Category: Socio-economic issues

Rainforest Alliance loses Green Tourism support following BBC exposé

A BBC documentary on shocking conditions on tea plantations certified by the Rainforest Alliance has resulted in a UK certification body withdrawing support

Indigenous tourism offers a ‘new geography of hope’ says Wade Davis

Real tourism is when aboriginal societies on their own terms share their visions of life in a profound way that gives visitors a true sense of authenticity

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

Award-winning Dominican ecolodge destroyed by tropical storm Erica

Jungle Bay, a winner of the 2010 Virgin Responsible Travel Awards, was destroyed by the recent storm, and will not be able top be rebuilt.

The 5 winners of Asia’s premier responsible tourism awards

Inspiring examples of the best in tourism from Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia were announced at the 2015 PATA Travel Mart in Bangalore

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