Category: Opinion

This is what it’s really like for refugees arriving in Greek islands….

Mixture of racism and empathy, support and threats greet thousands fleeing Syria and other countries this summer

Will new Sustainable Development Goals really drive sustainable tourism?

Some are lauding the focus on tourism in UN's new goals as turning point for industry. Others fear it will only accelerate a flawed development model

Inspiring ways tourism is helping refugees, and how it could do more

If you look beyond the tabloid bile there are some truly inspiring stories of tourism addressing refugee crisis that deserve to be replicated far more.

Developing world tourism ‘not living up to its promise’

Tourism is developing unsustainably in many poorer nations and is failing to deliver major economic gains, according to a recent conference.

How to build a successful sustainable hostel

The inspiring tale of how a father and son who both become jobless at the same time collaborated to run a sustainable, socially aware hostel in Pisa

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