Posts by: Jeremy Smith

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy Smith is a writer, speaker and sustainable tourism consultant. He is co-founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, an initiative that supports tourism organisations in declaring a climate emergency and working together to reduce their carbon emissions in line with the Science Based Targets. He is the author of Transforming Travel - realising the potential of sustainable tourism (2018), and co-founder of Travindy.com, the travel industry sustainable tourism website news site. He consults widely on sustainable tourism strategy and communication, with recent clients including Bruges Ommeland, GSTC, English National Parks, Tripadvisor, the Travel Foundation, and the European Travel Commission. He is a member of Travalyst’s Independent Advisory Board and was a member of Rotterdam’s International Advisory Board in 2019, helping develop a new vision for the city’s tourism.

September 20, 2016September 18, 2017

#TOURISMFORALL – Is your travel website reaching as many guests as possible?

Disability, Responsible Tourism

The theme for this year’s World Tourism Day, which happens a week today on September 27, is Tourism for All. In the promotional materials for its annual event, the UNWTO ... Read more

September 6, 2016September 18, 2017

Tourism has to stop worrying about how to spin sustainability

Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

I am sitting inside a campervan, sheltering from the rain on day 12 of a road trip around England and Wales. I have stayed in 4 different camp sites, and ... Read more

August 23, 2016September 18, 2017

Will the “Brexit Bounce” mean a living wage for London Hotel Workers?

Development, Responsible Tourism

“Post referendum weaker pound boosts UK inbound tourist spending” reads a headline on the homepage of Travel Weekly UK this week. “Massive Brexit boost to tourism in UK sees 3 ... Read more

August 9, 2016September 18, 2017

Why every tourism company should sign up to the World Community Grid

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

For many of us in the northern hemisphere, August is a month when our computers finally lie idle, emails get bounced back with out of office replies, and we spend ... Read more

July 26, 2016September 18, 2017

In defence of the really wild and raucous holiday

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

“Campaigners seek to reintroduce Eurasian lynx into parts of Britain” ran a headline in the Guardian early this week. Amidst this season’s swelter of Brexit, terror and Trump, a story ... Read more

July 13, 2016October 4, 2016

How to reinvent your tourism sustainability strategy – At the beach

Responsible Tourism

This month sees the return of The Big Holiday Beach Clean, the central focus of ABTA’s annual “Make Holidays Greener” campaign, which lasts for the whole of July. I want ... Read more

June 28, 2016September 18, 2017

What is tourism’s role after Brexit?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

I had planned to write about something else today. I had planned to write about Jordan, a country I have recently visited, a country with one of the richest cultures ... Read more

June 14, 2016September 18, 2017

How to engage over 100,000 people in your responsible tourism campaign in under a month

Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing, Technology

A few months ago I was contacted by Anna Mckeon, the co-ordinator of the Better Volunteering Better Care initiative. She was seeking my advice on how to raise the profile ... Read more

June 1, 2016September 18, 2017

The endless quest for authentic tourism is sowing the seeds of its own destruction

Overtourism, Responsible Tourism

Every week it seems, there are more stories about communities around the world banning or limiting tourism in order to protect that which they hold dear. Most recently, it has ... Read more

April 5, 2016September 18, 2017

Minu Pauline and the Public Fridge of Kochi

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Recently Minu Pauline, who runs a popular local restaurant called Pappadavada in the Keralan city of Kochi, had a brilliantly simple idea. She wanted to do something to help ... Read more

March 22, 2016September 18, 2017

Airbnb, Blockchain, and the tourism reputation economy

Development, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Three recent stories about Airbnb’s future growth hold considerable interest for anyone concerned about the impact of such technology upon tourism and how the industry might develop along more responsible ... Read more

March 8, 2016September 18, 2017

The woman who taught me the most about tourism – a story for International women’s day

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, Women in Travel

Today, March 8th, is international Women’s Day. Almost eight years ago to the day I met the woman who did more to change the way I thought about tourism than ... Read more

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016

Would you welcome tourists to your home?

Responsible Tourism

How would you feel if a group of young people appeared at your house and started taking photographs of you and your family? This is the challenge posed by a ... Read more

February 9, 2016September 18, 2017

How to cope with too many tourists. How to avoid having too few.

Overtourism, Responsible Tourism

Antalya. Ljubljana. Luang Prabang. Aside from a certain assonance and preponderance of the letter L, there’s little to obviously connect these three cities. However, a look at their recent experiences ... Read more

January 26, 2016September 18, 2017

Time to drop the Tiger Temple from the bucket list

Certification, Responsible Tourism

Thailand’s Tiger Temple is in the news again. A tourist filmed a keeper at the temple punching a tiger in the face. As is the way with these things, the ... Read more

January 12, 2016September 18, 2017

Travel Trends for 2016: this year it’s all about ‘authentic’ and ‘experiential’

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

I have spent the last two hours reading every article on ‘Travel Trends for 2016’ in a fruitless search for signs that responsible tourism is about to hit the big ... Read more

December 15, 2015September 18, 2017

Why whales and dolphins might hold the secret to successful responsible tourism

Responsible Tourism

Whales and dolphins have been in the news a great deal this year. There was the exposé of and backlash at SeaWorld. And the incomprehension at the Japanese resumption of ... Read more

December 1, 2015September 18, 2017

Can we save the climate for the price of a croissant?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

This morning I asked my browser a simple question: “What costs $11?” I did this because a new study has just been released that claims that “the damaging effects of ... Read more

November 17, 2015September 18, 2017

The biggest problem with ecotaxes is… they are called taxes

Carbon & Water, Development, Responsible Tourism

The Maldives began charging a so called ‘Green Tax’ at US$6 per tourist bed from the November 1. This followed on the heels of an announcement in September that the ... Read more

November 2, 2015September 18, 2017

Why are so few in the Travel Industry planning a response to climate change?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

“Travellers and the tourism industry are at odds over what sustainability means, whose responsibility it is and how green they really are,” according to the World Travel Market 2015 Industry ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Innovator Spotlight: Interview with the 2014 World Responsible Tourism Awards Joint Overall Winner, South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance

Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

1 – What inspired you to create your business? The South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance (SAASA) became a seed of a thought during the late 60’s and early 70’s when ... Read more

October 20, 2015September 18, 2017

What responsible tourism marketing could learn from food communication

Food Tourism, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

For anyone seeking to communicate the benefits of a responsibly run holiday to potential guests, a good place to look for inspiration is the local supermarket. or restaurant, market, or ... Read more

October 6, 2015September 18, 2017

Groundbreaking compassionate destination concept launched in Kerala

Development, Responsible Tourism

A new initiative has been launched in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala, which aims to ensure the city lives by the mantra of how responsible tourism should work in ... Read more

September 22, 2015April 29, 2022

US snowsports sector shows tourism industry leadership on climate action

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Earlier this month, representatives of all sectors of the US snowsports industry sent a letter to the White House – calling for strong climate action in Paris. The Protect Our ... Read more

September 8, 2015September 18, 2017

Inspiring ways tourism is helping refugees, and how it could do even more

Responsible Tourism

If you only read some of the more reactionary publications around, you might be mistaken for thinking that tourism’s response to the growing refugee crisis was mostly anger at having ... Read more

September 3, 2015September 18, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: making airport hotels sustainable at Hotel Verde

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

Earlier this year, the South African Hotel Verde became the first hotel in the world to achieve double LEED platinum status. Far from being a remote ecolodge, however, Hotel Verde ... Read more

August 25, 2015September 18, 2017

Blue Planet Tourism – time for some fresh water thinking

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

That tourism uses a lot of water is hardly news. Daily fresh towels. Infinity swimming pools. Golf courses surrounded by desert. The endless irrigation of hotel grounds to keep them ... Read more

August 12, 2015September 18, 2017

The billion tourist question. Overshoot or Opportunity?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

This Thursday, August 13th, is Global Overshoot Day, which marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in ... Read more

July 28, 2015September 18, 2017

How can cities meet the needs of locals and tourists?

Carbon & Water, Development, Responsible Tourism

Over the last few weeks there have been several stories in the press (including two on this blog) about issues to do with overcrowding at destinations and the hostility brewing ... Read more

July 15, 2015September 18, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: Janine Duffy of Echidna Walkabout

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

On 5 November 2014, Australian wildlife tour company Echidna Walkabout won Gold for Best for Wildlife Conservation in the World Responsible Tourism Awards at the World Travel Market in London. Jeremy ... Read more

July 15, 2015

Innovator Spotlight: Janine Duffy of Echidna Walkabout

Uncategorised

On 5 November 2014, Echidna Walkabout won Gold for Best for Wildlife Conservation in the World Responsible Tourism Awards at the World Travel Market in London. Jeremy Smith spoke to ... Read more

July 13, 2015January 23, 2017

What happens when tourism reaches the limits to its growth?

Blog

Unless tourism stops fetishising growth for growth’s sake, it will destroy the very places that drive its success.

June 29, 2015June 2, 2020

Why tourism industry should lead efforts for gay rights

Blog

Travel is supposed to broaden the mind. As moves to embrace equal rights for gay people spread around the world, the tourism industry should be at the heart of the ... Read more

June 29, 2015September 18, 2017

Why tourism industry should lead efforts for gay rights

Responsible Tourism

As any one who uses Facebook will know, many of your friends (and perhaps your own) profile photos took on a rainbow-coloured hue this weekend. People across the world clicked ... Read more

June 18, 2015September 18, 2017

Why is tourism industry so quiet about climate change?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Last week 80 major British firms sent a letter to the prime minster calling for the UK to be at the forefront of actions to address climate change. Published in ... Read more

June 17, 2015September 18, 2017

Why is tourism industry so quiet about climate change?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Where is tourism industry’s voice when it comes to the business response to climate change? Is it positioning itself to lead, follow… or be dragged?

June 1, 2015April 21, 2022

Five steps to a successful towel and linen reuse scheme

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Following several recent news stories about hotel approaches to towel and linen sustainability, here is a simple guide to getting it right. 1: USE THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS ... Read more

June 1, 2015September 18, 2017

Five steps to a successful towel and linen reuse scheme

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Following several recent news stories about hotel approaches to towel and linen sustainability, here is a simple guide to getting it right.

May 5, 2015September 18, 2017

How tourism can help the people of Nepal today

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

It’s possible to help the people in Nepal without leaving the comfort of your own home. And be part of one of the most innovative mapping projects in the world ... Read more

May 5, 2015September 18, 2017

How tourism can help the people of Nepal today

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Since the earthquake in Nepal on April 25th, travel companies from across the world have launched fund raising drives to help the country’s people. Intrepid’s non-profit arm the Intrepid Foundation ... Read more

April 28, 2015September 18, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: discover hidden Peru with Amazonas Explorer

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

For 30 years Amazonas Explorer has been taking travellers to see the best that Peru has to offer. Their owner Paul Cripps spoke to Jeremy Smith about the challenges of ... Read more

April 28, 2015January 23, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: discover hidden Peru with Amazonas Explorer

Blog

Amazonas Explorer’s owner Paul Cripps spoke to Jeremy Smith about the challenges of running a responsible tourism business in South America

April 20, 2015June 15, 2020

African Responsible Tourism Award winners are ‘reinventing’ travel to continent

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Whether reinventing tours of Cape Town, showing that Shark Tourism can be ethical, or inspiring through writing and photography that reminds how great travel can be, the winners of this ... Read more

April 8, 2015September 18, 2017

How to turn waste management into a tourism attraction

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

So bad has the problem of rubbish and human waste despoiling the world’s tallest mountain become, that starting this month, climbers on Mount Everest will have to bring back 8kg ... Read more

April 8, 2015September 18, 2017

How to turn waste management into a tourism attraction

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

It’s time to stop seeing waste as just another environmental problem to be disposed off. We need to see it as a resource to be utlised.

March 28, 2015April 29, 2022

Innovator Spotlight: Making ski-holidays more sustainable with Snowcarbon

Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

Jeremy Smith speaks to Daniel Elkan, who founded Snowcarbon to make it easier for skiers travelling to the Alps to get there as sustainably as possible. 1: What inspired you ... Read more

March 28, 2015June 22, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: Making ski-holidays more sustainable with Snowcarbon

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Jeremy Smith speaks to Daniel Elkan, who founded Snowcarbon to make it easier for skiers travelling to the Alps to get there as sustainably as possible.

March 24, 2015September 18, 2017

Tourism and water use – time for some fresh thinking

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Tourism needs to change how it approaches its use to water. Setting targets to reduce its use is no longer enough.

March 24, 2015September 18, 2017

Time for tourism to ban use of plastic water bottles

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

San Francisco has become the first city in America to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles. Over the next four years, the ban will phase out the sales of ... Read more

March 24, 2015September 18, 2017

Tourism and water use – time for some fresh thinking

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

I’ve been looking into hotel water sustainability innovations over the last few days, trying to find some stories for a blog to mark World Water Day, which happened last Sunday. ... Read more

March 10, 2015September 18, 2017

Who are the real climate change innovators in tourism?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

When ResponsibleTravel.com announced the call for entries for the annual World Responsible Tourism Awards a few days ago, there was one new category I was particularly pleased to see introduced. ... Read more

March 10, 2015January 23, 2017

Who are the real climate change innovators in tourism?

Blog

A new category in World Responsible Tourism Awards recognises Innovation for Carbon Reduction”. There can be no more important task facing the industry – and society at large – today.

February 13, 2015April 25, 2022

Innovator Spotlight: exploring India’s wilderness with Wild Navigator

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Wild Navigator is a new company set up to connect responsible travellers to authentic wilderness experiences across the Indian Subcontinent. Jeremy Smith spoke to its founder, Abishek Behl about the ... Read more

February 13, 2015January 23, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: exploring India’s wilderness with Wild Navigator

Blog

February 10, 2015September 18, 2017

Which is more revolutionary – Airbnb or a caravan park?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

The cover of Time magazine for February 9, 2015 is an article by Joel Stein called ‘Tales From The Sharing Economy’. It looks at how various companies are disrupting entire ... Read more

February 10, 2015September 18, 2017

Which is more revolutionary – Airbnb or a caravan park?

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

As those in tourism wonder how to meet the challenges posed by the popularity of companies like Airbnb, might it be worth also examining the never-ending popularity of camping and ... Read more

January 27, 2015September 18, 2017

Is a good Tripadvisor profile now more important than a good hotel website?

Certification, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing, Technology

I have just stayed at a wonderful homestay on the Malaysian island of Langkawi. My traditional wooden rice cottage had been saved from demolition, transported here and rebuilt. The food ... Read more

January 27, 2015September 18, 2017

Is a good Tripadvisor profile now more important than a good hotel website?

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Would you stay in a place with a rubbish website if it had a great Tripadvisor profile? What about if it had a great website, but that Tripadivsor profile was ... Read more

January 13, 2015September 18, 2017

Beyond the bucket list: My dream destination for 2015

Blog, Carbon & Water, Disability, Responsible Tourism

What would be the perfect place to travel in 2015? Jeremy Smith dreams of his ideal destination, would it would contain, and wonder where it might be found.

December 29, 2014June 2, 2020

#justonerhino shows bloggers and companies can collaborate for conservation

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

100 bloggers are writing a blog each over 100 days to raise funds for rhino conservation. Might the #justonerhino campaign show a way media and the travel industry can work ... Read more

December 10, 2014September 18, 2017

Why I think the DearTripadvisor Campaign is wrong

Blog, Carbon & Water, Certification, Responsible Tourism

A campaign has been launched calling on tripadvisor to make sustainability ratings more visible and to give its users the same control over them as for other categories.

November 24, 2014June 2, 2020

How tourism can help Africa, combat Ebola (and hear a good song)

Development, Responsible Tourism

Fears of Ebola are affecting tourism and the communities that rely on it across the continent of Africa. If your travel company does business with any of the 54 countries ... Read more

November 10, 2014September 18, 2017

10 things I learned from WTM 2014 and its responsible tourism programme

Blog, Carbon & Water, Disability, Responsible Tourism

From poaching to climate change, profitability to accessibility, the topics being discussed at WTM 2014 were the most varied yet. Here are my highlights…

November 3, 2014September 18, 2017

How will you mark World Responsible Tourism Day? Inspirations from around the globe

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

World Responsible Tourism Day supporters around the world – from Brazil to Burma, Athens to Andalusia – are staging their own events to mark the day.

October 29, 2014September 18, 2017

WTM 2014 Responsible Tourism programme speakers’ twitter addresses

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Join in the discussions at WTM’s responsible tourism programme on twitter and comment on what speakers are saying using this list of twitter addresses

October 29, 2014September 18, 2017

Collaboration is the only way forward for sustainable destination development

Carbon & Water, Development, Responsible Tourism

To successfully manage and develop sustainable destinations, partnerships with the local communities should not just be an obligation, they should be seen as good business sense

October 14, 2014September 18, 2017

What do you get if you cross sustainable tourism with a sense of humour?

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Could humour help engage guests and staff in your efforts to act responsibly? What examples are there of the use of humour in sustainable tourism communications?

October 7, 2014January 24, 2017

Innovator Spotlight – sustaining rural Russian lifestyles with Absolute Siberia

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Alexey Nikiforov talks to Jeremy Smith about the responsible tourism company he founded in the Lake Baikal region of Russia, Absolute Siberia.

September 30, 2014September 18, 2017

Everyone working in responsible tourism can learn something from watching golf

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Rather than dismissing golf for its negative impacts, those working for more sustainable tourism should seek out its more positive stories and champion them

September 15, 2014September 18, 2017

How to create great holiday experiences by engaging with sustainability (this recipe includes fish)

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

It’s easy to excite tourists about your efforts to act more responsibly if you can connect your work with their pleasure. All it takes is a good story.

September 2, 2014September 18, 2017

Airbnb claims homesharing more sustainable than going to a green hotel

Blog, Carbon & Water, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Homesharing website airbnb is publicising findings claiming homesharing is more sustainable than saying in green hotels. So why hasn’t it released the report?

August 29, 2014January 24, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: sustainable tourism in remote mountain communities with Andean Lodges

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Andean Lodges develops sustainable tourism itineraries in the remote Andes in partnership with indigenous rural communities otherwise excluded from society. The company’s administrative manager Juan Carlos Flores speaks to Jeremy ... Read more

August 20, 2014September 18, 2017

Was TBEX right to cancel its dolphin ride tours? I’m not sure.

Blog, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Travel blogger conference TBEX has removed a dolphin tour from its programme. Despite objecting to the very existence of such tours, I am not sure how pleased I am.

August 11, 2014August 28, 2015

World Responsible Tourism Awards Long-list

Responsible Tourism

The presentation of the World Responsible Tourism Awards at World Travel Market on World Responsible Tourism Day at Excel each year is a red letter day; an opportunity to see ... Read more

August 5, 2014September 18, 2017

What should smart travel companies do about elephant rides, dolphinariums and orphanage visits?

Blog, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Issues around tourism and dolphins, elephants and orphanages have been in press recently. How should smart travel companies respond?

July 31, 2014January 24, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: discover authentic rural Italy with Terra Tua

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Terra Tua introduces guests to authentic Italian village life. Jeremy Smith spoke to Elena Riccioni about her company’s responsible tourism approach.

July 22, 2014September 18, 2017

Where are the best places to discuss responsible tourism online?

Blog, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and various websites provide many ways to discuss sustainable and responsible tourism online. Do you agree with our favourites?

July 7, 2014September 18, 2017

How to make a difference using social media marketing for tourism

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Social Media gives travel companies an incredible opportunity. How can we use the tools better and provide leadership as well as noise?

June 26, 2014June 2, 2020

Innovator Spotlight: Surtrek and sustainable luxury travel in South America

Blog, Carbon & Water, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Surtrek runs luxury travel experiences across South America. jeremy Smith spoke to its founder Alfonso Tandazo about his inspirations, challenges and ideas.

June 24, 2014September 18, 2017

20 beautiful words which remind me why I love travel

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Across the world, different cultures have perfect words that capture the essence of why we travel. This is language designed to inspire better holidays

June 11, 2014September 18, 2017

Could there be ‘responsible’ dolphin shows or are some things beyond certification?

Blog, Carbon & Water, Certification, Responsible Tourism

STA travel has stopped offering dolphin shows on its holidays. What does it say about our relationship with such intelligent animals that they exist at all?

May 28, 2014June 2, 2020

The art of destination marketing: inspirational storytelling to sell responsible tourism

Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

The New ‘Reconsider South Africa’ destination marketing video is causing a stir online. Is this viral hit greenwash, or an example of excellent tourism marketing?

May 13, 2014September 18, 2017

5 travel apps & websites that bring responsible tourism alive

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, Technology

WRTD Five travel apps & websites that bring responsible travel alive by enriching traveller experiences and building better relationships with brands

May 7, 2014January 24, 2017

Innovator Spotlight: developing community tourism in remote rural India

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Maroon Migrates develops community tourism in Gujarat, India. Jeremy Smith speaks to founder Nischal Barot about his approach to responsible tourism

April 30, 2014September 18, 2017

Is Tripzero’s offer of free carbon offsets for flights+hotels a good thing?

Carbon & Water, Certification, Responsible Tourism

Tripzero says it will offset the carbon emissions caused by your transport and accommodation – for free – through a deal with Expedia. Is this a gamechanger?

April 16, 2014September 18, 2017

Why the growth of Wellness Tourism is good for the responsible tourism market

Responsible Tourism, Social Economy, Trends

A new report showing the scale and potential for growth in Wellness Tourism makes good reading for anyone trying to market tourism responsibly.

April 2, 2014September 18, 2017

New report says responsible tourism good for business. So why am I not celebrating?

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

The Center for Responsible Tourism’s new report says it has the statistics to prove responsible tourism is good for business. So why isn’t it using them?

March 28, 2014September 18, 2017

Spotlight – Lamai Homestay, Thailand

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Why aren’t tour operators selling trips to Lamai, an award-winning homestay in rural Thailand?

March 17, 2014June 2, 2020

Why you need to stop selling tourism products (and start telling better travel stories)

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

A new report says top trends for travel 2014 include ‘green’ and ‘meaningful’. How can responsible tourism businesses capture this growing market?

March 3, 2014September 18, 2017

Does responsible tourism work? Six new pieces of proof that it does

Blog, Certification, Development, Responsible Tourism

Does responsible tourism work? Six new studies show how its economic impacts far exceed those offered by less sustainable alternatives.

February 18, 2014June 22, 2017

Responsible tourism communication: Are we talking to the right people?

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Sometimes the art of good communication isn’t making sure you are saying the right thing. It’s talking to the right people, at the right time.

February 6, 2014September 18, 2017

The secret of good tourism communications (or why I hate towel reuse schemes)

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Communicating the benefits of responsible tourism has to connect to the reasons guests go on holiday. It is not the place for a lecture.

January 24, 2014September 18, 2017

Spotlight: Elding Whale Watching Iceland

Blog, Certification, Disability, Responsible Tourism

Icelandic travel company Elding offers responsible whale watching and is admirably open about its position on many issues – from whale meat to gay rights

January 20, 2014January 24, 2017

Poaching, Hunting and Responsible Tourism – is there an answer?

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Is managed hunting part of the solution to the poaching of Southern Africa’s wildlife? And how does this fit with responsible tourism?

January 9, 2014June 22, 2017

Where to go in 2014: the responsible traveller’s must-do travel list

Blog, Responsible Tourism

The beginning of the year is all about must-do lists. So what’s on the cards for the responsible traveller in 2014?

January 6, 2014September 18, 2017

December Spotlight: Bulungula Lodge, South Africa

Blog, Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism

Few places have left as much of a mark on me as a remote lodge on South Africa’s Wild Coast called Bulungula.

December 12, 2013September 18, 2017

Why do good guides matter for responsible tourism?

Blog, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

Good local guides reveal secrets about the places we visit, connect us to unique experiences, and help preserve the places they love as a result.

November 28, 2013June 2, 2020

SPOTLIGHT: World Responsible Tourism Day events worldwide

Uncategorised

Across the world our supporters hold World Responsible Tourism Day events in their communities to raise awareness of issues tourism can address. These are 5 of our favourites from 2013.

November 26, 2013June 22, 2017

Tourism and Wildlife: Turning crisis into opportunity

Blog, Responsible Tourism

South Africa’s response to the poaching crisis affecting rhinoceros and other wild animals has lessons for anyone working in tourism – whatever issues they face.