Category: Socio-economic issues

Summer long Italian festival of responsible tourism has Travellers and Migrants theme

The series of events will explore issues around migration to remind people that travelling is not done only for pleasure and to relax, but that there are those who are forced to travel and move

Using a participatory approach to build community-based tourism – Interview with Touch Morn from Chambok Community

Touch Morn from Chambok Community Based Eco-Tourism, finalist of NatGeo World Legacy Awards in Engaging Communities, speaks about their profit-sharing business model.

How the Shiva Foundation hopes to stop hotels supporting slavery

We speak with the Strategy Lead of the Stop Slavery Hotel Industry Network about its efforts to bring together various stakeholders within the industry to address modern slavery.

How to reduce poverty by empowering female entrepreneurs – Interview with Kennedy Leavens from Awamaki

Kennedy Leavens from Awamaki, a finalist of NatGeo World Legacy Awards in the Sense of Place category, talks about building female-driven profitable community-based tourism.

Banksy’s Bethlehem hotel is an example of how tourism can be political

Rather than viewing the Walled Off as an art installation offering political commentary, it is more useful to see it as a working hotel with a capacity for sparking political awareness.

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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.