Category: NGOs and institutions

UNESCO & European Commission to develop new cultural routes

New cultural routes seek to benefit from the power of World Heritage sites to attract tourists, so as to promote other cultural assets

Interviews with Tourism Social Entrepreneurs #3: AB Origen, Colombia

Based in Colombia, the organisation works to promote sustainable tourism in the country and has recently launched an app to support its aims.

Sustainable tourism initiatives recognized by the UNWTO Awards

2016 finalists and winners announced for annual awards in Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at Fitur in Spain

Peru establishes 3.3 million acre national park in the heart of the Amazon

This biologically rich area is threatened on all sides by illegal logging, mining, coca plantations, and the oil industry

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

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