Emma Skelton October 9th, 2008
Audley have just started a scheme in Costa Rica to support an indigenous community called “Boruca” located in the county of Buenos Aires in the Puntarenas Province. Around 50 women form the community make hand-woven items such as bags which we buy from them. The money goes directly back into the community and pays for the production and transportation of the items from their village to Buenos Aires city and onwards by bus. The women share the remainder of the money between them.
Upon arrival in Costa Rica Audley clients will receive one of the handmade items from the community along with a bit of background information about them.
Tags: costa rica, Responsible Travel, responsible-tourism
Emma Skelton September 30th, 2008
Over the last year or so we have been collecting leftover currency from our clients when they come back from their trips. These small amounts have slowly added up over the year and a few weeks ago we took a very heavy bag of currency up to London and gave a vast assortment of notes and coins to Amanda from Friends of Conservation. Over the next week or so volunteers counted the currency and sent it to Travelex who converted it into sterling. The final count is in and approximately £400 was raised which will go to support one of the many projects that Friends of Conservation are undertaking in Africa and around the globe.
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Tags: charity, charity-donation, currency-collection, foreign-currency-collection, friends-of-conservation, Responsible Travel, responsible-tourism
Emma Skelton November 2nd, 2007
We’re delighted to announce that Audley has once again secured 3* Responsible Travel status from AITO, scoring no less than 100 points out of a possible 100!The three star award is the highest level of Responsible Travel recognition offered by AITO and means that we have demonstrated successful implementation and continual improvement of our Responsible Travel policy. More »
Tags: Responsible Travel
Emma Skelton October 2nd, 2007
There is nothing like a good cause to get us out of our seats and pelting our way around a 10k track, red faced and out of breath - well I was anyway. About 20 of the Audley team turned out to run around Blenheim Palace estate on a miserable September Sunday for Cancer Research. More »
Tags: fundraising, Responsible Travel
