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An Afghan travel entrepreneur is hoping to inspire a new generation of women by using her agency to help female students secure places at universities in Turkey, Russia and Europe and then break into male-dominated careers. Marjana Sadi (pictured above), 21, set up Banoo Travel Agency in a market in central Kabul nearly a year […]
Read More Afghan travel agent helps women study abroad
The UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit will debate over-tourism, November 7, at WTM London 2017. While senior figures prepare their talking points, the Micronesian archipelago of Palau is making moves now to combat the phenomenon. According to Republic of Palau President Tommy E Remengasau, Jr, in his introductory message for the Palau Responsible Tourism Policy […]
Read More Palau tackles over-tourism with responsible tourism
The Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) launched The COMESA Tourism & Wildlife Heritage Handbook; Single Market – Countless destinations at the 41st World Tourism Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. The handbook is part of the COMESA Sustainable Tourism Development Strategic Framework, which has been recognised by member states as a model to […]
Read More COMESA tourism, wildlife, heritage handbook launched
The Philippines’ oldest and largest commercial conglomerate, Ayala Corporation, has revealed its interest in inclusive tourism to tap into a tax incentive offered by the Philippines government. On the sidelines of the ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit in Manila yesterday, Ayala Corp Managing Director Paolo Borromeo told Business Mirror that his company would look into inclusive […]
Read More Will a tax incentive boost inclusive tourism in the Philippines?
South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to promote “green tourism” in the South Pacific. A Letter of Agreement (LOA) was signed between the two agencies in Suva, Fiji last week outlining a commitment to “take responsible approaches through energy, water and waste reduction” and to “contribute to […]
Read More South Pacific, UNDP “green tourism” partnership
Swimming with whale sharks could become a year-round ecotourism activity for the Ningaloo Coast region of Western Australia (WA), according to ECOCEAN research scientist Samantha Reynolds. By emphasising the potential for an economic activity, the Phys.org story is a refreshing hint at how an environmentalist cause can ally with science and the tourism industry. Reynolds […]
Read More Whale shark tracking shows upside for Ningaloo ecotourism industry