Sign the
Conscious Creed
For Responsible Travel
Why Travel Consciously?
Over one billion people hit the road last year, making tourism is the largest industry in the world. It has a depth and breadth of impact unmatched by even oil or automotive businesses, but yet we do not think of the human, political and environmental consequences of travel in the same way as the other major multi-national industries.
The research repeatedly shows that in tourism, even products labelled as alternative or eco-tourism, irreversibly damages local agency and biodiversity within fifteen years.
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Conscious travel empowers each of us to regulate our choices and conserve the places that we love.
The Conscious Creed
Courtesy of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism
Grateful for the opportunity to travel and experience the world and because peace begins with the individual, I affirm my personal responsibility and commitment to:
-Journey with an open mind and gentle heart
-Accept with grace and gratitude the diversity I encounter
-Revere and protect the natural environment which sustains all life
-Appreciate all cultures I discover
-Respect and thank my hosts for their welcome
-Offer my hand in friendship to everyone I meet
-Support travel services that share these views and act upon them and,
By my spirit, words and actions, encourage others to travel the world in peace.