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INTRODUCTION
Our commitment to responsible tourism
At Exodus we have always believed in three simple guiding principles for the way in which we want to travel: " We realise that every destination is someone elses home. " We should leave places as we would like to find them. " We should ensure that communities benefit from our visit. We have won several awards for our long-term commitment to responsible travel as it is a subject that runs through the core of our business. Our efforts were again rewarded last year, when we were declared the winner of the highly esteemed British Travel Awards: Environmentally Responsible Travel Company. When you book with us you can rest assured that your tour is helping the local communities that it visits and is designed with the environment in mind.
&our dedication to you
Quality and value
We dont aim to be the most luxurious or the cheapest, but we do aim to give the best value. We dont cut corners and we pay our overseas partners a fair rate for their services. For 2008, due to client feedback, we have also dropped local payments from all our tours.
Tourism is a Force for Good
Tourism is one of the most important and largest industries on the planet. It also employs more people worldwide than any other, with millions of families relying on tourism for their daily needs. At Exodus we believe that our type of small group, off-the-beaten track tourism can bring benefits to many communities, help preserve the environments we travel to see, and provide real and positive social exchanges. Benefits can be obvious in parts of the developing world where the income we provide can mean the difference between economic survival and poverty. However, even in Europe, tourism can help stabilise rural communities by providing much needed employment and give powerful economic reasons to preserve rapidly shrinking natural environments.
Satisfaction
We rely very heavily on word of mouth and repeat custom for our bookings, so it is imperative that we give our clients the best holidays possible. We believe that over 30 years of operation, and a more extensive programme than anyone else in our sector of the travel industry, illustrates our success.
And what about Carbon Emissions?
It is generally acknowledged that high carbon dioxide emissions are leading to global warming and that flying is one of the most carbon intensive and fastest growing ways to travel. What can we do about this? Well, to stop flying completely could have devastating effects on the millions of people worldwide who rely on tourism. Imagine if no one visited the great game parks of Africa or chose to seek out the magnificent Bengal Tiger. How long do you think those animals and their environment would survive? So what can we all do? We offer our customers the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions element of their flights through an arrangement with the Tourism Industry Carbon Offset Service (www.ticos.co.uk). TICOS is supported by UNESCO and the World Commission for Protected Areas due to its development of projects which make a significant contribution towards reducing CO2 emissions. We currently offset all staff travel at Exodus, and if you wish to do the same through TICOS, details can be found on our website www.exodus.co.uk/carbon.html
Feedback
At the end of every trip, we provide our clients with a questionnaire that we urge you to fill in. We rely on our clients feedback to maintain and improve the quality of our holidays.
Accuracy
We do our utmost to make sure that the information provided in this brochure is accurate. However, things can change due to circumstances beyond our control.
&our key partners
Exodus has teamed up with two of the leading names in cycling equipment and retail, to help provide you with good value and quality products for your cycling holiday.
Evans Cycles is the UK's largest retailer of bicycles and bicycle equipment with 31 stores in the UK. When you book on an Exodus cycling holiday we will send you a 10% discount voucher* for use in any Evans Cycles store or on their excellent mail-order website: www.evanscycles.com. Our UK hire bike fleet, as well as our fleets in Morocco, Cuba and Turkey are all made up of Specialized bikes bought here in the UK, then sent overseas for the exclusive use of our clients. Specialized is the leading name in bike manufacture and innovation, their huge product range spans from hardtail and full suspension mountain bikes to top-end racing machines.
*Offer excludes Trek and Specialized bikes.
To book call 0845 863 9626 or visit www.exodus.co.uk
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