Responsible tourism

Community based tourism Community based tourism schemes, or even community-based, as our spell checker insists, are commonly referred to in the trade as CBTs and have become a popular buzz phrase in recent times. As the title suggests, they refer, in theory, to small-scale, relatively low-key tourism initiatives set up and run by local residents – family groups or villagers,…

Best UK Tour Operator All Points East are very proud to announce we are the 2010 winners of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Green Award, for Best UK Tour Operator for Local Communities in Thailand. The award is given in conjunction with responsibletravel.com, who’s Director, Justin Frances said “All Points East are an excellent example of a tour operator with long-standing commitments to…

Chao Mai National Park Hat Chao Mai National Park lies in Kantang and Sikao districts of Thailand’s Trang Province and consists of a stretch of coastline incorporating the spectacular beaches of Chang Lang, (Park HQ), Pak Meng, Hat Yao etc, an area of mangrove swamps at the mouth of the Kantang River and several offshore islands in the Andaman Sea…

Can Tho floating market Plenty of great markets to wander around in Vietnam and indeed the wet market across the river from Can Tho is also a favourite but we do particularly like the Can Tho floating market (or Cai Rang to give it the correct name) because it is one of the increasingly rare, genuine ‘floating’ ones. The famous…

Responsible Travel Award We are absolutely delighted to announce that All Points East was voted the winner in the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand)/Responsible Travel Award, (Green Awards)’ for 2010 in the ‘Best UK Tour Operator for Local Communities in Thailand’ category! Particularly pleased with ourselves since it follows on from our 2008 award in the same competition for best…