Tour group removes elephant rides and visits to schools, orphanages

[craigt3365]

BANGKOK, 24 February 2015: Exo Travel, a regional tour operator with offices throughout Southeast Asia, has removed tour content from its brochures and websites that offered visits to schools, orphanages and other child welfare centres.

The company said in its February newsletter to travel trade partners that the decision was made, following reports from child welfare organizations on the negative impacts.

The company has also removed tours and sightseeing involving elephants in Siem Reap and the Angkor temple complex.

More here:

http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2015/02/exo-retires-suspect-tours/

[phrodan]

Excellent decision - truly excellent.

[hanno]

Quite a few companies here in Cambodia doing the same. I hope it catches on though I have no idea what will happen to all the elephants.

[Torrens54]

Good move!

Now, sort of "off subject" but did anyone notice in the above Publication (TTR Weekly) there is a link in the above post, a story about

"Lombok Turns To Islamic Tourism."

Worth reading the article. Lombok, just a stone's throw from Bali, a good spot for ISIS to have some R&R.

Edited February 24, 2015 by Torrens54

[Beng]

Well done !!

[phuketrichard]

[hanno]

But seriously (and I do applaud the move) what about the elephants? Where do they go?