Catherine at la Renardiere Treehouse, Normandy

Welcome to Ethical Traveller. I created this website in response to my regular column in the Go travel section of The Irish Times, called, funnily enough, Ethical Traveller.

I have been writing about ethical, responsible, eco, sustainable travel, call it what you will, for the last two years,  after completing a Masters degree in Responsible Tourism Management. During this time I have written about the issues of ethical travel not only in my column, but also in  UK newspapers and magazines, including The Observer and The Guardian,  where I am given an opportunity to share some of my travel experiences and tell you about some of the inspiring people I have met on the way. These people are totally committed to improving the impacts of travel around the world, and have created some exemplary, exciting tourism products. Giving these people a voice is what I care about most, as they are the ones making a difference.

Although a few of the short articles may have more relevance to a reader based in Ireland, I hope that the majority will be of interest to anyone who finds their way to the site, and that they might provide a useful source of information for your travels. I am also now co-editor of Greentraveller.co.uk with leading green travel writer, Richard Hammond, so please also take the time to have a look on that site too, for a combined effort of travel writing and holiday ideas.

Thanks  for checking out Ethical Traveller. For frequent news items please check out my  Twitter  and Facebook (Ethical Traveller) pages. Most recent Twitter updates listed below.

Happy travelling

Catherine