“Good Tourism” in Vietnam

“Good Tour­ism” des­tin­a­tions and places in Viet­nam, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the South­east Asi­an nation who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

How Anh Duong turns plastic waste into products, learnings, livelihoods in Vietnam

and October 28, 2025

How Anh Duong turns plastic waste into products, learnings, livelihoods in Vietnam

In the heart of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, plastic waste is more than an envir­on­ment­al issue; it is a com­munity challenge. 

Anh Duong Cen­ter is facing up to the chal­lenge by turn­ing plastic waste into products, learn­ings, and livelihoods. 

Their innov­at­ive school-based mod­el has earned recog­ni­tion from the 2025 EXO Found­a­tion Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Awards in the ‘People’ category.

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Reclaim the riverside! EXO award winner creates family-friendly green spaces in Hanoi

and February 15, 2025

Reclaim the riverside! EXO award winner creates family-friendly green spaces in Hanoi

Think Play­grounds (TPG) is pro­tect­ing the unique biod­iversity of the Red River through the cre­ation of inclus­ive meet­ing places on the edge of deprived neigh­bour­hoods in Hanoi, Viet­nam.  TPG is an EXO Found­a­tion Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Award win­ner. This post is based on a longer art­icle (PDF) writ­ten by former TPG intern Lucija Wićaz.  A grow­ing need […]

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STREETS International: ‘Sustainable tourism at its best’

October 27, 2021

STREETS Trainees in Hoi An, Vietnam

STREETS Inter­na­tion­al is a social enter­prise with a mis­sion to cre­ate a bet­ter future for dis­ad­vant­aged youth in Viet­nam via hos­pit­al­ity train­ing. If you travel to the lovely UNESCO World Her­it­age town of Hoi An, Viet­nam be sure to stroll by Le Loi Street to vis­it STREETS Res­taur­ant Café, and take part in its Oodles […]

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Vietnam’s ‘little tiger’ meat trade and why travel & tourism should help tackle it

February 9, 2021
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May 21, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam: Cat in a cage, ready to be sold, killed, and cooked © FOUR PAWS

From the front line of a fight to end Viet­nam’s trade in cats for their meat, veter­in­ari­an Kath­er­ine Polak of FOUR PAWS Inter­na­tion­al explains why the cat meat trade presents a danger to travel & tour­ism, and how industry stake­hold­ers can pledge their sup­port. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  Images in this post may cause […]

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