Khiri Travel Details Sustainability Progress in New Impact Report
The report shows multiple positive outcomes. It also identifies challenges ahead as Khiri Travel strives to boost its sustainable tourism accountability.
In Asian responsible tourism news, Khiri Travel has released its latest full Impact Report, detailing major sustainability milestones across its operations in Southeast Asia, including Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) certification in all eight destinations where the company operates.
The report outlines how the destination management company strengthened its environmental and community programmes during 2025 while supporting guides and grassroots organisations across the region.
Khiri Travel achieved GSTC certification in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Sri Lanka in December 2025 following a company-wide audit process led by Khiri Travel ‘Green Teams’ in each destination.
The report also highlights the work of Khiri Reach, the charitable arm of Khiri Travel, which supported 14 projects in 2025 with total contributions of more than USD25,000. Projects covered conservation, emergency relief and community support initiatives in seven Asian countries.
Among the projects supported were nutrition programmes for children in remote villages in northern Laos, flood relief efforts in Vietnam, gibbon rehabilitation work in Thailand and earthquake response support in Myanmar. Khiri Reach also worked with organisations in Bali to host a blood donation campaign for local hospitals.
Other sustainability initiatives included ChildSafe awareness training for 95 staff members, sustainability training for guides, and partnerships with more than 47 responsible tourism hotels assessed through Hotel Resilient.
Regenerative tourism
Khiri Travel Founder and CEO Willem Niemeijer said that the report reflected Khiri Travel's long-standing approach of using tourism to create opportunities in remote and emerging destinations.
"By encouraging travellers to venture beyond crowded tourism hubs,” he said, “Khiri Travel helps ensure that tourism revenue reaches communities that might otherwise be left out of the visitor economy.”
He added: “Our aim is to spread the benefits of tourism more equitably while helping travellers connect more deeply with places, cultures, and communities."
On specific operational initiatives, Khiri Travel plans to expand ChildSafe training to leading guides, roll out a Sustainable Product Assessment framework, and deepen engagement with suppliers through a new Sustainability Supplier Code of Conduct.
The company is also increasing collaboration with ethical tourism partners, including elephant camps certified under the Asian Captive Elephant Standards (ACES), as part of a broader focus on animal welfare and responsible tourism experiences.
Khiri Travel said its current and future sustainability ambitions are inspired by 4Cs framework of conservation, community, culture and commerce promoted by The Long Run, a global responsible tourism advocacy group, of which Khiri Travel is a member.
The Khiri Travel 2025 impact report can be downloaded here.
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