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Socially Responsible Tourism – new partners

August 6, 2011 at 5:46 pm · Written by Michele · Filed under Socially Responsible Tourism

The travel business is one of the biggest market in the world! We, at Robin Travels, have a dream: transforming money into human development.
It’s hard, it’s a long way but it is the best way we found to spend our life!

We have been working for some years on our online booking website: LivingAmsterdam.com. It is now possible to support the project by booking through our new partners:

There is NO EXTRA CHARGE for the travelers!

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10 Reasons to Consider Couchsurfing this Summer

April 22, 2011 at 10:28 am · Written by Michele · Filed under Socializing, Socially Responsible Tourism

If you’re in a college or a school, you might have stayed with your friends from high school in their college towns, or perhaps visited a friend from college who departed for a job or graduate program in another city. Despite lacking some of the comforts that come with having your own space in a hotel, the experience has always been fun and you didn’t have to spend a lot of money to see a new place. With CouchSurfing.net, a relatively new phenomenon utilizing online social networking to connect fellow travelers, you can make new friends throughout the world, surfing from couch to couch as you explore new places and cultures. Conceived by a former American college student who wanted to lower the cost of his trip to Iceland, the site was founded in 2003 and has grown rapidly over the last few years, attracting 2.5 million users. Searching for a new adventure this summer? Want to host someone else’s new adventure? Consider the following 10 reasons to couchsurf — you could be in for an experience of a lifetime.

  1. It’s free: CouchSurfing.net is a nonprofit organization funded by donations from its members. All commercial activity is forbidden from the site, which is entirely free to use. Hosts who attempt to charge couchsurfers essentially break the site’s moral code and are therefore removed.
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Robin Travels & LivingAmsterdam.com, Socially Responsible Tourism

February 25, 2011 at 1:55 pm · Written by Michele · Filed under Socially Responsible Tourism

From Amsterdam, Socially Responsible Tourism now has a name: Robin Travels and LivingAmsterdam.com. When you reserve a hotel room, B&B or apartment through LivingAmsterdam.com, part of the room rate will support educational project in developing countries… at no extra cost for you!

By Fiasko Productions and Studio Grafico PassaParola

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