Category: Communications

Ghana launches ecotourism handbook

The book produced by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission provides basic information of nature-based tourism in Ghana and the key institutions and their mandates in tourism development.

How to see the Medellín beyond “Narcos”

Colombia-based Impulse Travel offers community-led tours in different parts of Medellín that are helping to change the city’s narrative. The aim is to let community leaders paint a more realistic picture of the city for visitors whose image of Medellín is still associated with the drug lord Pablo Escobar.

How a travel blogger built a community of Muslim travellers

Elena Nikolova converted to Islam in 2009. Four years later, she channelled her wanderlust into a new endeavour: helping other Muslims travel the world. Muslim Travel Girl is now one of the largest Muslim-friendly blogs in the West.

Recycled regatta: world heritage site highlights plastic pollution crisis

When environmentalists on a Seychelles atoll decided to race boats made from ocean litter, they had 500 tonnes to pick from. Island nations such as Seychelles bear the brunt of marine plastic pollution due to the convergence of ocean currents, and events such as the the Aldabra Regatta attempt to draw attention to the issue of marine plastic pollution.

On Smart Tourism in Benidorm: Interview Laura Garcia Castellano

After being named the world's first certified intelligent tourism destination in 2018, Benidorm experienced a sharp shock in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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