JTT keen to support local people and help improving good treatment of the environment through specific tasks:
Tasks:
· Donate for more local people who need help.
· Work for more green friendly environmental projects (Such as our eco Hotel in the Western desert of Egypt / Qasr El Bagawat Hotel).
· Planting in the desert at our Eco Hotel to help to offset our carbon foot print.
· More training to our employees to reach more sustainability.
Objectives:
· Stimulate other Tour operators to plant in the desert and donate for people who needs to.
· Attract more customers to our sustainability services.
Goal:
Coordinate with stakeholders to establish more sustainability in Tourism in our region to help earth to recover for better future.
Our Sustainability Criteria in the external Management
NB:
- - JTT has the right to keep the internal management sustainability criteria on confidential basis and post some of the external management.
General information:
- - JTT one of the first Egyptian Tour Operator leaders in sustainability.
- - Many of our employees are certified as Sustainability Manager through Travelife.
- - In our (Tours) section you will find different kinds of Sustainability programs to fit your desire.
- - JTT against any means of corruption therefore we don’t accept any means of gifts or funds as presents to any of JTT members.
- - We offer you to offset your carbon footprint during your whole journey (If you wish).
- - Following conditions and policies aren’t all a must but we better follow in case they are available:
Hotels / Nile cruises:-
- - Approved licensed Hotel.
- - Sustainability certified Hotels / Nile Cruises is our priority (If available).
- - JTT inspection before choosing any Hotel / Nile Cruise.
- - Should alert clients to save water and electricity.
- - Follow the international law of human rights.
- - Offer organic food.
- - Local good products available than other international products.
Transport:-
- - We stimulate our clients to offset the co2 of their international flights.
- - Offering sustainable transport alternative solution during trips in Egypt.
- - Dealing with suppliers whom applying safety and quality.
- - Professional drivers with official valid licenses.
- - New model bus/vans always required in our operation to ensure that those new coaches follow new regulation of saving energy and high safety.
- - In groups we prefer charter flight rather than regular flights.
Guides and Tour Leaders: -
- - Well known of JTT sustainability criteria.
- - Speaks with clients about importance of sustainability.
- - Gives recommendation for sustainable excursions and available options.
- - Give options with explanation about transport types and best available sustainable offers.
- - Never offer or help in selling or buying illegal souvenirs such as (Ex.: fauna and flora souvenirs ..etc.).
- - Encourage clients to visit local stores and markets.
- - Guide customers to not waste food, water and electricity.
- - Make recycle trash available.
- - Give them the chance to have their own experience at local restaurants.
- - Explain to clients the codes and clauses of respecting local, natural and cultural environments.
- - Explain how JTT respect and follow the international and local human rights and the rules of wildlife.
- - Voting in the last day on the services we provide and listen to any comments in our sustainability criteria.
- Never use papers unless necessary needed and please guide clients for same action.
Excursions: -
- - Eco- destination recommended as first priority.
- - Full explanation and guiding to avoid any harm treating to those destinations.
- - Code of heritage area explained before visit.
- - Code of Wildlife area explained before visit.
Direct communication with clients: -
- - JTT Marketing department has the right to re-contact the clients after their tour to make get their feedback and our teams respect the right of customers to accept the evaluation or not.
- - JTT Newsletters supported with Customers ability to agree to continue sending it or not.