Explore also work with a variety of organisations which promote better practice in tourism. These include:

The Travel Foundation is a charity established to manage tourism in a more responsible way. Explore is a member of the Travel Foundation Industry Forum which aims to provide expertise and resources in ensuring sustainable tourism. Explore also sits on the Activities Committee which oversees funding of responsible tourism projects.

To find out more visit http://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/

Tourism Concern campaigns to effect change in the tourism industry towards fairer and more ethically traded tourism. Explore has supported Tourism Concern on a variety of initiatives and commends the work it has done in raising awareness on many issues such as porters rights and labour standards.

To find out more visit http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/

Explore is a member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators Responsible Tourism Committee, working with the organisation on policy issues and assisting the membership in putting RT into practice.

To find out more visit http://www.aito.co.uk/

The IPPG was set up in 1997 to address the issue of working conditions for porters working in mountain areas. With cheap travel increasingly becoming a 'right', more demands are being placed on those people working in tourism. With the IPPG we are striving to ensure porters working on Explore tours, particularly Tanzania, Peru and Nepal, are paid a fair wage, given adequate equipment, do not carry excessive loads and have access to health care.

To find out more visit http://www.ippg.net/

Born Free Foundation

The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. The Foundation has offered invaluable advice and support to Explore over the years, enabling us to make informed and responsible choices about our wildlife visits and improve the quality of our training to staff. Born Free also offer an excellent service to customers to report abuses of wild animals worldwide.

For more information see http://www.bornfree.org.uk/