An Eco tourism website
www.awf-adventureholidays.org
Travel Shows such as WTM London.
EcotourismThe AWF sees (true) eco tourism as a key driver of sustainability for the communities within which it operates. It runs a number of different initiatives: Eco Lodges The AWF is designing eco lodges for a number of the communities it works with. These designs incorporate locally sourced materials and traditional designs with the latest in alternative technologies such as solar power. The AWF finances all materials costs and its volunteers work with the local community in their construction. Eco Lodges are being built (2011) in Sierra Leone, Ghana and (2012) Vietnam, Sri Lanka. Following on from these sites there are plans for Argentina, Peru, Malaysia and Poland, amongst others.
Product Development Volunteers work within the community to develop interesting itineraries for visiting eco tourists, and then act as guinea pigs as the programmes are experimented with.
Training
The AWF employs through its own funds local providers of eco tourism products and then trains them- nature guides, whale watching boat captains, restaurant owners, bicycle rental...
Marketing
The AWF has two approaches to marketing eco tourism opportunities that it helps to create:
Through the above, the AWF is promoting four key initiatives: Gap Years
Aimed at both younger travellers and more mature people on 'sabbaticals'
Community Tourism
(At the WTM London November 2011, the AWFs eco tourism site
aims to become the global portal for all travellers interested in locally owned
accommodation in communities worldwide.)
Carbon Footprinting
Carbon Footprinting and offsetting for the Travel Industry
Incubatio Career planning opportunities for people looking at career breaks/ change.
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