Let’s take a closer look at the business side of sustainable tourism. How are destinations embracing sustainability and what actions can local companies take?

In this post, we'll introduce you to six must-see sites that showcase Argentina's diverse heritage while promoting sustainable tourism practices.

When travelers visit new places they go out to eat, go sightseeing, and inject money into the communities they visit. But travel isn’t always good for communities, and it especially is not always sustainable for landscapes and the environment.

Mass tourism specifically does harm by creating environmental strain on different ecosystems and landscapes. When there is a lot of foot traffic to a natural environment, there is naturally a lot of wear and tear on the land. 

That’s where ecotourism comes in.

Selecting a destination that also preaches and promotes sustainability can help our impact as tourists be less damaging, and instead we can learn from it while contributing as well. Thus, let us take you on the ultimate travel guide to one of the world’s most ecological destinations: The Galapagos Islands.

The Nordic countries such as Sweden, Norway and Scandinavia offer some of the best views and travel opportunities in the world. Not only are these countries wonderful travel destinations, they are also eco-friendly and sustainability-minded.

In this blog I’ll give a few examples of how these Nordic countries are promoting sustainability and helping to make your travel at the destination more eco-friendly.

Now that the world has begun to open back up in many regards and people feel free to safely travel again, adventure seekers are once again looking to get out and see the world. While there are many places for an adventure traveler to visit, this article is going to take a look at a few of the best.

Sustainable tourism is a natural fit for Mexico thanks to its plentiful environmental, social and cultural assets.

In this week’s blog we’ll take a look at how Mexico, as a resilient tourism destination, is moving in the direction of sustainability and why you should too.

Costa Rica is one of the most well-known sustainable tourism destinations on earth. In this blog, we’ve highlighted the top eco-friendly and bucket list-worthy activities that await you on your next trip!

What are some sustainable travel trends that you can incorporate into your business’ operational and marketing strategy to attract Gen Zers? We have a few tips in this week’s blog!

The most meaningful experiences that a traveler can have is in their interactions with local people.

In this blog, I will explain the concept of “Community-based Tourism” and present a case study on the Huay Pu Keng village in Thailand to showcase the benefits that CBT can have for locals and tourists alike.

In an attempt to revive the industry as coronavirus continues to pose a threat, the focus of marketing campaigns and target market strategies have been shifted primarily towards the phenomenon of domestic tourism.

In this blog, I will take a look at a few of the ways travelers have been enjoying vacations closer to home and how destinations have successfully marketed to these domestic travelers.

Tiny houses are the latest vacation rental craze, especially for the adventurous traveller who is looking for unique sustainable experiences and value for money.

In this blog, I’ll discuss what makes these tiny house rentals so unique while highlighting some examples of how these accommodations can help you lower your environmental footprint while traveling.

Back in 2018, we wrote about the closing of Maya Beach in Thailand in the wake of environmental degradation caused by the phenomenon of overtourism. This closure signified an on-going trend: that many popular destinations were at capacity for tourism.

Now, 2 years later, we’ve had the chance to interview with Manuel San Martin from the Pura Vida Diving Koh Phi Phi Center to gain insight into the progress that has been made on Koh Phi Phi Leh and how the new sustainable tourism plan will take shape once the bay re-opens “tentatively” in 2021.

Dive in and read more about Maya Bay’s progress towards recovery and what lies ahead for the island.

Sustainable tourism is expected to continue to grow in a post-COVID world. Sustainable tourism is a responsible and non-damaging way of traveling that has the intention of leaving no negative trace behind on the destination.

To feed your sustainable tourism wanderlust, we’ve put together a list of top destinations for sustainable tourism that you should visit once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Let’s take a closer look.

In 2017, Slovenia was named the most sustainable country on Earth by National Geographic. While visiting Ljubljana and Lake Bled, I witnessed some visible signs of sustainability: eco-friendly zones, recycling programs, and restricted swimming areas. To go beyond what meets the eye, I decided to do some research on my own to learn more about how Slovenia got its title.

This blog will take a look at what Slovenia has done for sustainability as well as what areas need to be targeted to maintain its reputation as a sustainable paradise.

In global cities around the world, tourists have become a subject of irritation among the locals.

For locals around the world that have been “invaded”, tourists represent the “awful other” and in many cases the “necessary evil”. The impact of heavy tourism only scratches the surface of what negative impacts this can leave behind if nothing is done to regulate it.

This blog will look into what can be done to cultivate the innovative potential generated by tourists to improve city infrastructure and the daily lives of locals.

The Mandalika Project, a government-mandated project, looking to create a new and sustainable alternative destination to Bali, has inspired some exciting new technologies for eco-sustainability. These new developments, which are looking to be implemented in Bali as well, are intended to make Lombok a sustainable tourism paradise.

The quickly developing island of Lombok is slated to become a fantastic and environmentally sustainable eco-tourism destination through the guidelines put into place by the Indonesian government. This project promises to redefine eco-tourism to bring people closer to a healthier lifestyle and one that is in tune with the natural environment. 

Can a hotel be luxurious and sustainable at the same time? Is it possible that a hotel with as many as 200 rooms can generate its own electricity? Could a hotel serve as a social hotspot for locals? These are the questions I asked myself before writing this article. 

In this blog, I will highlight the newly constructed Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam in The Netherlands to showcase the forward thinking concepts that they have integrated into their hotel operations including electricity consumption, waste production and other innovative practices that incorporate sustainability.

Read on to see how this hotel embodies the “green future” and provides a quick city-escape without even having to take a plane.

In my last blog “Transitioning from a Tourism-Dependent Region to a Sustainable Paradise: The Caribbean Case Study pt. I” I talked about human pressures on the natural environment in the Caribbean. Even though these pressures are substantial, I think there is a way to turn the most unsustainable tourism-dependent region in the world into a sustainable tourism paradise. In this blog i’ll explain how this can come to be by using the example of Baja, Mexico. 

Did you know that the Caribbean is the most tourism-dependent region on earth? Out of the top 25 countries that have more than 25% tourism contribution to GDP, 15 are located in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is home to around ten percent of the world’s coral reefs, including the largest coral system in the Northern Hemisphere and the highest concentration of marine species in the Atlantic Ocean. With these factors taken into consideration, you can understand why the environment is so important for a thriving tourism sector.