The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights called attention to a new tourism project by the Indonesian Government. The country aims to create an enormous tourism complex in Mandalika, Lombok. The experts criticised the project’s abuse of human rights and highlighted that the project had destroyed houses, fields, water sources and cultural and religious sites.
More than 100 countries, international organisations and leading business groups have agreed to adopt harmonised standards for assisting tourists caught up in emergency situations. This also includes a set of recommendations relating to providing tourists with information, assistance and, if necessary, repatriation. The aim is to help to restore confidence in international travel after the pandemic.
How will the industry measure “building back better”? There needs to be a major reckoning of the industry’s problematic equity imbalance and new performance metrics if the industry is to transform into a more climate-smart, socially sustainable and equitable industry across its supply chain.
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.
