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Initiatives and Events for a Sustainable Development in West Africa: missions and donations to local population through direct participation
*Overview of H.E.L.P. Travel and Fundamental Tourism concepts.
* Definition of Fundamental Tourism.
* How does our approach support or embodies Sustainable Travel concepts?
* Details of our concept and its innovative features.
* How has the community benefited from our approach?
* Why our programs promote travellers’ enthusiasm and satisfaction?
* How our concept provides a mutual comprehension?
* Which is the principal barrier towards the understanding of this concept?
Overview of H.E.L.P. Travel and Fundamental Tourism concepts.
H.E.L.P. Travel is a non-
Our journeys are the result of a unique blend of discovery, excursions and Community Development Projects: conceived according to the ethic of a profound respect towards the environment and the populations, constantly in deep tune with Responsible Tourism and Sustainable Development norms and guidelines.
Our 'Fundamental Travel' innovative concept embodies all aspects and principles of Responsible Tourism, responding to the latest trends in terms of Sustainable Travelers' expectations and objectives.
The main aspect of its feasibility is the incorporation of a unique Action/Development
Project to the ethical travel concepts above-
These Aid and Assistance individual achievements will be undertaken by travelers to help a person or a community in the lands they are visiting and exploring.
Conceived, prepared and developed by qualified professionals, our Fundamental Tourism programs aim to optimize the cultural exchanges, provide an authentic and enlightening discovery travel, within profound integration conditions.
Definition of Fundamental Tourism.
Tourism is without any doubt the activity that stimulates the attention and analysis of the largest multitude of specialists, as economists, ecologists, ethnologists, psychologists, sociologists, politicians and many others.
It is correct then to ascertain that Tourism is an important encounter crossroad for all of these sciences.
We can classify three different sectors where Tourism exercises its influence: Economic, Geographic and Human.
After a commercial-
New forms and definitions of tourism were born: Responsible Travel, Ecotourism, Eco-
All of these concepts follow the main ethics of Sustainable Tourism: low impact on the environment, respect towards local population and their traditions, helping local economy, as well as to promote the conservation of the ecosystems and cultural identities.
Fundamental Tourism is meant to take a step even further, placing the Human Factor in the core of the concept.
Man’s quest to nourish his evolution and acknowledgment is definitely his deepest ambition while living in modern civilization communities: socially conscious individuals constantly seek answers and idea to keep these aspirations alive.
Spare time emerges then as Quality time and travelling becomes one of the greatest opportunities to self development, personal growth and soul awareness.
Back to the origin, emphasizing the essential, Fundamental Tourism is constantly oriented towards environmental respect, cultural integrity, and economic equity in all of its activities.
All of these details certify the Fundamental Tourism as a concept capable to offer all the necessary conditions to a fair equilibrium among the three different aspects, Environmental, Economical and Social, primal necessities for a real understanding of the needs of sustainability.
How does our approach support or embodies Sustainable Travel concepts ?
The core of our concept is the respect of all aspects concerning sustainable travel.
We have limited the number of Guests to a maximum of 10 people, as to provide an authentic discovery, and to offer veritable contacts with local populations.
Working with small groups, making them aware of environmental issues and norms, educating them on local traditions and beliefs; we aim to provide high quality services as to generate a higher perception of all matters related to Responsible Travel.
Furthermore, the key components of our trips are the individual and specific Community Development Projects: that is to offer a unique opportunity for exquisite integration conditions, primary source for exchange and mutual comprehension of cultures and knowledge.
Respecting our planet and mankind becomes then a clearly visible reality, and no longer mere rules to be followed inattentively.
Details of our concept and its innovative features.
Travelling to a foreign country, where a friend or a relative of yours awaits your arrival.
Enjoying privileged conditions in terms of feeling, sightseeing and discovering, thanks to this special guide, ambassador of cultures: yours and the visited country's one.
Add to these unique travel chances the fact of being the donor and primary initiator of a humanitarian action.
A family or an entire village is waiting for you, from several weeks in advance,
to complete an already-
Last but not least, the parties and celebrations run in your honour will have such a degree of intensity that you will truly feel like having enjoyed a unique Life experience.
For once, not simply seen and heard, but instead felt, exchanged and understood.
How is it innovative? Actually, tourism lost its true meaning along the way.
We try to go back to the essential: to discover, to participate, to evolve.
How has the community benefited from our approach ?
We exclusively work with local people and guides, native from the lands visited.
Who can be a better ambassador then a local resident, proud of his own culture and tradition?
Local resources, as locally owned hotels, restaurants and services are used throughout all of our trips.
As for our actions and projects, we strictly employ local workforce, at a good and fair wage.
The Community Development Actions are always planned and scheduled together with the populations involved in project.
We firmly support local business to enhance our impact on the community: money spent on locally produced goods and needed services support both incomes and employment to the communities that we visit.
Why our programs promote travellers’ enthusiasm and satisfaction ?
Our itineraries are settled towards destinations unknown by classic tourism, and are operated within conditions of professionalism and guest dedication; that is an effective gateway for generating travellers' enthusiasm and awareness.
The challenge of a personal Community Project to be accomplished creates an additional care and motivation within the participants.
Travellers and local populations actively work together towards the same goal; the project fulfilment is a mutual success and achievement, for a partaking of joy and gratification.
It is somehow difficult to describe the feelings and links generated by these special moments: who can better recite them then the participants themselves? Please log on to their Travel Tales section.
How our concept provides a mutual comprehension ?
The success of our innovation relies in the importance we give to the links between environment and populations, between travellers and local residents.
It is not easy to arrive in a foreign country and understand immediately all of its codes and norms: we aim to be the intermediary agent whose goal is to allow a respectful discovery of the lands and their cultures.
Our goal is to be the link that allows a true discovery and integration, to read between the lines of local norms and traditions, somehow lesser evident while on ordinary vacations...
Environmental awareness is also a primary issue in our itineraries.
Travellers are informed and taught about the essence of our existence: the respect of the Earth, a living being who nurtures us all.
Which is the principal barrier towards the understanding of this concept ?
Our travellers should realize that they have a total freedom of choice: in terms of travel periods, number of people, and humanitarian mission to achieve.
They can enjoy our itineraries any time of the year, at their wish; they can travel alone or in a group (maximum 10 people); they can indicate their affinities once it comes to plan the Community Development Project.
A special trip of this kind is not purchased in a couple of clicks; it requires a deeper involvement of yourself.
Because this experience has to become your journey, the one you wouldn’t find anywhere
else: entirely and exclusively tailor-
Our Travel Concept : The Guidelines
