Hello from Western Australia and Singapore
Greetings fellow travellers and everyone wanting to make a positive difference on this beautiful planet of ours.
Where does one start after more than three years of not posting a blog. The pandemic was for us, like all travel related businesses difficult but that pales into insignificance with the suffering in communities that did not have the social safety nets that places like Australia and Singapore had.
Maybe we can start with a short video showing what we are about.
Through the pandemic we managed to continue to provide support to PHKA Doung Handicrafts along with Head and Hearts Learning Centre. Both are located in Cambodia and we are excited for their future. We also initiated the Reach Out Morocco programme providing support to university students from remote villages studying in Marrakech.
Our most ambitious initiative, Australian Cultural Travel which is co-operative model for Indigenous Organisations to create a travel and tourism business has had the foundations laid. We have formed Australian Cultural Travel Pty Ltd along with a website and training programme.
The next step is to find the right indigenous person to become the leader and create the business with our support. The journey to find this person and watching them build this business is one of the things that excites us the most for the coming year.
We were also proud to unveil the website of Green Cultural Travel Hub Limited the Singapore Non Profit for whom this travel business is operated for the benefit of. Here you can find more about the projects we support and other initiatives were are facilitating. On both of our websites now you will see our new logo and this is part of our commitment and initiatives for helping you reduce your footprint. Look for the tab on the website called the Hub to explore that site.
We are also working on our new Rating system and we look forward to unveiling what we hope is a great tool to help you travel in a more meaningful way.
New Destinations and New Partners
When you search the website now you will see our network of Local Expert Partners has grown with destinations like Greece, Morocco, and Vietnam added and its great to be connected to like minded people that we can trust to deliver an amazing experience for our Guests in an ethical way.
We are excited to also launch our first Reach Out Collective Adventure in Morocco. Right now its bookable for groups of 6 so its perfect for extended family or a group of friends. We will be releasing some fixed date starts so solo travellers and smaller numbers can join together to experience what we think will be an amazing experience.
With 9 days exploring this ancient and beautiful country and 2 days heading to a remote school. There you will join a local team painting as well as much needed projects. You will bring much appreciated school supplies and join in a eco-lesson with the children.
Included in the price of this tour is also funds for a village water project and a contribution to our Reach Out programme supporting students studying in Marrakech from remote villages. So we feel this is a great way to discover a country and give back.
With more Reach Out tours planned for Cambodia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka keep a watch out for these.
We look forward to you joining one of our Local Expert Partners on your own Great Journey. These should make a difference not just in creating life time memories but also to give something back to the destinations you visit.
