Responsible Tourism

We are a proud responsible tourism operator.  We do everything we can to ensure we minimise our impact on the environment and the communities we visit.  Our goal wherever possible is to give back to the communities we work with.
 We actively support the NGO HUSK which  some of our owners are directors of.
For more information on the ways we operate please see the information below. Responsible tourism also involves each visitor to Cambodia.  Please read the information below on how you can be a responsible visitor too.

Staff

•We pride ourselves on being a fair pay equal opportunity employer
•We are committed to staff development and continually work to help staff learn new skills and progress.
•We encourage all staff to continue their schooling and education. We do everything we can to ensure staff attend school, have study time if required for exams and seek ongoing educational opportunities.
•We provide a paid maternity leave program and have a successful back to work program for our staff who are new mothers
•We reward staff loyalty with a yearly bonus program
 

Environment

•5% of all profits are donated to HUSK
•Our tours all use local guides and avoid local corruption schemes as much as possible
•Our tours that operate in local villages provide a percentage of the tour fee back to the village and make a direct payment to participating families
•We cap our tours at a maximum of 8 participants to reduce our environmental impact
•We operate in villages where we can highlight local culture and enable villagers to go about their daily lives. Our goal is to highlight local culture and develop sustainable tourism practices. We do not change local villages to suit our tours.
•All paper, bottles and cans are recycled
•Our team are educated on environmental issues and help participate in our projects

Being a responsible visitor

We strongly believe that every visitor makes an impact and you have the ability to make yours a positive one.

Employment in the tourism sector is a fundamental part of families income and so just by visiting you are already helping. Here are a few more tips you can follow in being a responsible visitor.

Be aware of prices that are extremely cheap - some may offer a good deal to visitors but local staff's salaries or conditions may not be a good deal!

• Do not give money to beggars or street children. If you would like to help find an organisation that supports these people and helps them to break the begging cycle.
• Please do not make purchases of things like formulae for babies - this will just be returned to the shop as part of a cash deal
• Be aware that cultural differences do exist and some behaviours which are normal at home and not appropriate in Cambodia.
• Do not try to touch monks
• Remember that you are a visitor and when in villages or walking around in town be sensitive to peoples lives and privacy and think before just taking pictures or walking into someone's house or land.
• Try to visit well run organisations that support local people, promote Khmer culture and invest in the local community
• Be aware your behaviour influences local people.
• Please don't litter
• Think about the activities you support.  Children for example should have sufficient time to rest and play and should not be out late at night performing.

For more information please visit www.huskcambodia.org