Sustainable Tourism Policy

At Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours we are concerned about the well-being of the communities and the environment we visit. At the same time, Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours assesses its performance and its suppliers’ performance in terms of sustainability. This policy has been created with the help of Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria. The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership) is a coalition of 32 organizations. It has been initiated by Rainforest Alliance the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
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View Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria
CAT, the natural environment and it operators
  • We propose ecologically friendly trip, minimizing the use of motor transportation whenever possible and suggesting: biking, hiking and the use of local transportation (bus and train).
  • Our tours are never the same. So we reduce our negative impact on the environment visited.
  • Diffuse a code of conduct to the operators including rules about staff management, wildlife observation, cultural and traditional sites
  • Choose the most responsible operators when customizing our trips
  • We always work with local Tour operators.
  • We support local businesses and use their incredible sources of knowledge
CAT and our clients
  • We listen carefully to our clients’ needs and desires to customize the perfect voyage for them. Every tour is unique!
  • With final documents we send information about the cultural customs, geography and history, health care, security and places’ comfort to anticipate any problems or disappointment caused by a misjudgement of the destination.
  • Our knowledge of  so many countries is one of our main strengths!
  • We send a code of behaviour to our clients before their travels
  • We include a code of behaviour with final documents.
  • We list local restaurants, local business and local contacts whenever appropriate.
  • We assess the clients’ satisfaction after each trip and seek corrections if needed.
CAT and the communities
  • We donate part of our tour’s profit to local educational or welfare groups.
  • We support schools, children’s homes, hospitals and cultural associations.
  • We visit them and collaborate as much as possible gaining an insight into the real life of the community.