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With prospective travellers enquiring about Uganda following recent destination promotions, there is no better time to develop community-based tourism than now, according to Timothy Mugume country manager for a pan-African online travel agent. This is not only good for the tourism and services industry, but it will also see local residents earn income as service […]
Read More Uganda looks to community-based tourism
Today (May 22) is the International Day for Biological Diversity (biodiversity day). This year, the United Nations (UN) has linked the day with tourism under the theme “Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism”; chosen to coincide with the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The UN web page about the day states: “Diversity in species, ecosystems […]
Read More On biodiversity day is it OK to ask: “Are people wildlife too?”
Namibia’s Ministry of Environment & Tourism (MET) launched (or relaunched?) the National Sustainable Tourism Growth & Development Strategy 2016 – 2026 and the National Tourism Investment Profile and Promotion Strategy 2016 – 2026 this week, according to reports based on Namibia Press Agency releases. The strategies address constraints and the strategic positioning of tourism as a key economic and […]
Read More Sustainability key to Namibia’s 10-year tourism strategy
The children of migrant workers in Goa, India are increasingly exploited for sex by domestic and foreign tourists, according to a report. And tourism industry stakeholders should adopt a child-friendly code — perhaps The Code? A research report, Walking the tightrope: Exploitation of migrant children in Tourism in Goa, says tourism has contributed […]
Read More Is child sex tourism on the rise in Goa, India?
India’s Kerala state government will put responsible tourism in “mission mode” to cover all tourism destinations in addition to focusing on infrastrusture […]
Read More Kerala responsible tourism in “mission mode”
The Chief Tourism Officer at the Rwanda Development Board, Belise Kariza, has copped a little bit of criticism from commentators after attempting to justify new higher tariffs for mountain gorilla trekking activities. In a column Kariza wrote for The New Times, she states: “The primary objective of these revised tariffs is to ensure the long-term […]
Read More Price hikes for Rwandan gorilla treks inevitable