community-based tourism

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

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 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

July 1, 2013September 18, 2017

RT makes business sense in Kerala – and elsewhere

Development, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

An international conference in Kumarakom, Kerala, reviewing progress made in the state since the International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations launched their local economic development initiative in 2008. ... Read more

SPOTLIGHT: Tourism on Cuba’s Organic Urban Farms

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Cuba Select Travel offers tours to Cuba’s organoponicos – a remarkable network of urban farm projects aimed at taking thousands of poorly utilized areas, mainly around Havana, and turning them ... Read more

May 13, 2013September 18, 2017

WTTC 2013 awards reward RT sustainable development efforts

Carbon & Water, Development, Responsible Tourism

The 2013 winners of the World Tourism for Tomorrow awards are a reminder of the breadth of issues such tourism operators address

April 15, 2013September 18, 2017

Responsible Tourism issues are more than just environmental

Carbon & Water, Certification, Development, Responsible Tourism

World Responsible Tourism Day 2013 focus on more than just environmental issues – covering everything from child protection to certification

January 30, 2013

Spotlight: How Condor Travel’s Misminay Project skills villagers in community tourism

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Condor Travel is alleviating poverty in a village near Machu Picchu by using responsible tourism to being sustainable work to local people