We ALL need to be aware and have respect for our planet and the people and communities that inhabit it. At Destination Unlimited, we have been recognising this and implementing ‘Responsible Tourism’ for many years now.

Within the MICE industry, it is the challenge of blending our client’s commercial objectives with positive cultural exchanges in the communities of the visited country, city or village. Our responsibility towards our clients is to ensure that they are very well briefed before a departure. By doing so thoroughly, everyone reaps a greater understanding and receives in exchange enlightening results.

Responsible tourism is not about hardship in basic accommodation. It is about helping communities to develop and fully utilise their available resources, raising awareness across cultures, with respect to the environment and each other, ultimately … enriching lives. No matter what its objective, local communities benefit, they provide positive interactions, and the experience profoundly touches the lives of every person involved, magnifying a greater understanding between different cultures.

We work closely with our suppliers to create the most balanced experience for our client and the communities we visit. Together with our DMCs, we creatively put together a suitable program, working hand in hand with NGOs and villagers; educating local governments and communities. Everyone involved prospers from the unique feeling of doing ‘something special’ and making a positive change.

Whether it be environmentally, or socially or economically, we all must understand and be responsible for our actions … the responsibility cannot be outsourced! The bottom line: we can ALL make a difference, for ourselves, for our clients but also for the children of the world … our future world!

At Destination Unlimited, a percentage of our annual company profit goes to two reputed NGO’s. The two we have chosen to support in particular are Handicap International, Doctors without Borders, otherwise known as MSF.

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
www.msf.org
MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency. They provide medical aid where needed in the world, and raise awareness of the plight of people they help, regardless of race, sex, religion and politics.

Handicap International
www.handicapinternational.be
Handicap International is an international solidarity organisation specialised in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit making, it works alongside people with disabilities, whatever the context, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant.

Carbon Footprint
www.carbonfootprint.com
Contribute to a better environment. Reduce your carbon footprint, and offset your emissions.

The International Center for Responsible Tourism
www.icrtourism.org
The International Centre for Responsible Tourism is a post-graduate training and research centre based at the Leeds Metropolitan University.

Global Compact
www.globalcompact.com
The United Nations Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

Comolongmo
www.comolongmo.com
Handmade rugs produced by Kumbeshwar Technical School, working towards fairer trade, and to alleviate poverty in Nepal.

Doctors of the World
www.medecinsdumonde.be
Doctors of the World is a non-governmental organisation providing medical care to vulnerable populations. Doctors, nurses, volunteers and many other specialists work to improve health access worldwide.