Category: Socio-economic issues

Keeping children safe: A success-story on leadership and sustainable tourism

Chairman, Founder and former CEO of Atlantica Hotels in Brazil, Paul has demonstrated what businesses can do to keep children safe and reduce the risks of child abuse and trafficking.

Obstacles in transforming the tourism sector into a Real People Impact (RPI) industry

If significant gains are going to be made in developing sustainable tourism, nations must put in place systems that will contribute to ending tourism as we know it, argues Judy Kepher-Gona. Focus must shift to ethical people engagement.

The role of gender equality towards achieving sustainable tourism – interview with Daniela Moreno Alarcón from Equality in Tourism

We need a more gender-balanced industry if we want to reduce poverty, promote sustainable human development, improve the sector’s ethics and protect the environment.

Rainforest Revival: from Fading Villages to a Vibrant Future in Khao Sok with Community-Led Tourism

The fight for the preservation of Thailand’s Khao Sok National Park begins in the late 1970s, with an armed uprising deep in the jungle strongholds of present day Cheow Lan lake.

Community at heart of beach culture world championships

Next month’s Beach Culture World Championships is expected to open brand new doors for Silver Sands and communities around Barbados, expecting competition from around the world and banking on organic tourism to promote the community.

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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.