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First travel company
founded on principles of conservation and sustainable tourism
(1979)
Launched a new concept and style of
travel - journeys on foot across Europe along continuous routes
(1979)
ATG was one of the first travel
companies ever to win a National Training Award (1988)
ATG was one of the first
companies in Britain to gain the Investors in People accolade (1991,
reaccredited 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005)
Federation of Nature and National
Parks of Europe (Sustainable Tourism Working Group) recognised ATG Training as
a case study of effective training for environmental guides and managers (1993)
Set up the ATG Trust,
funded by 10% of the Company's profits, to help conserve areas through which
ATG routes pass... (1999). Registered Charity No. 108542
ATG was the first winner of both the top international awards for Environmental Best Practice in the tourism industry: the World Legacy Award (2002)(USA) and the Tourism for Tomorrow Award (2003)(UK)
ATG was the first Tour Operator in the world to achieve the internationally recognised
ISO 14001 Environmental Management standard. Certified 2004, reaccredited 2006.
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The
Company
ATG Oxford was founded in 1979
on principles of conservation and sustainable tourism, long before these
concepts became fashionable. In the same year it launched what was then a new
style of travel: Journeys on foot along continuous routes through the most
interesting and beautiful parts of Europe. Other innovations followed.
Clients
ATG has been made what it
is today by our clients. Through listening to what our clients tell us and
acting on their suggestions we have been able to consistently delight them, and
virtually everyone who travels with ATG rates their overall enjoyment as good
or excellent. As a result we have not had to advertise these trips for many
years: almost everyone comes through personal recommendations.
Standards
The savings on advertising have enabled us to invest in the
quality of the itineraries, better hotels and restaurants and investing in
people of the highest calibre.
Staff
Our staff are renowned
for their friendliness and professionalism. Dedication to the challenge of
quality and the pursuit of excellence is what motivates everyone in the
company.
Giving something back
An expression of the
relationship between ATG and its clients is the ATG (Ad Terrae Gloriam) Trust.
The Trust organises conservation projects in co-operation with local
communities in areas that we visit. See ATG Trust page
for more information.
ATG's Environmental Best Practice
How it works....
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