Friday, November 25th, 2011
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Sustainable Tourism (ST) is at the very heart of The Association of International Tour Operators’ (AITO) ethos, and the annual AITO ST Awards – presented at an AITO anniversary dinner on 23rd November, 2011 – are always big news in the travel industry. AITO’s ST guidelines state that travel and tourism should benefit host communities, respect local cultures, protect [...]
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Tags: Aito, etthical tourism, responsible tourism awards, responsible tourism. green tourism, sustainable tourism
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
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‘Working together in unison’ was the recurrent theme of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s message, following her release from house arrest in Burma just a few weeks ago. Words which uplifted so many and yet, in tourism, an industry where the word ‘Burma’ has been divisive to say the least, the idea of unity seems [...]
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Tags: Burma, travel to Burma
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
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Having spent some time working with Dr. Cheryl Mvula of Tribal Voice Communications in Kenya (click here for this travel article) and seeing the extraordinary work she has done towards helping Maasai communities develop an ethical and sustainable source of income from tourism, I am over the moon to see that she has been shortlisted [...]
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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One of the most fantastic ways to become a responsible traveller is to go off the beaten track. For example, you can benefit so many people economically by checking out Dublin’s International Theatre Festival instead of Edinburgh’s (and you are more likely to get a ticket too!). Go hiking in France’s Mercantour National Park instead [...]
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Tags: DK Eyewitness Travel, mercantour, Road less travelled
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
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Dublin is getting greener, with the launch of its new city-wide bike rental scheme 13 August 2009. Dublin Bikes, or DB’s, are particularly aimed at the city’s gas guzzling commuters, who have brought Dublin’s streets to a virtual standstill. There will now be 450 bikes available at 40 locations around the city, which will be [...]
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
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The latest Green Travel Guide has just been launched by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), and the great news is that it is fully downloadable, in clear and concise format. With ovth 185 pages of fyll colour text and photos of people, organisations and destinations which are committed to ecotourism, this book is a wealth [...]
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Tags: International Ecotourism Society, Travel Green Guide 2009. TIES
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
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Snow-shoeing in the Pyrenees, learning to dance in Rio, chilling in a Provençal treehouse, clubbing in Rotterdam or London… these are just a few of the ‘Clean Breaks’ featured in this stunning new book from Rough Guides, which was launched 1st August 2009 – It is a comprehensive guide to unusual, alternative and incredible experiences that make a [...]
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Tags: Add new tag, clean breaks, ethical travel, green travel, rough guides
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