Making it Easy to be a Responsible Tourist

Student travel company GROUND Asia has created responsible traveller training modules and have made them free for anyone interested in travelling responsibly. The move means everyone can learn how to do the right thing on sensitive issues such as single-use plastics, responsible photography, child safety and giving donations when travelling. The workshop was created to address challenges that kept arising during student trips to Asia. The training manual adheres closely to the values and aims of the UN’S Sustainable Development Goals. Best practices from four years of leading student groups in Asia were distilled into new practical guidelines, policies and procedures for all GROUND Asia trips,” says Lauren Groves, GROUND Asia general manager. “The aim is to provide thoughtful, practical and responsible guidelines that benefit everyone in travel, education and related fields. The training is concise, factual and informative. We want to lead the conversation about issues, rather than simply dictate behaviour.”

The new responsible tourist training guidelines are available publicly in a series of presentations at GROUNDASIA.COM.