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Responsible Travel
Group Travels - on Request and/or on fixed dates -
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The group travels of Soultime are created by very experienced
Tourleaders, in cooperation with local guides and/or local
agencies.
The Tourleader who accompanies you on your Soultime Travel,
creates in this way his or her own income & living, according
to what he or she considers appropriate.
This is our vision of a responsible & ethical form of working
for Tourleaders (TC).
Many International Touroperators make use of the desire of
young people to travel, and offer a salary for carrying out
the management of a travel that is far below the standards
for sustaining a normal living in the Western World. Besides
that, the salaries & secundary employment conditions do not
correspond with the degree of responsabilities & management
capacities that is being asked for. Net salaries as 50 Euros
a day, or even less, with responsabilities for 24 hrs a day
are very common. From this, TC courses have to be paid, all
TC equipment has to be purchased, food & drinks on the travel
have to be paid, and even sometimes other costs. And a good
holiday with the partner, family or pension build up funding
is not in the picture, as there is nothing to save.
You can be lucky of course and meet very talented & enthusiastic
guides, despite their working conditions, but one of the results
can also be that you have to be part of a group with group
conflicts, small or larger accidents, and/or logistical &
accommodation problems, as the guide involved is not qualified
for the job. No one is looking for that, but the fact is,
that it does happen, and you surely will not enjoy your travel
as you would have liked...
Besides that, is it ethical of companies to promote themselves
as being Responsible Travel Agents for taking care of nature,
wildlife and indigenous tribes, as long as they do not even
take care of their own Tourguides...?
You can request for the contracts & secondary working conditions
to International operators under which Tourleaders have to
work, when it interests you, and you will realize that despite
Awards for the Best Entrepreneur or the Best Responsible Operator
of the year the human & ethical part of the companies in Tourism
are not being looked at...
The Tourleaders who accompany you on a Soultime Travel are
professionals, with a lot of experience, who love their work,
and who add something special to your travel with their talents
& knowledge. They turn your travel into a more than ordinary
journey with a golden edge...
And you will enjoy your holiday much more if you know that
your investment also supports the well being of the One, who
is taking care all the time of you for 24 hrs a day: your
Tourleader.
When you book a Tailor made Grouptravel with Soultime you
are certain that your Tourleader is a professional and creates
an income that is healthy & responsible.
Your Tourleader is of great importance for the success or
failure of your holiday...!
The Soultime Tourleaders are Embassadors for Taking Care of
our Planet. They supervise & instruct a.o. local guides &
organizations to take care and Respect Life in a variety of
aspects.
With Soultime Group Travels you choose for a Responsible Tourism,
with a Soul & Heart.
See: Reviews
or contact us for References.
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