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How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe)

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How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe) Many times I hear people saying they don’t know how to apply sustainability to their business or even more they don’t know what sustainable tourism is and how to design sustainable tourism. I had some thoughts writing this article because after years of studies and several […]

Bhutan is the World’s Only Carbon Negative Country – How is possible?

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Inspired by the National Geographic travel’s article from October 2017 “Visit the World’s Only Carbon Negative Country” www.nationalgeographic.com/bhutan/carbon-negative-country-sustainability/ I did a bit of research and I discovered interesting aspects not so well highlighted in the article (in my opinion). I found some information in this article by Climate action. climateactionprogramme.org/the_worlds_only_carbon_negative_country and others listed in the source list. […]

Bwindi: Local economic development through gorilla sustainable tourism

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Often I have colleagues and students asking for practical examples and practices of sustainable tourism. This time I want to give you all the opportunity to get involved with a project. (click to download the project flyer) During World Travel Market in London (November 2017) I attended  the presentation of this interesting project explaining the […]

Sailors for Sustainability: preparation year & solutions in NL

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Welcome to the Second appointment with Sailor for Sustainability! I started reading the  blog’s monthly archive and I was impressed to discover  how much preparation Floris & Ivar had to do in the last months before departure, including a medical course for sailors, sea survival training, practical meteorology for long-distance sailors and engine maintenance. That said I […]

Visit.org a brilliant startup helping organizations worldwide

In August 2016,I started to collaborate with visit.org. Visit.org is a technology platform for curated travel experiences offered by nonprofits around the globe. Travelers use visit.org to add sustainable, immersive experiences to their itinerary, and revenue is channeled back to the local community through the host organization. They currently offer travel experiences in more than […]