Category: Socio-economic issues

7 South African hotels and lodges successfully promoting sustainable tourism

From game lodges to airport hotels, Soouth Africa has many accommodation providers who have implemented sustainable tourism practices in their business operations.

Passion, practicality and positive change – celebrating 10 years of Responsible Tourism at Leeds Beckett

Practitioners, academics, current and prospective students gathered to mark ten years of Leeds Beckett’s Master’s in Responsible Tourism Management and to celebrate the difference the course has made to responsible tourism practice worldwide.

Travel Foundation and CTO launch online sustainability training for Caribbean destinations

Free online course will deliver training in key sustainability topics as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the resiliency and global competitiveness of the region’s tourism sector

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.

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