Category: Human Rights

Tourism crimes! Volunteering and visiting orphanages when traveling

An Australian adventure travel company has a strong stance on child protection and has just announced a new charitable partnership with Australia-based child protection charity Forget Me Not.

In searching for authenticity, consider who the owner is

Travelers seek out experiences that meet their perception of authentic, and experience providers like to claim their experiences are unique. Tourism can support indigenous tourism by working closely with them.

Shiva Hotels launches industry-first anti-slavery campaign to eradicate human trafficking

UK hotel group Shiva Hotels is looking to take human trafficking and modern slavery head on, launching an industry-first anti-slavery program, which it began rolling out across its hotels last week.

High Level Taskforce to end sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism meets in Madrid

A one-day action packed meeting of the High-Level Taskforce to end the sexual exploitation of children and tourism took place at the UNWTO Headquarters in Madrid last week.

International Call for Cases of Evictions due to the Tourism

According to the tribunal, tourism is a growing cause of forced evictions with women and indigenous poor people, the worst affected.

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Discover Puerto Rico presents initiative to inspire conscious travel

Discover Puerto Rico, the Island’s official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announces its Valentine’s Day initiative, “Love Letter from Puerto Rico,” with Puerto Rican actor and producer Amaury Nolasco.