.

Travel Destinations

  • We promote authentic travel destinations that are well preserved and respect natural and cultural heritage.
  • We do not promote destinations associated with gambling, drugs, or other illegal or harmful activities.

Accommodation

  • We prioritize hotels located in city areas, followed by hotels that hold Travel Iife certification or other relevant sustainability certifications.
  • We support accommodation that practice proper waste management and responsible disposal.
  • We encourage hotels that actively preserve and protect the surrounding natural environment.
  • We do not support or cooperate with accommodations that use child labor, fail to pay fair wages, practice labor exploitation, or are involved in any form of sexual exploitation.

Transportation

  • We will use EV cars where is possible, express train, local boat.

Our staff & colleagues

  • We will inform our full staff and part-time staff to comply with our baseline assessment.
  • We will provide fair wages, bonuses, and proper holidays for our employees.

Social Media

  • We will upload our sustainability policy on our website and Facebook.

My office policy:

  • Turn off computer, air-conditioning during lunchtime
  • Work from home for some time
  • Using local products in the office such as: Lao coffee, Lao tea, ….
  • Distribute water reused bottles to customers
  • Using EV car, bicycle, public bus, train
  • Electrical equipment should be inverter system, ELD bulb
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