Responsible Travel

We believe that travel and exploring the world should be part of the lives of children. In line with our own personal values we try to run Little People Big Adventures in the most responsible way we can. Allowing us to make sure that we work in partnership with others to preserve as much of the world as we can for future generations.

Carbon Offsetting

By far the biggest impact that we have on the environment when travelling are the carbon emissions produced by the flights that we sell. In line with our own values we hope you will also be pleased to know that we offset all of the carbon from the flights that we sell. We are working with our partners to understand how we can work towards offsetting more of our carbon footprint.

Choosing your transport

Whilst it is not always possible to avoid a flight and we are doing what we can to offset the carbon from these, we always encourage our customers where possible to think of other modes of transport to enhance their journey. Scenic train rides are becoming more popular in places such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. These not only avoid internal flights in some instances but also allow you to experience some of the countryside that you may otherwise have missed out on.

Supporting local communities

We use local partners that share our values for all of the itineraries that we plan. We find that they will without exception use local guides that take pride in showing you the heart and soul of their city. From both our own experience and that of our customers it is the best way to really see all that a country has to offer. They are also best place to advise you on any local customs and how best to make sure that we are respectful of these. As part of our responsible travel policy it also makes sure that the money they are paid stays within the local community.

Locally owned hotels

We believe that the best hotels are boutique or independently run as they can often provide more of an insight into local ways of life. If privately owned, the levels of service can often far surpass that of a large rambling hotel. We will always endeavor to use hotels that are locally owned to help support the local economy.

Supporting local projects

We support a number of projects through our carbon offsetting programme and will continue to widen this portfolio. We understand that many of our customers also want to help support the local communities and the most popular idea is to take pens and notebooks for local schools. We will help you to do this by suggesting the most appropriate charities in each of our destinations that can help to facilitate this in a responsible way.

Ahead of travel

in advance of your trip we will provide you with your full itinerary, and as much information as we can about the visas or injections you might need and emergency telephone numbers. We will also provide some information about things that you can do to travel in a more responsible way.

Being a good partner

We carefully select the partners that we work with to make sure that they match our values and can give our customers the standard of holiday that we would expect. In return we make sure that we behave in the right way towards them and are clear of our expectations, get back to people in a timely manner and pay our invoices on time.