CHIANG MAI, 25 January 2018: ASIA DMC, a regional inbound tour operator, headquartered in Vietnam, says it is using use this week’s ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in Chiang Mai to showcase its sustainability initiatives in Southeast Asia.
This year’s ATF opened last evening with an event theme: ‘ASEAN – Sustainable Connectivity, Boundless Prosperity’.
Now operating in seven ASEAN countries, ASIA DMC claims to have adopted sustainable development as one its core values.
“We are delighted to be returning to ATF this year to showcase our commitments to the regional and international travel trade,” commented ASIA DMC’s Thailand managing director, Andre van der Marck. “ASIA DMC is fully committed to sustainable development, social engagement and environmental preservation in every destination in which we operate.”
2017 was the company’s 20th anniversary year, when it celebrated a series of key environmental initiatives, including its Roots and Fruits campaign, GREENoffice initiative and securing Travelife Partner status.
Roots and Fruits was a dual-purpose campaign that saw ASIA DMC plant hundreds of fruit trees in remote regions, helping to provide local communities with fresh fruit.
The GREENoffice programme included the appointment of ASIA DMC staff members as GREEN Champion and Ambassadors, and setting ambitious targets for conserving energy and water, recycling and purchasing environmentally-friendly products.
In a major milestone for the company, ASIA DMC’s operations in Vietnam achieved Partner status with Travelife, the leading training, management and certification initiative for tourism companies, in 2017.
Looking ahead to this year, the company will work towards Travelife Partner status for its other offices in the region, including Thailand and Myanmar. And in 2019, ASIA DMC is aiming to achieve the highest level of Travelife certification for its Vietnam office.
