Category: Innovation

PATA announces winners of Tourism Inspire Awards 2015

Awards were in 6 categories: Branded & Independent Accommodation, Marine & Wildlife, Culture & Heritage, RT Destination, Community Based Tourism Initiative

African safari tourism: the ‘multiplier’ effect

For every one person employed by certain high-end tourism lodges in southern Africa, seven people benefit from the downstream flow of that income.

Place high tax on premium air travel to raise climate protection funds

A french economist claims a €180 levy on business class tickets and €20 on economy class would raise the €150bn a year needed for climate adaptation

Palau bets on sustainable tourism with fishing ban

The move follows a similar action in 2009 when Palau created the world's first sanctuary, a move that has seen many countries follow suit.

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.

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