Alternative Tourism Group
- Alternative Tourism Group
ATG
ATG Alternative Tourism Group and Study Center (http://www.atg.ps/) is a Palestinian NGO based in Beit Sahour specializing in tours and pilgrimages that include critical examinations of the history, culture, and politics of the Holy Land. The organization focuses on Fair Trade in Tourism to support the local community and to offer fact-finding tourists (Academics, Journalists, Church Delegations, Individuals, etc.) an intensive humanitarian tour through Palestine and the Region.
Established in 1995, ATG operates according to the tenets of justice tourism, that is, tourism that holds as its central goals the creation of economic opportunities for the local community, positive cultural exchange between guest and host through one-on-one interaction, the protection of the environment, and political/historical education.
ATG works to encourage all tourism operators to abandon exploitive mass tourism and to adopt practices that positively affect the host population. Through these methods, ATG seeks to promote a positive image of Palestine and its people and to contribute to establishment of a just peace in the area.
Programs
One of the ATG's Programs is the annual Olive Picking Tour by the end of October, in which Internationals help locals reaching their olive trees around the border lines for the harvest.
The Alternative Tourism Group offers Bed & Breakfast program at local houses around Bethlehem, where visitors get direct contact with Palestinians at their homes.
AWARDS
ATG won the TO DO AWARD 2006 (http://www.todo-contest.org/) at the ITB (International Tourism Boerse) in Berlin for social responsible tourism.
Publications
ATG published the first Palestinian comprehensive guidebook to Palestine, including the occupied territories, Jerusalem, the 48 territories and the Syrian Golan Heights. “Palestine & Palestinians” provides an in-depth, updated journey through the entire range of Palestinian culture: ancient and modern history, archaeology, religion, architecture and politics, including the daily realities of Israeli Occupation.
Networking
ATG is Member of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) (http://www.pngo.net/) References The ATG 's Website http://www.atg.ps/
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