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Thailand serves up journeys of ‘local co-creation’

September 20, 2024

Thailand serves up community-based journeys of ‘local co-creation’

Cheffy takes on loc­al del­ic­acies were the focus of a com­munity-based tour­ism product launch in Thai­l­and: ‘The Jour­ney of Loc­al Co-Cre­a­tion’, Septem­ber 19, 2024, Siv­a­tel Bangkok. What is loc­al co-cre­ation? The Tour­ism Author­ity of Thai­l­and (TAT) and its ‘Loc­al Co-Cre­a­tion’ pro­ject part­ner, Loc­al Alike, presen­ted ‘co-cre­ated’ con­sum­ables from two com­munit­ies: Ban Sawa­tee in Khon Kaen […]

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Khiri Travel Philippines to offer ‘authentic’, ‘immersive’, ‘responsible’ experiences

September 12, 2024

Khiri Travel Opens in The Philippines Khiri Travel to offer ‘authentic’, ‘immersive’, ‘responsible’ Philippines experiences

Khiri Travel has added the Phil­ip­pines to its des­tin­a­tions with the acquis­i­tion of Travel Authen­t­ic Phil­ip­pines (TAP). The Phil­ip­pines becomes Khiri Travel’s ninth Asi­an des­tin­a­tion, join­ing Thai­l­and, Indone­sia, Cam­bod­ia, Viet­nam, Laos, Sri Lanka, The Mal­dives, and Myan­mar. TAP Coun­try Man­ager, Paul­ette Viacru­cis, will retain her role with Khiri Travel Phil­ip­pines. She will be sup­por­ted by […]

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Beer o’clock ‘keeps the forest standing’ at Cardamom Tented Camp, Cambodia

July 17, 2024

Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia has launched its own conservation beer, Cardamom Mountains Steam Beer, with the tagline, “Your Beer Keeps the Forest Standing”.

Car­damom Ten­ted Camp in Cam­bod­ia has launched its own con­ser­va­tion beer with the tagline, “Your Beer Keeps the Forest Stand­ing”. Profits from the Car­damom Moun­tains Steam Beer, now avail­able at the eco­lodge, help fund the con­ser­va­tion work of 16 forest rangers who pro­tect 18,000 hec­tares (180 km²) of sur­round­ing low­land ever­green forest in the Botum […]

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Inclusions: How a little place near Angkor became one of the world’s best hotels

and June 18, 2024

Jaya House River Park: How a little place near Angkor became one of the world’s best hotels

There’s a lot of good going on behind the leafy green exter­i­or of one of the world’s best hotels. And much of it is “rather easy”. Talk is cheap. Chris­ti­an de Boer is tired of the hypo­crisy that runs rampant in the travel & tour­ism industry, such as “the B Corps that can’t wait to give […]

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Supporting ‘Bhutan Believe’: The SUSTOUR Bhutan story so far

and March 25, 2024

Supporting 'Bhutan Believe'

Bhutan believes it is (or could be) the world’s green­est and most respons­ible travel des­tin­a­tion. The SUSTOUR Bhutan pro­ject, fun­ded by the European Uni­on under its SWITCH-Asia pro­gramme, is sup­port­ing Bhutan’s effort to real­ise this goal with a focus on sus­tain­able, inclus­ive, and resi­li­ent tour­ism devel­op­ment.  “The SUSTOUR pro­ject stands as a beacon of relevance […]

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For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations’ regional lead picks CRTS

March 18, 2024

For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations picks CRTS. Pic by Coleen Rivas (CC0) via Unsplash. "GT" added "GREEN Singapore". https://unsplash.com/photos/people-crossing-bridge-OZ2rS2zCjNo

Singapore’s private-sec­t­or tour­ism stake­hold­ers, from small- and medi­um-sized busi­nesses to glob­al brands, will increas­ingly pur­sue sus­tain­ab­il­ity cer­ti­fic­a­tion over the com­ing years, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS). Mr Phun is more bullish about the oppor­tun­it­ies for a sus­tain­able Singa­pore since Susan San­tos de Cárde­n­as, Green Des­tin­a­tions’ South­east Asia […]

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