Category: Socio-economic issues

Launch of JustTourism: a union web portal in the global hospitality sector promoting fair hotels

New web portal provides updated information on hotels which respect trade union rights.

Contribute to World Bank Group review of Nature-based tourism tools and resources

New initiative will seek to identify and fill gaps of knowledge within nature-based tourism that can be used in the future to design new studies and technical papers.

Are We Witnessing the Death of Orphanage Tourism?

There is now irrefutable legal evidence to prove that certain forms of travel experiences, ones currently being offered by a whole range of providers in Europe, North America, and around the world, are causing harm, and may even be supporting child slavery.

WTTC announces winners of the 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow awards

The Tourism for Tomorrow Award winners for 2019 have been announced by the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC), at a special Awards Ceremony, at the 19th WTTC Global Summit (3-4 April 2019), held in Seville, Spain. The 5 winners were selected from 15 finalists, across 5 different award categories.

Connecting students with Antarctic researchers using Telepresence

One Ocean Expeditions is giving students a unique experience to learn about ocean science without having to leave their classrooms.

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