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Khiri Travel, the Southeast Asia-based destination management company, has earned certification as a sustainable tour operator by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
Eight countries
Rigorous audit process
Staff certification and awards
About Khiri Travel
The organisers of a new community-based trekking route in remote northern Laos believe that the inclusion and training of villagers in three mountain hamlets is a positive example of responsible travel. Their hope is that the community-based tourism activity will enhance the quality of life for the villagers. Women pioneers On February 16, six Australian […]
Read More Villagers, tour operators collaborate on new community-based Soum-son Trail in Laos
Sonia Beckwith’s tiny Australian ecotourism operation Live Ningaloo faced an existential crisis in 2020, like so many travel & tourism businesses globally did (and still do). In this “Good Tourism” Insight, her second, Ms Beckwith shares the value of caring — a lot! — and how she harnesses and sustains it. When my partner and I founded our micro tourism […]
Read More What to keep, change, do in a crisis (and why we should give a sh*t)
From the exciting prospect of a breakout season to the existential threat of bankruptcy, 2020 was a turbulent year for small Australian eco-tour operator Live Ningaloo. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Sonia Beckwith shares how she and her partner fought to keep their ecotourism dreams alive. In December 2019 we predicted that 2020 would be […]
Read More When the odds are against you: How a small tour operator survived 2020
While road-tripping across Western Australia in 2020, Erika Jacobson of boutique eco-tour outfit Edgewalkers “reimagined” what travel & tourism might be like in 2021 if all stakeholders were of like mind. Dr Jacobson encourages us to reimagine with her in this “Good Tourism” Insight. Certain that we would not be taking our guests overseas in […]
Read More Should it all be ecotourism? Reimagining travel & tourism in 2021
When travel & tourism inevitably opens up again in your part of the world (if it hasn’t already) for domestic and/or international travellers, are you prepared to give them what they want? Australian tour operator entrepreneur Grant Charlesworth shares his “Good Tourism” Insight into how he’s preparing his Australian Luxury Escapes. A lot has changed […]
Read More A little luxury: What travellers want post-COVID & how to prepare your tour business