Sustainable Tourism

People

Our main focus for our travelers is interaction with the locals, where both cultures learn from each other. That's why we only work with local guides and not with Europeans or Americans who live in one of our destinations. We inform our travelers about the code of conduct and ethics of each destination so that no gesture can be seen as rude.

In addition, we sponsor local NGOs active in the communities, serving people in need of educational or medical support.

We also take care of our employees within our own company, with a pleasant working environment, good secondary employment conditions, flexibility and desired challenges.

Planet

In many ways, the environmental factor is perhaps the biggest of the three Ps. First of all, we try to encourage as much public transport within or to a destination as possible and to minimize domestic flights or flights to the destination with a stopover.

To offset C02 emissions, we partner with Life Terra and plant a tree for every traveler who books with us.

Finally, we do not support activities that involve endangered animals, abused animals, or visits to zoos or other places where animals are kept in captivity.

Before your trip, we give you tips on what to pay attention to when traveling to minimize the impact on the environment.

Profit

The final pillar is profit, which means we aim to keep the money paid for each trip in the region being visited. One of the main objectives we have is that we try to work with mainly small-scale, family-run accommodation, regional guides and activity coordinators, and book everything directly with the owners, and not through large booking platforms, where the commission from this goes to large multinationals go.

If you would like to know more about our sustainable goals, or would like a copy of our sustainability policy, you can always send us an email to info@yalla.nl.