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Saving cultural heritage: New Global Heritage Network enables travelers to help

March 15, 2011
Changemakers

There’s a lot of coverage in the media about threats to different ecosystems around the world – not to mention the planet-wide threat of global warming – but except on rare occasions, the threats facing irreplaceable cultural heritage sites tend to garner much less attention. “Coral reefs, the Amazon, and polar bears are getting a lot more press than cultural heritage,” says Jeff Morgan, executive director of the California-based Global …Read the Rest

Voluntourism: Helpful or hurtful?

January 3, 2011
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Katia Savchuk wrote this article for Ethical Traveler, where I am the news editor. It raises some interesting issues about …Read the Rest

Tourism in sacred landscapes: Should tourists be allowed to climb Australia’s Uluru?

Tourism in sacred landscapes: Should tourists be allowed to climb Australia’s Uluru?
December 10, 2010
Good Going

Here’s another story from this month’s Ethical Traveler news. In this article, Tracy Gross looks at the ethics of recreational …Read the Rest

In search of the authentic ecolodge

In search of the authentic ecolodge
November 10, 2010
EcoZone

With all the green buzzwords flying around these days, it can be hard for travelers to know what to trust. …Read the Rest

World’s 10 best ethical travel destinations revealed

World’s 10 best ethical travel destinations revealed
December 4, 2009
EcoZone

Are you the kind of traveler who wants to have a great time AND feel good about where your travel …Read the Rest

2009 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award winners announced

November 11, 2009
EcoZone

The 2009 winners of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards were announced this morning in London as part of the …Read the Rest

Adventure travel industry highlights sustainability at recent World Summit

November 3, 2009
EcoZone

Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Adventure Travel World Summit in the Charlevoix region of Quebec. It …Read the Rest

The International Ecotourism Society publishes 2009 Travel Green Guide

September 10, 2009
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The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) has released its 2009 Travel Green Guide, a terrific resource that explains the ins and …Read the Rest

Responsible Hotels of the World website lists environmentally and socially responsible lodging

September 9, 2009
EcoZone

Thanks to a blog post at Green Lodging News, I recently came across a website called “Responsible Hotels of the …Read the Rest

Volunteer Tourism Effective Practices guidelines: A great new resource for tour operators and travelers

September 4, 2009
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Incorporating volunteer work into vacation travel has been a growing trend over the past several years – so much so …Read the Rest

Beyond ecotourism: How to travel responsibly

August 8, 2009
Good Going

What is responsible travel? The question has been frequently discussed and sometimes hotly debated. According to one way of thinking, …Read the Rest