Brief Introduction
HZTC, short for Hangzhou Travel Center,was founded in 2003.
The main services of HZTC is to proivide free or cheap transportation, hotel booking , travel information, and ticketing to both domestic and foreign tourists .
To explore more, you are welcome to visit the offical site of HZTC.
HZTC, short for Hangzhou Travel Center,was founded in 2003.
The main services of HZTC is to proivide free or cheap transportation, hotel booking , travel information, and ticketing to both domestic and foreign tourists .
To explore more, you are welcome to visit the offical site of HZTC.
How It Fulfills the Cornerstones for Fair Trade and Responsible Tourism
Fair Working Conditions: HZTC is founded by Hangzhou Government, which means it tends to give best welfare to employees. The employees of HZTC are also likely to enjoy the convenience of the travel center. The public transportation is more than easy for them to make use of.
Fair Prices: It is really an enjoyable experience to choose HZTC! Once you arrive at the HZTC, you can transfer to public transportation in HZTC, you can be exempt of parking fee. What is more, the pubic transportation is also fair in price. The bus system (starting from 2 RMB), and metro system (starting from 3 RMB) is very cheap. You are also welcome to used free bicycle service.
Integration Into the Local Economy and Regional Development: HZTC is not only for the tourists from other regions. On the contrary, it contributes much to local development. HZTC uses its advantages of pricing to attract tourists, and encourage them to buy the local tourism related services, such as hotel, dining, and travel attraction tickets. All of these stimulate the development of local economy.
Fair Trade Partnerships Between All Actors in Tourism: As you can see from last paragraph, HZTC stimulates the development of all sectors of tourism in Hangzhou. Furthermore, when tourists save a lot of time and money on transportation, they are more likely to spend dollars on local business.
Sustainable Resource Use and Environmental Justice: Tourists transfer to public transportation in HZTC sites. It can not only reduce the condition of trafic jam in tourist attractions, but also reduce the negative impact of emission from private cars. It really contributes to the environmental protection in Hangzhou.