Responsible Travel is a form of travel based on the idea of
deeper connection between traveller and local community. This includes respect
for local culture, custom and tradition, emphasis on sustaining local tourism
and other businesses (rather than purchasing from outside entities who take
profits away from the locals), lightness of ecological footprint and emphasis
on processes and activities which honour and assist local people.
In the coming year, the Uniting Journeys Foundation will be
considering a number of initiatives. Amongst these will be two particular tours
where we will be looking to host senior (over 55) Melburnians on tours to
Cambodia. The early details of the two tours are:
·
A tour where four to six expatriate Cambodian
seniors from Melbourne travel with four to six other senior Melburnians. The
intention is to see how different types of connection to a country impact upon
the responsible travel experience.
·
A tour for up to twelve seniors who in future
may be “conversation guides” for other responsible travel tours, whether they
be commercial or foundation endeavours – and both in Cambodia and on other
places. Those sought for this tour would demonstrate high inquisitiveness,
creative thinking and a personable demeanour.
There is much to still to be worked out in terms of
logistics, including times of travel and exact itineraries, application
processes and final selection criteria and processes. However I am interested
in knowing of people around Melbourne who might be interested in participating
in such tours, so I can compile an “interested” list. The tours would be fully
funded with the assistance of some generous supporters. There may also be a
crowd-funding component to support some aspects of the tours, as this will
allow us to “spread the load” further in terms of funding with what we are
trying to achieve.
If you know of someone whose interest might be sparked by
the opportunities listed here, I can be contacted at adrian.pyle@victas.uca.org.au
Your internet presence has been de-hyphenised. The link in your header should be gift-a-blog.net , Adrian.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole - I'll correct that. For some reason my comments notifications also turned off so I am only just noticing your comment. Frustrating! Thanks again.
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