Category: Social Entrepreneur

Interviews with Tourism Social Entrepreneurs #5: Stoke Certified

We speak with the co-founder of Stoke Certified, the first sustainability certification program for surf and ski tourism operators.

SPARK designs solar-powered beach huts made from discarded ocean trash

Singapore-based Spark proposes recycling trash from the South Pacific Garbage Patch into permanent palm tree-like beach huts for Singapore’s East Coast Park

Fairtrade Coffee Company Branches Out Into Tourism

Four new small group tours will give travellers a rare opportunity to meet farmers and artisans behind popular fair trade products such as coffee, chocolate and handicrafts, while also visiting some of Latin America’s most iconic sights and natural wonders.

Interviews with Tourism Social Entrepreneurs #4: Glooby

Glooby is creating a search engine that enables travellers to discover both the most sustainable holidays and also the lowest impact flights

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.

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Helsinki named world’s most sustainable destination by GDSI

Helsinki named world’s most sustainable travel destination — The Global Destination Sustainability Index measures the sustainability of travel destinations in four different categories using more than 70 indicators.