Global tour operator Intrepid Travel has partnered with MEET Network, an association of Mediterranean parks founded by the International Union for the Conservation. Intrepid has included MEET experiences, which all have robust sustainability standards, within two of its new tours to in Croatia and Crete, with more to come across Europe over the next few months.
Legislature seeks to strip funding of Hawaii’s largest tourism agency, just as it refocuses on community and environment. This has left their multi-year plans to protect the environment and communities up in the air and could mean a return to unchecked tourism.
The UNWTO has started its search for rural villages that provide the opportunity to safeguard their communities, local traditions and heritage. It hopes to maximise the contribution of the sector to reducing regional inequalities and fighting against rural depopulation. The initiative includes three pillars: a label, a program and a network.
For anyone confused about the difference between sustainable tourism and regenerative tourism, PhD candidate Loretta Bellato offers answers to questions that she is frequently asked. She suggests regenerative tourism is a holistic way of thinking and a transformational approach with deep roots within regenerative development.
Until community spread is low in tourism-dependent destinations, there is still danger there for all involved. Currently, vaccinations are severely lagging at a global level, particularly in low to middle-income nations. The tourism industry needs to get past the “vaccine tourism” headlines and stand up for the root problem that could decimate the industry all over again: vaccine equity.
