The Panamanian city of Portobelo is looking to expand its existing tourism offering as part of Panama’s “Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism.” Projects include the education and training of tour guides and the rehabilitation of the historic centre. This master plan reactivates the country’s tourism, conservation and Research (TCR) strategy applied over 20 years ago by the ecologist Dr. Hana Ayala and aims to reduce the social inequality gap and safeguard the UNESCO site.
The planet is being threatened by greenhouse gas emissions, overexploitation of the natural resources and unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. In the week of International Women's Day, Intrepid Travel's Susanne Etti gives 6 reasons we need to empower women to fight climate change.
New Zealand’s borders have been closed for almost a year. How has a country so reliant on tourism managed to stay afloat? The New Zealand Tourism Board has been inspiring the country to explore more of their own backyard and this renewed focus on internal tourism seems to be resonating with people in New Zealand.
MEP Josianne Cutajar, member of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee, has become a signatory of the Future of Tourism Coalition. The MEP is campaigning for the tourism industry to transform its business models, putting local communities and their ecosystems at the centre of tourism management and development.
New international funding will be used for sustainable tourism development in the area Maya Ka’an, Mexico. It includes the promotion of the region, sustainability training to tourism cooperatives and the improvement of the region’s ecotourism offerings. The region aims to generate local income across the Yucatán Peninsula without the negative impacts of tourism.
