Category: Human Rights

AH&LA releases industry principles to combat human trafficking

The association that represents the US's accommodation sector has published a set of principles designed to raise awareness of human trafficking.

G Adventures launches $75,000 Nepal earthquake aid appeal

The company has pledged to cover all administration costs so 100% of all donations will directly benefit the initiative.

Tourism sector can do more to step it up on gender equality

(UNWTO) The UNWTO/UN Women Global Report on Women in Tourism shows that tourism can offer significant opportunities to narrow the gender gap in employment...

Tourists or voyeurs? the truth about child labour in Cambodia

(Washington Post) Anlong Pi is a landfill just 30 kilometers from Siem Reap, the main tourist city of Cambodia. Each day tons of organic and...

Namibia says tourism contributes directly to poverty alleviation

Tourism has been identified in Vision 2030 as one of the pillars of Namibia's economic growth and is one of the few industries that contribute directly to poverty alleviation and economic development in rural areas

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