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



