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GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT A CAUSE TO HELP CLEAN UP OUR PLANET

Dolphin Quest actively participates in various initiatives dedicated to the preservation of our oceans, wildlife, and the well-being of our planet. Furthermore, given our island-based locations and the awareness that travel is often necessary to visit us, we are steadfast advocates of sustainable tourism. This philosophy reflects a responsible and considerate approach to travel, with the objective of mitigating adverse effects on local cultures, environments, and economies, while simultaneously cultivating enduring advantages for both travelers and host communities.  We invite you to stand with us in endorsing the following organizations.

The Last Plastic Straw initiative seeks to activate citizens through a grassroots campaign to encourage individuals to push for change in restaurant protocol and practices in their local communities around the world.

THE LAST PLASTIC STRAW

  • Over 500,000,000 plastic straws are used each day in the United States.
  • In only the past 20 years, people have come to expect plastic straws in every drink, in an example of extreme waste being generated for minimal convenience.
  • These short-lived tools are usually dropped into a garbage can with no further thought, instantly becoming a source of plastic pollution.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Stage 1: Go Plastic Straw Free

  • Make a personal commitment to say “no” to plastic straws.
  • Whenever ordering a drink, politely request “no straw, please.”
  • Encourage your friends and family to take the pledge too!
  • Use your own paper, glass, bamboo, or stainless-steel straw instead, and start a conversation.
  • ACTION: Take the “No Plastic Straw Pledge”.

Stage 2: Influence Businesses to Offer Straws Upon Request

Stage 3: Influence Businesses to Offer Non-Plastic Straw Options

Stage 4: Watch the STRAWS Film

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The Dolphin Quest Connection

  • Dolphin Quest has encouraged all Crew Members to take the “No Plastic Straw Pledge”.
  • Dolphin Quest has encouraged its partners to “serve straws upon request”.
  • Dolphin Quest has encouraged its partners to offer “non-plastic straw options”.
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TRAVELERS AGAINST PLASTIC

The Travelers Against Plastic (TAP) Campaign is an outreach initiative which aims to educate global travelers about the harmful impacts of plastic water bottles usage and encourages travelers to be prepared to clean their own drinking water.

  • The vision of this campaign is to catalyze a self-sustaining global movement resulting in the near elimination of travelers’ dependence on plastic water bottles.
  • The use of disposable plastic bottles while traveling is hard on the environment, hard on communities left with garbage, expensive, and often unhealthy.
  • ACTION: Carry a reusable water bottle and a method to clean the water. This will help to avoid the waste of hundreds of millions of plastic bottles each year.

TAKE THE PLEDGE

Individual Pledge

  • This pledge states that you will avoid buying bottled water when you travel, and instead plan to treat your own drinking water.
  • In addition, you pledge to spread the word to travelers I meet, both at home and abroad.
  • ACTION: Take the individual pledge!

Company Pledge

  • This pledge states that you will use your company to promote sustainable travel and will encourage travelers to avoid buying bottled water when they travel.
  • Also, you pledge to spread the word to travelers you meet, both at home and abroad.
  • ACTION: Take the 30-Day Plastic Free Challenge!
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The Dolphin Quest Connection

  • Dolphin Quest is a proud supporter of Travelers Against Plastic (TAP) and has encouraged all Crew Members to take the Individual Pledge.
  • Dolphin Quest has also signed the TAP Company Pledge.
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SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL

The mission of Sustainable Travel International is to protect and conserve our planet’s most vulnerable destinations by transforming tourism’s impact on nature and people. Their vision is a world where tourism actively contributes to environmental and community well-being.

The priorities of Sustainable Travel International are:

  1. Safeguard Nature:
    Conserve the fragile ecosystems that tourism depends on.
  2. Combat Climate Change:
    Reduce tourism’s carbon footprint to address the sector’s contribution to climate change.
  3. Empower Communities:
    Celebrate local cultures and improve the livelihoods of host communities.
  4. Tackle Waste & Pollution:
    Lessen the amount of waste and pollution resulting from tourism.

Pledge to Travel Better

I am committed to PROTECTING and PRESERVING our planet’s most vulnerable destinations so that future generations of residents and visitors can continue to experience the splendor of these places for years to come. I pledge to “Travel Better” by making a conscious effort to:

  • LIGHTEN the footprint of my travels.
  • CONSERVE the wild places I explore.
  • SUPPORT the people and communities I visit.
  • RESPECT the wildlife I see.
  • CELEBRATE cultures authentically and respectfully.
  • ADVOCATE for sustainable tourism.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN PLEDGE

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The Dolphin Quest Connection

  • Dolphin Quest is a proud supporter of Sustainable Travel International and has taken the Pledge to Travel Better.
  • Dolphin Quest encourages all Crew Members to take the Pledge to Travel Better and to voice their commitment to responsible tourism.