Category: Socio-economic issues

Kerala to launch Responsible Tourism Mission

New programme will include an online platform for the marketing of the village products and a directory of skilled workers and artisans

Tourism’s Dirty Secret: Oxfam Canada highlights exploitation of women hotel housekeepers

A new report exposes how the  hotel industry is driving the global inequality crisis by relying on women's cheap labour to maximize profits

TUI Greece looks to local food and drink producers

Crete planned to be a showcase for sustainable catering, with focus of the project on the two main products of Crete – wine and olive oil – and ecological cultivation and processing methods.

Thailand launches nine new routes to promote universal accessibility and tourism for all

The Tourism Authority of Thailand launches new pilot routes in nine provinces to promote universal accessibility and ‘Tourism for All‘ concepts aimed at encouraging universal design catering to disabled travellers.

Dark tourism can be voyeuristic and exploitative – or if handled correctly, do a world of good

Dark tourism is in vogue. It involves travel to sites associated with death, suffering and the seemingly macabre which are all part of the dark tourist’s controversial itinerary.

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Africa’s tourism industry is intentionally working to slow things down

In a time where travelers often race from one experience to the next, Africa's tourism industry is intentionally working to slow things down -- and in doing so, creating more meaningful, restorative experiences.