Responsible Travel

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Responsible Travel
Company typeOnline travel agency and publisher
Industry Tourism
Founded2001 in Brighton, Sussex, England
Headquarters Brighton, England
Key people
 Justin Francis (British entrepreneur), Chair and Founder; Richard Skinner, Joint Managing Director; Tim Williamson, Joint Managing Director
ProductsResponsible holidays, travel guides and editorial
Website www.responsibletravel.com

Responsible Travel is an English travel agency and publisher. The company sells holidays it says are designed to maximise the benefit and minimise the harm involved in tourism. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Responsible Travel was founded in 2001 by Justin Francis and Harold Goodwin. Anita Roddick of The Body Shop was one of the first investors. [4] [5]

In October 2009, Responsible Travel stopped offering carbon offsets (which it offered since 2002) claiming that people were using the offset as an excuse to pollute more. [6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2014, the company removed elephant trekking and elephant performance trips from its collection. [10] In April 2017 Responsible Travel stopped promoting holidays that included a visit to a zoo, describing them as "relics of the past". [11] The move was supported by The Born Free Foundation. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Calder, Simon (6 April 2011). "Justin Francis: 'I want to be a challenger'". The Independent. London: Independent Digital News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Your ticket to green tourism". The Argus. Brighton: Newsquest Media Group Limited. 24 April 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Greenwood, Susan (15 July 2011). "The best travel websites ever". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Roddick backs responsible travel". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. 6 April 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Amodeo, Christian (December 2002). "New Horizons: Anita Roddick, Co-Founder of the Body Shop, Is an Outspoken and Active Supporter of Responsible-Travel and Sustainable-Tourism Initiatives". Geographical. 74 (12). London: The Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Rosenthal, Elisabeth (17 November 2009). "Paying More for Flights Eases Guilt, Not Emissions". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Jerome (7 November 2009). "Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting". The Independent. London: Independent Digital News and Media Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Datar, Rajan (31 January 2010). "fast:track examines carbon offsetting". Fast:Track. London. BBC News Channel. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "ResponsibleTravel cancels carbon offset program". USA Today. Washington DC: Gannett Company. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Francis, Justin (18 August 2014). "Elephant tourism: why the call of the wild is too loud to ignore". The Independent. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Pollock, Ian (3 April 2017). "Wildlife travel agent drops zoo trips". BBC News. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Coldwell, Will (3 April 2017). "UK travel firm becomes the first to drop zoos". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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