Saigontourist honoured with Travelife Partner certificate
Saigontourist Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) held a ceremony to announce the Travelife Partner title and offer support for the combat of illegal trade of wild animals in Vietnam.
Travelife Partner is a leading prestigious international certificate in recognition of sustainable tourism development. Currently, 35 national tourism associations around the world are working together to deploy this programme to their members.
As a leading travel firm in Vietnam, Saigontourist has implemented 147 criteria related to management and operation of its network of 18 branches and 24 transaction offices nationwide, developed diverse product lines at home and abroad and built a global network of business partners and managing customer information data.
Travelife Partner standards cover the ISO 26000 social responsibility management system on the environment, biodiversity, fair business operations, human rights, and employee-employer relations.
Naut Kusters, Travelife's General Manager for tour operators, said the Travelife Partner certificate presented to Saigontourist will contribute significantly to encouraging travel businesses in Vietnam to pay attention to and move towards sustainable criteria.
With its strength in the international tourism sector and focusing resources on strategies to increase attraction, creating products suitable to the trends of foreign tourists, Saigontourist has quickly deployed green tourism and responsible tourism in all business areas, said Nguyen Thanh Luu, Saigontourist’s General Director.
This is a development strategy and orientation that is in line with global tastes and trends, because today's tourists not only require professional services but also responsibility to the local community and environment, he added.
Within the framework of the event, Saigontourist also issued an official statement on supporting the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking in Vietnam based on coordination with Saving Threatened Wildlife (STW) Project. The action is expected to contribute to Vietnam’s goal of no longer being a destination for trade of wildlife products, thereby enhancing the attractiveness of the country as a destination for international tourists.
