Category: Innovation

Greek Syrian mayor and refugees bring tourist village back to life

Around 320 refugees, mostly from Syria, now live in an LM Village summer resort that closed over five years ago as a result of Greece’s financial crisis.

New app helps hotel guests fight human trafficking

TraffickCam allows any traveler with a smartphone to help fight sex trafficking by uploading photos of their hotel room to an enormous, constantly updated database of hotel room images

What freedom looks like for SeaWorld’s killer whales

Scientists are developing plans to release captive orcas to huge coastal sea pens where the marine mammals could lead more natural lives.

UNWTO crowdsources competition to design logo for 2017 Year of Sustainable Tourism

The UNWTO has launched a competition looking for a logo that translates the value of sustainable tourism to universal development in all its dimensions: economic, social and environmental

Carlson Rezidor partnership helps build greener hotels

A new partnership between Carlson Rezidor and IFC aims to design and build greener hotels and other buildings.

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