Pure Travel Group - Responsible Tourism & Environmental Policy
Our Calgary to Kicking Horse airport shuttle and other transport solutions aim to reduce the amount of cars on the road in Kicking Horse Country. By offering an alternative to rental cars for the journey from Calgary airport to Kicking Horse Golden BC we hope to play our part in reducing C02 in the area. By choosing our Kicking Horse airport shuttle you can eliminate the emissions of as many as 12 rental cars per day.
Our head office is in Golden BC, Canada. The area is known as Kicking Horse Country and is blessed with some of the world’s most outstanding natural beauty. We are surrounded by 6 national parks, 2 of the World’s most impressive rivers; the Kicking Horse and Columbia, an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Columbia wetlands and 3 World renowned mountain ranges.
It is this privilege that drives our thinking and environmental philosophy. Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world and touches most communities in some way or another.
The very fact that people move from one place to another in order to experience such beauty has a direct or indirect impact on the environment.
We believe that in order for future generations to experience what we have here in Golden and Kicking Horse Country BC, Canada, all providers involved in Tourism have to do their bit.
Below are some of the steps that we at Pure Travel Group take to minimise our impact on the environment:
Our airport shuttle and private charter vehicles
For each litre of fuel we buy for our airport shuttle or private airport transfers we pay a carbon tax which is a revenue neutral tax used by the BC government to encourage businesses and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint. We have a no idling policy for our vehicles when parked at Calgary Airport or elsewhere.
Our drivers are all professionally trained in safe driving and, just as importantly, driving to save emissions through fuel efficient driving techniques.
Our Office in Golden BC, administration and marketing
All paper and marketing materials that we use in our office are made from recycled products where possible.
We adhere to a reduce-reuse-recycle mantra; all paper/cardboard/ plastic and glass bottles are recycled. We reuse folders, paper and other stationary items where possible and we use washable mugs for our coffee and tea.
We use Fair trade tea and organic Kicking Horse coffee from a local supplier.
We ensure that all non essential lighting, such as outdoor signs, is switched off when we leave the building or they are not being used. Who needs to see our sign at 3.00am in the morning?
All printer cartridges are recycled through the manufactures own schemes.
We source as many of the supplies we need to run our business from local companies, hence reducing wasted transport miles.
We don’t send out tickets and other literature; our booking confirmations can be printed off at home or kept in your PDA handset. You can choose the most environmentally friendly method to bring this information on vacation with you.
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