Our environmental policy
At EXODUS, we are very well aware of the potential 1. effects of tourism on remote places and small, simple communities. Is is our firm belief that our small-group philosophy provides an environmentally 2._________approach that increases the positive effects and keeps the negative ones to a minimum. Our type of holidays – organized by, led by, and bought by people who are genuinely interested 3._________and sympathetic towards the environment and culture that they are visiting – are undoubtedly responsible tourism, 4._________more enjoyable holidays and helping host nations preserve and protect the very reasons why we visit them. In particular, we believe that the following are the key points in this philosophy.
Small groups
A small group makes our impact 5._________communities and cultures both minimal and positive: a village can 6._________with a dozen people, but a coach load will often swamp it.
Accommodation
Where it’s possible, we like to use accommodation with a local 7._________ – not just because it’s more interesting, but because it’s more beneficial too.
Our tourist and first class hotels are often locally owned 8._________than multinational, and we often use small family – run accommodation, providing a direct local benefit.
Food
When staying in hotels, we generally leave the choice of a venue for most main meals to the
9.______, which not only gives you more choice, but it spreads the potential local benefit too.
When we are camping, we try to purchase as much fresh food as is practical locally – another two– sided benefit. When we leave a site we 10.__________of our rubbish and leave the area as we would wish to find it.
Local staff
Wherever practical, our guides, porters and means of transport are 11.________
Locally, in order to benefit the local people directly. We are also careful to ensure that local staff and agents receive a fair rate for their work; we never try to minimize our prices are the 12.__________ of local collaborators.
Our own staff
We encourage our own staff to take an active 13.______ in the environment and ecology of the places that they visit, and to advise and assist groups to 14._______in with and respect the communities they meet.
Ecotourism the way forward
Ecotourism may be a trendy new term, but it refers to something that we ay EXODUS have been doing for year. The key element is 15._________ for the people and places that we visit, so that they benefit from our presence and are able to 16._______________ their cultural integrity for future generations.