Category: Socio-economic issues

Accessibility

Disability travel generates US$17.3bn in annual spending says new study

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A new study for the Open Doors Organisations has valued the market for disability tourism in the USA at over $17bn, while also finding many barriers remain
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Community

Report concerned over speed of tourism growth in Myanmar

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Tourism is growing so fast that there are increasing risks of it suffering the same problems as its neighbours in terms of sex tourism and debauchery
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Human Rights

Aircraft emissions responsible for ‘16,000 deaths per year’

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The MIT study estimateds an approximate US$21 billion (£13.5 billion) global economic cost from these deaths
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Accessibility

Lonely Planet and ENAT partner to promote inclusive tourism

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The travel guide publisher and the European Network for Accessible Tourism have committed to work together to boost the profile of accessible travel
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Community

Undercover TV exposes mass tribal evictions from Indian tiger reserve

Jeremy Smith - 0
Tribal people are being evicted from Kanha tiger reserve while thousands of tourists are welcomed each year, claims a new undercover TV report
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