Responsible Travel
Our ESTEEM principles
Asian Trails aims to deliver superior travel services that maximise the positive impacts of tourism while minimising negative impacts. We do this by putting into practice our six ESTEEM principles. These values provide us with a clear framework to holistically incorporate more sustainable travel into our tours and excursions.
E
locally
S
eco-friendly
T
alternatively
E
meaningfully
E
viably
M
difference
Making responsible travel
mainstream
Asian Trails believes all travel can be delivered more sustainably. Therefore, we make a concerted effort to incorporate cost-effective and responsible tourism approaches into every aspect of our operations. To help our clients make more informed decisions about their travel impacts, we have developed a series of Explore Guides to showcase our best experiences across Asia, all of which promote positive social and environmental outcomes without drastically increasing travel costs.
Our team
Sustainability is something we embrace as part of our company’s culture. Every Asian Trails team member in every Asian Trails office plays a role in making travel more sustainable. Our efforts are led by our Group Sustainability Manager and our Sustainability Coordinators in each of our destination countries.
Reports
& policies
Our annual sustainability reports and policies outline how we promote sustainability within our team, throughout the supply chain and to our clients. They also showcase some best practice sustainable travel examples that we hope will become more mainstream.
Sustainability Report 2023
This annual report details how we conduct business with a sense of responsibility in all of our destinations.
Animal Welfare Policy
This document outlines the policies and standards that inform the way we conduct excursions involving animals.
Responsible travel news
Our partners
Making travel better for local people and the environment takes time and we cannot do it alone. Partnering with the following organisations helps us achieve our own goals and contribute to wider collective sustainable tourism development in all our destinations:
