Category: Activities

Place high tax on premium air travel to raise climate protection funds

A french economist claims a €180 levy on business class tickets and €20 on economy class would raise the €150bn a year needed for climate adaptation

Palau bets on sustainable tourism with fishing ban

The move follows a similar action in 2009 when Palau created the world's first sanctuary, a move that has seen many countries follow suit.

Backpacker, go home: How tourism is ruining everything

tourists should ask themselves “What about my behaviour? Is it one of mutual respect? Or am I going there to do what I want?"

What I learned on a luxury cruise through the global-warming apocalypse

To see the Arctic before it melted, Roy Scranton took an “adventure cruise” and learned an inconvenient truth. We can't make it stop.

Berlin-based refugees create map of resources for newcomers

a simple idea that can greatly benefit those who’ve just arrived in a strange place - they may not be tourists but there's a lot industry could do to help

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