Traveller’s Code --
Sustaining Indigenous
Cultures
“Travel is a passage through other people’s lives and
other people’s places.”
1.Be Flexible
Are you prepared
to accept cultures and practices different from your own?
2.Choose
Responsibly
Have you elected to support businesses that clearly and actively address
the cultural and environmental concerns of the locale you are visiting?
3.Do
Your
Homework
Have you done any research about the people and places you plan to visit
so you may avoid what may innocently offend them or harm their
environment?
4.Be
Aware
Are you informed
of the holidays, holy days, and general religious and social customs of the
places you visit?
5.Support
Local
Have you made a commitment to contribute to the local economy by contributing
to village funds that support the community you are visiting, supporting
village enterprises where you can and buying locally-made artisan crafts
as remembrances of your trip?
6.Be
Respectful and
Observant
Are you willing to respect local laws that may include restrictions of your
usage of or access to places and things that may harm or otherwise erode
the environment or alter or run counter to the places you visit?
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