Category: Opinion

Tinkering with ‘ecotourism’ hides the real face of tourism

Like no other industry, tourism promotes – and glamorizes – a hyper-mobile and hyper-consumeristic lifestyle, rendering sustainability elusive.

Tomorrow needs today: Martin’s Hotels embraces circular economy

The award-winning Belgian hotel chain has developed one of the most far reaching approaches to supply chain management, and engaged staff and guests in its transformative efforts

The Trouble with Medical “Voluntourism”

Lending a helping hand in countries with poor health infrastructure is usually well intentioned—but it can cause serious harm

Obstacles in transforming the tourism sector into a Real People Impact (RPI) industry

If significant gains are going to be made in developing sustainable tourism, nations must put in place systems that will contribute to ending tourism as we know it, argues Judy Kepher-Gona. Focus must shift to ethical people engagement.

Ethos Farm in the Jungle – promoting sustainable tourism practices

Ethos Farm in the Jungle opened 3 years ago as part of a sustainable agriculture program. The purpose of the farm was to employ local farmers and support production and consumption of local food and plants at Sunset’s resorts.

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