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Our People, Places & Planet plan works towards improving life through travel - for the places we visit on our adventures, the people we meet when there, and the planet which hosts us. Here, we describe the People pillar of our plan.
We know how much travel can enrich lives because our adventures are full of horizon-expanding and life-changing moments. Whether a fleeting moment at a local market stall or being welcomed into someone’s home, when done well, travel can open doors for visitors and hosts alike. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the travel industry supports 1 in 10 global jobs, and in many of our destinations, tourism is an economic lifeline for communities.
The People pillar of our People, Places & Planet plan seeks to protect the people we visit and drive economic empowerment in their communities. This means supporting local businesses, boosting employment opportunities, and ensuring that your money has a positive impact on the communities you visit.
Here are some of the ways we seek to support people through the way we create our trips, run our core business and use our Foundation’s funds…
Our cross-company Community Empowerment Working Group is establishing a new process to enable customers to pack helpful items for destination communities.
Meanwhile, our cross-company Gender Equality working group is facilitating knowledge-sharing between local partners, to help boost employment opportunities for women in our destinations.
Our Foundation's mission is to harness the power of travel to improve life in hard-to-reach places. Some of our people-orientated projects include:
Read more about our Foundation’s work here.
Our People, Places & Planet plan focuses on six UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth
Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12 - Responsible consumption and production
Goal 13 - Climate action
Goal 14 - Life below water
Goal 15 - Life on land
We reached out to our team, clients and partners on the ground to understand which areas of social and environmental impact Exodus Travels should prioritise. Consequently, the priority focuses of our People, Places & Planet plan are community economic empowerment, wildlife and biodiversity, waste reduction, and climate change action. Find out more about the plan here
Our Foundation enables us to extend our vision of harnessing the positive power of travel for the people and places we visit. Thanks to the generosity of our clients and partners, we support many community-based projects in hard-to-reach destinations. Read more about our Foundation’s work here.
Organically grown ingredients, home cooked curry prepared on a wood fire under a shady tree, is as good as it sounds! Through the support of Exodus Leader Roshan Fernando, the Kalu family are able to open their home and their kitchen to you on your journey through Sri Lanka.