Intrepid to donate all profits from Nepal trips to charity
Intrepid Travel has pledged to donate all of its profits from next season’s trips to Nepal to local and international charities working to rebuild the country following this year’s devastating earthquakes.
The company’s not-for-profit Intrepid Foundation has already raised around £200,000 to support Plan International’s emergency relief effort for families in Nepal.
It aims to raise a further £300,000 through profits and donations, including profits from sales of trips to Nepal from September 2015 to May 2016, which will be distributed by The Intrepid Foundation to a range of charities.
Intrepid Travel co-founder Darrell Wade will visit Nepal this month to meet with staff in the capital Kathmandu.
Wade and the local team will be working with NGOs and official organisations to identify projects that are in most need of support from the company’s million dollar fundraising campaign.
"The generosity of our travel community has been inspiring. People clearly care about Nepal and the Nepalese people as much as we do," said Intrepid MD James Thornton.
"The question we’ve been asked most about Nepal is simply: how can I help? We’ve spoken to our local team in Nepal and concluded that the best thing we can do now is to visit the country. Tourism is Nepal’s largest industry, but without visitors many Nepalese people will find it difficult to earn a living. As the largest guided tour operator in Nepal, we believe it is important for Intrepid to lead the way and support the country when it needs us most".
Intrepid Travel hopes that by donating profits from the 2015-16 season that travellers will be encouraged to return to Nepal.
"It means that every traveller, every trekker, every person that visits Nepal this year will be directly contributing to the rebuilding effort," said Thornton.
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