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Justine Calais of the Responsible Tourism Collective of Goa shares her “GT” Insight into what’s really going on with tourism in India’s Sunshine State. Goa is a unique place. It is fair to say that it has everything going for it that a tourism destination could ever wish to have — but at the same time it has […]
Read More What’s Goa-ing on? The past, present and future of tourism in Goa
Richard Shepard reckons “overtourism” is an old problem and that there are plenty of proven solutions. As he discusses in this “GT” Insight, all that’s required is the “political and social will” to implement them. “Tourists go home” That’s not a rarely heard sentiment lately. You might think that overtourism, based on the headlines this past year, […]
Read More Overtourism overturned: How Calviá, Majorca turned its tourism fortunes around
Siem Reap, Cambodia is an ever-growing travel destination. After years of genocide followed by 20 years of instability and civil war, the country has stabilized and has become a darling of the ASEAN region, with a fast-growing economy, better infrastructure, and an overall improvement in the human development index and quality of life. The tourism economy […]
Read More Leveraging your travel budget: A socially-responsible Siem Reap itinerary
A conservation-led ecotourism project in the remote Mergui archipelago aims to show that habitat protection and small-scale sensitive tourism is the way forward for the islands off the coast of Myanmar and Thailand. Words and pictures by Keith Lyons. The Wa Ale Island Resort, set to open later this year (2018), is located on a […]
Read More New conservation-led ecotourism project showcases sustainability in the Mergui
Vandana Vijay’s Offbeat Tracks launched in 2016 to spread the concept of experiential travel and sustainable community-based ecotourism in India, especially among rural communities in the Himalayas. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Ms Vijay offers examples of how she translates her travel & tourism philosophy into action. UPDATE, June 2021: Prompted by “GT”, Ms Vijay […]
Read More Going off track to find the right path for Himalayan tourism
With its provocative name and maverick spirit, We Hate Tourism Tours (WHTT) has attracted plenty of consumer press and travel blog attention since it started facilitating authentic experiences in Lisbon, Portugal eight years ago. In this “GT” Insight, WHTT’s “philosopher-in-chief” Ricardo Oliveira considers WHTT’s unorthodox approach in the context of tourism’s “new reality”. We Hate Tourism […]
Read More Why We Hate Tourism Tours & why you should too