AUSTRALIAN-FOUNDED travel technology firm Tour Amigo has committed to no longer working with operators who use elephants for human interaction.
The initiative is being announced in partnership with World Animal Protection, with Tour Amigo claiming to be the “first travel technology company boldly committed to the move away from selling and promoting cruel elephant interaction”.
Tour Amigo Regional Director EMEA, Isabel Beckermann, said while many customer-facing travel companies had pledged not to work with elephant activities, ancillary industry businesses had not been as active in their commitments, with Tour Amigo to now only work with accredited sanctuaries that “still allow elephants to be elephants”.
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Source: traveldaily