Developing Community Tourism Businesses as part of the Tour Operator Supply Chain

Developing Community Tourism Businesses as part of

the Tour Operator Supply Chain

Presented By: Adrienne Lee

Twitter: @AdrienneKLee

Website: www.planeterra.org

About Planeterra

A business backed non-profit:

• G Adventures’ non-profit Foundation

• Founded in 2003 by Bruce Poon Tip

• Started as a way to give back

through travel

• 52 projects in 10 years, 25+ supply

chain projects in +15 countries

Lessons Learned

Why do projects fail?

Bridging the gap:

What we support:

Where has this worked

The IDB/MIF Project

• 5 major community tourism projects in 4 countries in Latin America co-financed by G Adventures the IDB

• Innovative: First time a development bank is working with a travel company to develop community tourism

• Connecting rural community tourism enterprises to G Adventures’ traveller market = sustainable livelihoods and over 2500 lives changed

South America:

Central America:

NepalSisterhood of Survivors

TanzaniaCreating agency for Masai women

IndiaSafe transport for locals and travellers

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]

• Planeterra Twitter: @PlaneterraCares

• Planeterra Facebook: Planeterra

Foundation

• Website: www.planeterra.org