Having recognised the negative effects of climate change on the environment, Hans Lagerweij from Albatros Expeditions explains the company's commitment to improving fuel efficiency...
In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Shamiso Nyajeka makes a pitch for the development of a responsible, sustainable, and economically-inclusive travel & tourism industry in Zambia. Poverty persists despite a lucrative mining tradition, and increasing tourism opportunities is a means to protect the environment rather than exploit it.
According to an Indonesian minister, Bali is hoping to move away from backpacker tourism when the island reopens to tourists. Politicians in Bali want to shake off its backpacker image and rebrand to attract more luxury-orientated travellers. Bali is not the only destination to take the enforced absence of travellers as an opportunity to cast itself in a new light.
The pandemic has focused attention on the negative impacts of travel, which resulted in the ‘coming back better’ movement. In this interview with Forbes, travel expert and writer Holly Tuppen talks about what this means in reality and how we can put it into practice, based on her own sustainable travel experiences.
