(1888PressRelease)
January 06, 2009 - Hands Up Holidays upholds such trips as a source of volunteer holiday that blends both community service with relaxation or adventure. The company has designed the corporate trips in such a way that lets companies consider the trips as a reward offered to employees and also as a platform to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) profile.
Today, more corporations are turning to hands-on volunteer projects to get their staff motivated and working better as a team. In many cases, employees say that they did not have the chance to talk and get to know one another while at office. Labouring side by side on a project during an ethical holiday gave them the opportunity to build relationships that enhanced their communication and productivity once they returned to the office. Says CEO of Hands Up Holidays Christopher Hill “corporate trips based on voluntourism are the perfect combination of adventure or relaxation and community service that benefit the company, its employees, and the community.”
To help companies with team building and taking their philanthropy more seriously, Hands Up Holidays has arranged incentive trips for corporate volunteers with the purpose to build and refurbish houses, classrooms, outdoor play areas, orphanages and other community centres in developing countries.
These trips are formulated after due consultation with the Senior Management and HR of organizations, and are tailored to meet their needs, budget, and objectives.
The popular destinations offered by Hands Up Holidays to execute corporate trips are:
Morocco – working with local people on building classrooms
Hungary – building or refurbishing a playground
Peru – helping local people to build a Women’s Empowerment Workshop
Thailand – Volunteering at an orphanage set up after the 2004 tsunami
About Hands Up Holidays: The leading volunteer travel operator who believes that travel can make a positive difference, offers corporate trips for companies that are seeking to both reward employees and also to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility profile.
For further information about the Corporate Trips, please click on:
http://www.handsupholidays.com/read/corporate-trips/
Or contact:
Christopher Hill, Managing Director,
Hands Up Holidays (http://www.handsupholidays.com)
0044- (0)208 871 0341, 0044 (0)776 501 3631,
chris ( @ ) handsupholidays dot com
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