Category: Destinations

Belize Triples the Size of its Marine Protected Areas

Belize has approved a plan to set aside 10% of its territorial waters as no-take marine protected areas (MPAs), tripling the size of its existing zones.

Phuket Tourism launches ‘No Foam No Plastic’ initiative

Initiative will see replacement of foam containers with paper or eco-friendly bags and straw alternatives over coming year.

Tourism in Jordan: threat or opportunity for the country?

Balancing the need to increase tourism revenues with the ecological cost of increasing the number of visitors is the challenge of any destination, and Jordan is no exception

Swedish destination Järvsö engages Earthcheck to support sustainable development

The EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program will provide Järvsö with a scientific framework to benchmark, certify and continuously improve their environmental, cultural, social and economic performance

“Without massively changed behaviour the world stands to destroy itself,” SA Tourism Minister tells WTM (and other news…)

With a prophesy that "Growth in tourism stands to come to an end," South Africa's minister for tourism Derek Hanekom went were few, if any, other tourism ministers would dare to go.

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