Khiri Travel achieves GSTC certification across eight Asian destinations

Khiri Travel, the South­east Asia-based des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment com­pany, has earned cer­ti­fic­a­tion as a sus­tain­able tour oper­at­or by the Glob­al Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Coun­cil (GSTC).

Eight countries

Asi­an des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment com­pany Khiri Travel is now Glob­al Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Coun­cil (GSTC) cer­ti­fied in all des­tin­a­tions in which it oper­ates: Thai­l­and, Indone­sia, Viet­nam, Phil­ip­pines, Cam­bod­ia, Laos, Myan­mar, and Sri Lanka. 

Khiri Travel was offi­cially GSTC-cer­ti­fied on Decem­ber 18, 2025.

Accord­ing to GSTC:

“Being cer­ti­fied by an Accred­ited Cer­ti­fic­a­tion Body means that your tour­ism product or ser­vice com­plies with the highest social and envir­on­ment­al stand­ards on the market. 

“With an accred­ited cer­ti­fic­a­tion, cus­tom­ers and buy­ers are assured that the busi­ness was cer­ti­fied in a cred­ibly veri­fied pro­ced­ure in a trans­par­ent, impar­tial, and com­pet­ent manner.”

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Rigorous audit process

Khiri Travel met the stand­ards as assessed by the GSTC-accred­ited cer­ti­fic­a­tion body Con­trol Uni­on. The audit pro­cess reviewed not only office prac­tices but also field oper­a­tions and included inter­views with Khiri Travel’s loc­al part­ners and suppliers.

“As a des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment com­pany, ensur­ing that all part­ners share Khiri’s com­mit­ment to sus­tain­ab­il­ity is a chal­lenge,” said Sukhum Jarang­dej, Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Coordin­at­or — Khiri Core.

“Achiev­ing cer­ti­fic­a­tion shows that Khiri’s net­work of part­ners and sup­pli­ers are aligned with the company’s vis­ion for respons­ible travel.”

Willem Niemeijer, the CEO and founder of the 33-year-old DMC, added: “Cer­ti­fic­a­tion shows that Khiri is walk­ing the talk on mak­ing tour­ism a force for social and envir­on­ment­al good. 

“It is proof of our com­mit­ment to uphold­ing the 4Cs of regen­er­at­ive travel as defined by The Long Run: con­ser­va­tion, com­munity, cul­ture, and commerce.”

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Staff certification and awards

In 2025, 14 Khiri Travel staff, includ­ing ‘Green Team’ spokespeople across eight Asi­an coun­tries, also earned the GSTC Pro­fes­sion­al Cer­ti­fic­ate in Sus­tain­able Tour­ism, which is awar­ded to individuals.

The endeav­our was part of Khiri’s ambi­tion to be a com­pletely GSTC-cer­ti­fied DMC by the end of 2025; a goal it has now achieved.

GSTC cer­ti­fic­a­tion for Khiri Travel in eight des­tin­a­tions topped a year in which Khiri was also named Des­tin­a­tion Man­age­ment Com­pany of the Year at the TDM Travel Trade Excel­lence Awards 2025 and earned an Out­stand­ing Achieve­ment Award for Most Sus­tain­able Travel Com­pany at the 2025 TTG Travel Awards.

Fur­ther details show­ing Khiri Travel’s product offer­ings and its com­mit­ment to respons­ible travel across its des­tin­a­tions are avail­able at Khiri.com.

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About Khiri Travel

Since 1993, Khiri Travel has earned a repu­ta­tion as a des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment com­pany ded­ic­ated to provid­ing qual­ity leis­ure travel exper­i­ences across Asia. With 17 offices in Thai­l­and, The Phil­ip­pines, Laos, Myan­mar, Viet­nam, Cam­bod­ia, Indone­sia and Sri Lanka (which has respons­ib­il­ity for the Mal­dives), Khiri Travel’s entre­pren­eur­i­al asso­ci­ates craft innov­at­ive itin­er­ar­ies that reflect their pas­sion for authen­t­ic, loc­al, and sus­tain­able experiences.

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