World Expeditions, has announced new protocols designed to ensure travellers’ safety and minimise the risk of spreading COVID-19.
To be adopted initially by the company’s domestic brands, Australian Walking Holidays and Tasmanian Expeditions, as well as its New Zealand brands, Adventure South and Trail Journeys, the new measures include screening procedures for clients pre- departure, as well as new operational procedures, such as having all passengers equipped with a mask when travelling on our short distance transfers to trail heads or camps in our vehicles.
Developed in consultation with World Expeditions Travel Group’s medical advisor, Dr Ross Anderson, the protocols include new practices around deep cleaning of vehicles, along with heightened food preparation and serving protocols.
Stringent hand washing and sanitisation and regular disinfecting of all camp surfaces are long established practices on group trips and will be complemented with participants being issued with their own utensils for their personal use throughout the entire trip.
World Expeditions CEO, Sue Badyari, says the company is following guidelines from its medical advisor as well as government advice to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness across all operations.
“The enhanced strategy includes a new comprehensive response plan in the unlikely event a participant becomes unwell while on tour, along with common sense practices like physical distancing throughout the experience.
“Walking holidays are intrinsically safer because they are outdoor adventures, during which walkers spend almost every waking moment outside. Physical distancing in the outdoor landscapes is natural.”
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