As the travel and tourism industries continue to grow at an exponential rate, we have to be mindful of the impact we are having on the places and people we visit. ‘Responsible’ and ‘Sustainable’ have become buzzwords within the industry – for good reason – but their message is more important than any marketing trend […]
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The removal of barriers to tourism in Africa The Joint Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Environment, Natural Resources, and Tourism from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that took place from 21 – 25 October 2019 in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, has approved the SADC Tourism Programme for 2020 – 2030. The Programme was developed by
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Peru is a great country that offers sightseers the chance to visit various areas. On this occasion, Andina news agency suggests tourists to arrive in some destinations where community-based rural tourism can be enjoyed while in the Inca country.As is known, Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry (Mincetur) —through its Community-based Rural Tourism Strategy—prepared a
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Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector could generate $70.9 billion to the country’s GDP this year, but negative perceptions about the country refuse to fade away. Over the past year, Riyadh has increased focus on its tourism industry in order to diversify the economy in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. Encouragingly, these efforts have been met
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Opinion: destinations must be distinctive to stand out from the pack, which can often be a challenge for places without iconic tourist attractions Tourist destinations are very conscious of the need to be competitive and innovative. This is particularly so with over 1.4 billion tourists arrivals in 2018, the constant emergence of new tourist hot spots and
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A scheme training people to host outsiders is creating alternative livelihoods that will help build resilience against climate crisis and stem migration for Indian families Datta Kondar leads a group of tourists through his village in Maharashtra to view the firefly spectacle for which it is so famous. With the arrival of the monsoons in
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Community-Based Tourism (CBT) was being promoted by Ministry of Hotels and Tourism because it was increasingly popular in tourism industry. It is the new approaches to sustainable tourism development in Myanmar and not only seek to minimize local environmental impact, but also to give greater priorities to community participation and poverty reduction. It contributes many
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A landscape of cascading hills and shimmering waterways, Da Bac District in Vietnam’s Hoa Binh Province – located about 100 kilometres from Hanoi – seems to embody the word ‘pristine’. In villages nestled in Da Bac’s valleys, an alternative approach to sustainable tourism is taking off as a way to benefit entire communities. Back in
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