Local Alike: Community-based Eco-tourism Service
Local Alike is a travel social enterprise startup using community-based tourism (CBT) as a community development tool. It is an online platform which connects eco-travelers from around the world to experience the real lives of the local Thai people such as the Akha Hill Tribe Visit. Launched in 2014, it has
involved Thai villagers from 30 communities (out of 200) to participate in CBT. It helps these communities with marketing, advertising, and financial advice that will return the benefits to the locals for sustainable economy. Its website provides online booking, group & individual tours organizing, payment handling, travelling information, and travelers’ reviews of their experiences. It also has partnered with AIS for technological support, been funded by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and connected with a number of foreign eco-tourism companies