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Detour, The Adventure Travel Marketplace - Sustainable Travel
SUSTAINABLE TRAVELSustainable TravelCarbon Offsets Go Global, Buy LocalDetour's adventure travel marketplace is a model of sustainable travel, as it is a place where customers can purchase trips from top quality local travel providers at their local retail prices. We don't operate trips, tours, or lodges--we promote top-quality local travel companies to ensure that your travel dollars make it into the local economy to suport local communities and local environments. Detour understands that travel can be both good and bad for local communities and environments, and we are determined to only promote travel that has positive effects on local communities and the environment. We firmly believe that travel and ecotourism should have a positive impact on local communities and should help to alleviate rural poverty, promote cross-cultural learning, and provide a financial incentive for local people to preserve wilderness areas and their natural environment. What is Sustainable Travel or Ecotourism?
Detour views ecotourism as a subset of sustainable tourism, which we define as tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing local cultures and the environment for the future. Travel Providers Traveling with local companies also gives travelers a window into the lives of local people, and enables travelers to experience unique and special places that only local could know about. This inside knowledge can make the difference before being a tourist and thoroughly experiencing and learning about a destination. All of the Travel Providers who sell trips on our site practice socially and environmentally responsible tourism. They have implemented programs like dental care for porters, donating money to local schools, and paying living wages to local staff. Look at the information below provided by the travel provider's themselves, and purchase trips from those doing the best job of offering socially and environmentally responsible travel. |
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