A highlight on the WTM Africa calendar, the WTM Africa Responsible Tourism awards champion the very best work in Responsible Tourism on the African continent. Join us as we celebrate those –...
At WTM Africa in April we are reflecting on progress since 2002 when the Cape Declaration launched the Responsible Tourism movement. 20 years on we are reflecting on progress and looking to the future...
Climate change is a clear and present danger too. Greenhouse gases continue to accumulate, in January 2020, the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere was 413.30 ppm. In January this year, it reached 417.99 –...
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive. It is the ones most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin Tourism as the vanguard! Could Covid-19 be a dress rehearsal for Climate Change and could it be giving us a...
Travellers and holidaymakers are looking for responsible businesses and destinations – stand out through the Global Responsible Tourism Awards. Booking.com’s latest global research suggests that we have...
The Blood Lions team has a lot to celebrate following the recent release of a new high-level panel report by Environmental Affairs Minister Barbra Creecy. This new report reviews policies and regulations in relation to...
One of the central tenets of responsible tourism is ensuring greater community involvement and benefit, but this can be a challenging and complex goal to meet. Historic issues coupled with misconceptions can make the...
Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding. This follows the findings of a High...
The pandemic has not just halted travel, it has changed the way we travel. We’ve never been more aware of the need to prevent animal exploitation for the health of our planet and people. Indeed, the links between...
In the pause created by the pandemic, many have started to ask some of the big questions about how the tourism industry operates – and one of the key debates, especially in the age of selfies and overtourism, is...
At WTM Africa there was a panel discussion about the relationship between tourism and the maintenance of biodiversity. Africa is still blessed with much of world’ charismatic megafauna, the Big 5 and a host of other...
There is presently much chatter about “revenge travel” as the industry anticipates a post-lockdown boom in travel, although the world is far from post-Covid. The concept of “revenge spending” arose in the 1980s in China...
WTM’s Responsible Tourism Advisor Harold Goodwin has called for “effective action” to decarbonise the aviation sector. His comments come as momentum builds towards the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also...
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