Sustainable tourism is defined as “tourism that respects both local people and the traveler, cultural heritage and the environment”. It seeks to provide people with an exciting and educational holiday that is also of benefit to the people of the host country.
All tourism activities of whatever motivation – holidays, business travel, conferences, adventure travel, and ecotourism – need to be sustainable.
COVID-19 was a stepping stone to help change the way people travel. This includes travelers, the authorities, and tourist businesses. Eudaimonia Private Tours has been taking our guests around the country we love and respect and sustainable tourism plays a big role in what we do. Way before the pandemic, we were committed to a code of best practices in all aspects of our business, especially our relationship with the environment, safety, the sites, and the communities that we visit. We also encourage our suppliers and clients to adopt similar practices.
Greece is in fact a “sustainable food destination” given the fact that its people are used to eating seasonally and, especially in the countryside, are still “growing vegetables, harvesting olives and preparing silky oil, and cooking up a storm with tomatoes, fresh fish and wild greens…”
Sustainable tourism is the way we become better tourism professionals and better travelers too. “Better” can be translated as:
☼ Positive ecological footprint.
☼ Still a decent profit for the business.
☼ Value for money for the traveler.
☼ Experiences and special moments.
☼ Not “touristy”, “mechanical”, and “faceless” visits with the crowds!
Sustainable tourism is the way to “use” tourism in a positive, constructive way for our land, the environment, our business, our local economy, and our clients. Both the businesses (us) and the travelers (you) should care more for the local community we visit. Respect it in all … respects!
EUDAIMONIA Private Tours supports and follows practices such as:
☼ Emphasis on local purchasing (supplies, food, materials, etc.
☼ Feature sustainable practices in marketing and advertising.
☼ Emphasis on local hiring (guides, etc).
☼ Recycling.
☼ Promotion of secondary (less popular) destinations.
Tourism Unions, destination authorities, and governments don’t really, so it is we the tourism professionals who have to promote sustainable tourism and at the same time help our business to stand out!
We believe that avoiding the negative footprint fits together with the quality of service that the traveler will enjoy! An example of this is that we visit beautiful local communities that are not yet exposed and are not spoilt by mass tourism! We help these local economies and in return, we get the best value for money possible: quality, authenticity, politeness, privacy, and more. Bottom line? We know these local community people by their first name and they are authentically happy to see us and you!
It’s a way of life for us Greeks. It’s embedded in our DNA, and throughout the country, generous and passionate locals share their knowledge with travelers, coupling fantastic fresh cooking with back-to-nature activities such as trekking through diverse landscapes
People make a difference!