Sustainable Tourism World News: 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism Bangkok
Sustainable tourism is a transversal topic, this is the main reason why I decided to share more about events and conferences of the industry. 30 May – 1 June, for example, the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism takes place in Bangkok, Thailand. As stated in UNWTO website “this 4th edition of the World […]
Bhutan is the World’s Only Carbon Negative Country – How is possible?
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. […]
Sustainable Tourism World News: Ecotourism Australia members win 1 in 4 Australian Tourism Awards
Sustainable Tourism World News: I am sharing this info about Australian Tourism Award to highlight that ecotourism is not so niche industry in Australia. If Ecotourism Australia were a state, it would have come second in Friday night’s 2017 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards tally in Perth, proving that ecotourism is more than just a niche industry in Australia. “It was […]
Bwindi: Local economic development through gorilla sustainable tourism
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 […]
Carbon Negative Travel – a focus on the carbone negative science
In the last 2 years you might have noticed a New topic in Sustainable Tourism Word website: carbon negative travel. I have been introduced to the topic by David Haaren isitigator of Sail Freight Project in Vermount and with his help I am happy to share a focus on the carbone negative science. What is so bad about […]