Category: Socio-economic issues

Stronger together: Tourism training partnerships help prevent child exploitation

The sexual exploitation of children by those who use the services of the travel & tourism industry is a difficult subject to acknowledge let...

Roundtable: How has the pandemic changed luxury travel?

The pandemic years have had a profound effect on almost every aspect of society. But during this period, other forces — climate change, social...

With litter piling up, mountain tourism reaches a crossroad

Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja has spent years scaling the world’s highest peaks. During a seven-month stretch in 2019, he climbed all 14 of the...

Intrepid Travel CEO calls for more advocacy in tourism and less fixation on numbers

As travel revives, industry leaders must address their sector's impact on the climate and on local communities. Otherwise, the sector risks attacks from the...

What steps can tourism take after COP26?

The COP26 climate change conference may have finally been the wake-up call that the planet needs. After decades of warnings and the continued release of...

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