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.
Team Wanderlust have put together a list of the travel trends they expect to see in 2022, which includes slow and sustainable travel and more journeys by train. They expect that travel will continue to be quieter than it was pre-pandemic, with people continuing to explore attractions close to home.
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,...
This is what action looks like if Caribbean tourism is to build back better. Investment in technology, a solid private-public relationship, and homegrown talent driving the framework and the narrative. This new marketing platform should place more of consumer’s vacation booking funds directly into local businesses’ hands.
Adventure tourists have thrown the remotest mountain region of the country an economic lifeline – but at what cost to ancient traditions and customs? The gains of tourism by way of new jobs and economic growth are tinged with the knowledge that part of their cultural heritage will be lost as the transactional nature of tourism is at odds with the hospitality for which Georgia is famed.
