Sustainable tourism
France Ecotours has been born out of the conviction that tourism in France does not consist only of accommodation and visits of historic buildings but also involves discovering and meeting with people of regions where the environment has been sustained in its natural aspect. A land rich in its diversity and contrasts, France is a perpetual invitation to discoveries. Our mission is to help you make these discoveries in a group or individually in total security and therefore not missing out on the details that are special to these regions or quarters.
France Ecotours is the first French tour operator who is committed to sustainable tourism. This can be justified by its affiliation to the pioneering network of small and middle scale European tour operators, i.e. Forum Anders Reisen. (Forum travelling with a difference)
Sustainable Tourism, our commitments:
Sustainable Travel : what does it mean?
If you like:
- reaching your holiday destination preferably by train
- travelling in small friendly groups accompanied by an experienced guide chosen for their special skills in communication and pedagogical qualities.
- being accommodated comfortably at the host’s or at charming, family- like hotels with quality services.
- meeting local inhabitants and getting to know their way of life.
- like discovering local traditions or regions that cannot be found in any tourist guides and learn about details found off the beaten track.
- tasting local cuisine organically authentic,
- taking whenever possible the public transport,
- are environmentally conscious and don’t like littering
- taking time to appreciate the architecture, landscapes, the flora and fauna on foot or on a bicycle.
- travelling so that your children or the upcoming generations find these places the way you did.
- the availability of quality information and detailed roadbook.
... If so, you are a traveller in favour of sustainable tourism.
This kind of tourism is possible to practice at a more realistic level daily during your holidays. Authenticity, respect of man and nature are the key principles of our packages. They are created based on a list of criteria that we required to respect which is annually inspected by a an external commission comprising of journalists and tourism professionals. You can download the list of criteria of our network Forum-anders-reisen in pdf format.
Atmosfair, protection of the climate
We are also part of an environmental project, Atmosfair, that also involves 35 other tour operators mostly German. This project was launched on the 22nd of June 2004 by the German Ministry of Environment, the non-governmental organisation ‘Germanwatch’ and also the Forum-anders-reisen whose purpose is to play an active role in the protection of the climate. « No one wants to give up flying even if they know that it increases global warming but for those who want to be conscious of the consequences of their act, they can contribute to Atmosfair… »
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