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In February Denmark’s capital Copenhagen boldly announced the “end of tourism as we know it” and ushered in the rise of “localhood”. This wasn’t some dystopian present in which the economic externalities of the travel & tourism industry have to be paid for and the emergent middle-class masses of Asia are forced to stay at home […]
Read More Is it the “end of tourism” for Copenhagen?
While inaugurating the Nallamala Jungle Camp, a community-based ecotourism initiative, Deputy Chief Minister K E Krishnamurthy of Andhra Pradesh state in India hailed the Chenchu people for preserving their culture and identity. This feel-good start to a May 11 news story by The Hans India gets better; Chenchu members will teach visitors to Nallamala Jungle […]
Read More In India, where tigers are neighbours
Students will be challenged to present “well-researched, practical, and financially-viable sustainable tourism projects” at an event hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) next month. CTO-USA Director Sylma Brown said: “Tourism education is a critical element of sustainability in the Caribbean and the CTO is committed to ensuring that the brightest and best lead the tourism […]
Read More Caribbean Tourism sets students a sustainability challenge
The Mediterranean island republic of Cyprus will install an artificial reef to support fisheries and “more sustainable” tourism, reports Cyprus Mail. The reef is to be constructed next year off the coast of Polis in an area of sea stretching between Latchi harbour and the Anassa hotel. The artificial reef, which will be the second in […]
Read More Cyprus hopes fake reef will shore up fisheries, tourism
The newly-constituted Uttarakhand Ecotourism Corporation will soon start work on developing five inclusive ecotourism circuits in the Indian state, according to reports. This is the first step toward Swadesh Darshan, a central government scheme to boost tourism throughout the country by linking the sector with villagers’ livelihoods. In the first stage the five circuits would […]
Read More Inclusive ecotourism projects piloted in Uttarakhand, India
South Africa’s Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa will drive a strategy of inclusive tourism growth, promoting small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs, Business Live reports. A tourism development fund will be created by the government in collaboration with development finance institutions to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including community-based projects. While tourism growth had been impressive in […]
Read More South Africa prioritising inclusive tourism growth