ECO-TOURISM
Thailand Green Leaf
accommodation For more sustainable accommodation choices see
www.greenleafthai.org which lists hotels accredited by the Green Leaf Foundation.
Thailand Green Awards The Tourism Authority of Thailand announces the winners of the Thailand Green Awards at World Travel Market each year. The awards are supported by
responsibletravel.com. Last year the Sarojin in Khao Lak won the Best Large Hotel category. The Sarojin has a community fund which enables it to contribute to local healthcare and educational schemes in Khao Lak and Phang Nga province.
The money has helped provide
prosthetic limbs, build new classrooms, boats and roads, provide street lighting and help pay for a vet, and bought school uniforms for 74 orphans.
www.sarojin.com
Other winners included Aleenta Resort & Spa and operators Go Differently and All Points East.
For more ideas: See
www.cbt-i.org the website of the Thailand Community Based Tourism Initiative.
Get a copy of GREET, a handbook detailing green experiences. See
www.tourismthailand.org/greet
Find responsible dive operators on
www.greenfins-thailand.org
Find responsible Thai operators on
www.teata.or.th
Find conservation projects to visit at
www.wfft.org (Wildlife Friends of Thailand)
TOP TIP Reassure your more conscientious clients
that Thailand is striving to offer responsible tourism. A great eco- experience can be staying with a host family and being part of a community.
“I’d say for ecotourism, somewhere like Koh Chang is very green or Koh Pha Ngan - it’s Thailand like it was years ago. The full moon parties are at Hat Rin on Koh Pha Ngan but I recommend the beach at Hat Salaad. You’ve got a really good national park on Koh Chang and a big mountain area. Chiang Mai and the Golden Triangle are also good areas for national parks.”
LEANNA DONALDSON, KUONI TRAVEL , KENSINGTON
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