Category: Destinations

Melaka highlights pros and cons of World Heritage listing

The Malaysian town of Malacca shows how gaining UNESCO World Heritage Site status is a double edged sword, boosting both conservation and visitor numbers

Rebuilding nature’s barriers to stormier seas – lessons from Phillippines

For anyone working in tourism in coastal areas, this article provides an important reminder of why mangroves and coral reefs matter so much.

What Tanabe, Japan, is teaching world about responsible tourism

By bringing community members into a grass roots effort, Tanabe City has discovered less (tourism) is more.

NEW REPORT: Water, Women and Tourism in Labuan Bajo

Tourism has added to a water crisis in the rapidly growing gateway town to Komodo National Park: Labuan Bajo

Airbnb pledges to work with cities and pay ‘Fair Share’ of taxes

The start-up has introduced a lengthy treatise pledging a renewed spirit of cooperation with local governments

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