Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Responsible Tours India
Have you ever been to India??? Well I have been there numerous times. The place is nuts. Only God knows how everything keeps running and remain in place and the people have this strange ‘chill’ attitude … they call it ‘chalta hai’ or something like that. Well, so when I thought of participating in some kind of CSR Activity in India or CSR Initiatives in India as some may like to say, I thought I would be drowned out in the ‘chalta hai’ approach. Surprise!!! I hit this Responsible Tours India and magic happens. Its like some organised CSR India has opened up and I get to see multiple options at multiple tourist destinations all in one place. I contacted them and wow! did they not just give me a feel good reply, they organised the entire volunteer program to suit my sight seeing itinerary. I feel so happy and elated that I contributed my bit and will get to see it again when I visit India again.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility India
As a student of social welfare and member of our college ‘Help Group’, we delegated selection of suitable social projects for visits and volunteer work within our group coming to India. A majority of this selection team wanted all of us to peruse the site which opened up on browsing Corporate Social Responsibility India, Corporate Social Responsibility in India and CSR Companies in India. It became apparent that only one travel agent had a dedicated CSR department and was offering his clients an array of options to visit, interface or even volunteer with grass root level NPOs in the tour circuit we had planned. The Corporate Social responsibility Tour by one of our colleagues also focused onto this agent. We took a chance and threw in our lot for a holiday trip with an exclusive social-cum-rural interaction covering a full day at a place of their choosing. They reverted with location and choice options instead, and I am very elated to state that on return from our sojourn, we are so very satisfied at the opportunity and organisation of our social day. It passed so fast and we made so many friends. India, is truly, beautiful …….
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Socially Responsible Tours In India
Hi! When my friend recently returned form an India holiday, he told me to browse through Socially Responsible Tours in India and Socially Responsible Travel India. I thought as always these two would also be lame duck SEOs with nothing to offer. How totally was I wrong!! The site gave me access to Social Footprints in India wherein I was made privy to a host of NGOs working with normal and special children as well as animal welfare. What a variety of option and with a full photographic display of events and interactions, the link also gave me the single point of contact to facilitate any social work in India. This was perhaps the only travel agent who I could classify in my list of Socially Responsible Companies in India. I chose them to plan my holiday and while the holiday was incredible, I felt ‘karmic’ peace in my brief but planned social visits to charities in Goa and Delhi. Well done! Is all I can say to this travel agent is that …..… you are making a difference !!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
India Volunteer Tourism
From the time I was a backpacker in my college days, Interactive tourism has been a part and parcel of my holiday plans. I make it a point to dedicate at least 20% of my holiday time as a drop in the CSR Volunteer Tourism of the country I visit for my annual holiday. I have relied generally on my booking agent to set up such volunteer work for me in absence of any reliable source on the web. This particular time too, I would have done the same, but I just happened to browse through two very appealing SEOs, India Volunteer Tourism and Volunteer Tours India. Both the sites opened a plethora of options in the Indian Golden triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur. Having selected Jaipur, I was pleasantly surprised when the travel agent running this site gave me not just a variety of offers including animal care as a volunteer, but also gave me low cost options for home stays close bye as well. I was impressed. My holiday went well but the volunteer experience was so beautifully organised and satisfying, that I have recommended the agent to numerous volunteer tourists like me.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
CSR Activities In India
I like to include my social footprint while planning holiday itineraries and prefer to link with agents who promote CSR tourism India. India as a land of ‘karma’ offers such CSR tourism opportunities. I chose this travel agent as they had an active CSR profile, with a very exhaustive website giving details of their CSR initiatives in India and CSR activities in India. They also offered a range of CSR opportunities in India with the assurance to tailor fit them into my sight seeing itineraries. So, when I requisitioned a social inclusion while at Jaipur, I was immediately offered multiple location, time and participation choices with both children and animals. I chose the special children of course and was delighted to spend exclusive and well coordinated time at their school, interacting with them, their dedicated counselors and even visiting their vocational training centre, where I landed up purchasing numerous gifts for my friends back home. It was truly a marvelous CSR experience for the first time on my India holidays. I am coming back for more.
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