Monday, February 1st, 2010
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When the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami hit, many tourists raced back to beloved beaches to help. Because everyone was desperate to help, even in some small way. People have donated generously to Haiti, but few have raced back to its beaches. Because, sadly, Haiti was only just starting to paddle its feet in the murky [...]
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Tags: andamen, andamen discoveries, catherine mack, disaster tourism, earthquake, grenada, haiti, L'Aquila, tourism concern, Tsunami
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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I once had an editor who told me that I shouldn’t write about people in travel. “Holidaymakers only want to know about the place, not the people. They’re irrelevant to travel articles”, he told me. However, writing about beaches and budget airlines, is not really my bag, as regular readers will know by now. People [...]
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Tags: donkey trekking, people and places, tourism concern, tripbod
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
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The Irish are famous worldwide for their sense of justice and human rights. During my travels, this is something that many people comment on and admire. One active conservationist company providing hiking holidays asked me to write about them recently, and requested specifically that I choose an Irish target audience, “We love Irish visitors” they [...]
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Tags: Add new tag, tourism concern
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
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‘The only true ethical traveller is one who stays at home,” an old friend of my father’s announced over Christmas. “Bah, humbug,” I said, and we entered into a hearty debate. I am glad to say I managed to win him over. With luck I have managed to win a few readers over since I started [...]
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Tags: tourism concern, UN Code of Ethics for Tourism
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