Intrepid Travel, one of the world’s best small group adventure travel operators received the Environmentally Responsible Tourism Award for Best Small Tour Operator at this year’s British Travel Awards.
14 November 2007 – Intrepid Travel were Highly Commended in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage category at The Virgin Holidays Responsible Travel Tourism Awards, run in partnership with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine.
13 November 2007 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) which launched their first Green Awards at World Travel Market awarded them Winner of The Best Green Specialist UK Tour Operator category.
Daniel Pawlyn, UK Sales & Marketing Director for Intrepid Travel said “Travelling in a culturally and environmentally responsible way is an integral part of the Intrepid travel philosophy, so we’re delighted to have been so highly recognised for our approach. We want our clients to have the trip of a lifetime and really experience travel at grassroots level whether it be through our homestays, visiting a local market or playing football with local kids, but we are careful to ensure that wherever we go in the world, we take a responsible attitude with us. That means travelling in a way which both respects and benefits local people, their culture and the environment.”
Intrepid Travel opens up a whole new world for its clients who can enjoy a multitude of trips where they have the chance to meet local people and really get to know their way of life first hand, contributing directly to local communities and helping develop cross-cultural understanding. To ensure that their operations and the potential impact their trips may have are in keeping with their philosophy, Intrepid Travel employs a full time Responsible Tourism Manager who monitors current practices and develops sustainable tourism programmes through The Intrepid Foundation.
Donations to The Intrepid Foundation, which has raised nearly £500,000 since 2002 can be made at www.theintrepidfoundation.org. Intrepid match all donations dollar for dollar. Intrepid Travel is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint and the company aims to be carbon neutral by the end of 2009.
Find out more about Intrepid Travel here.
