The city of Barcelona passed a law on Friday to curb tourism as visitors have begun to overwhelm the city and anger local residents. Last year the city’s 1.6 million residents were heavily outnumbered by an estimated 32 million visitors, about half of them day-trippers. The new law comes after
Many travellers have recently added another site to visit to their bucket list: Australia’s renowned Great Barrier Reef. Their motivation behind wanting to see this landmark stems from the wish to “see it before it is gone,” a notion now recognized as “last-chance tourism.” Last-chance tourism is a phenomenon that
Agri-tourism is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade Commerce, Cooperatives and Industry and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry Fisheries and Biosecurity. The objective of the partnership is to address inter-ministerial development issues covering both Ministries at policy level. The director of Tourism Development, George Borugu explains that
Favela tours in Rio de Janeiro are a controversial subject. As Rio has been working to pacify many of the communities with the UPP (Police Pacification Units), tours have been on the rise as curious travellers leave the beach to explore another perspective of the city. With around 22 percent of
Global Travel have published a guide where you can find some interesting tips to add «extra green» to your journey. «Just because we love traveling doesn’t mean that we have to stop paying attention to our environmental footprint while we’re on the road. Sure, it may be a bit easier at home, where
No matter the name, the intent is the same: travel with the lightest environmental and socio-cultural footprint possible to maintain or improve conditions in all communities around the world and ensure their health for years to come. A lofty goal, but with a change in perspective and a little bit
JetBlue Airways recently launched a grant program focused on sustainable tourism in the Caribbean. As education and the environment are key pillars of the airline’s corporate social responsibility platform, these grants will focus on using science to improve the travel experience for customers and communities now and into the future.
WTM London and the World Food Travel Association (WFTA), the world’s leading authority on food and drink tourism, have partnered to bring the Association’s food travel expertise to this year’s show delegates. “We’re delighted to have the opportunity to bring food travel education to WTM. Food and drink have become
European tourism is maintaining a firm footing this year according to the European Travel Commission’s latest report, “European Tourism 2015 – Trends & Prospects.” A significant majority of European destinations registered positive growth in the pre-summer months proving the resilience of the sector and underlining its significance as a contributor
The formerly-sharing-economy—now more accurately called the rental economy—is now in full disruption mode, not just at the edges. Consumers have already spoken with their apps, especially for companies like Uber and Airbnb, and now the big change is coming to the hitherto relatively hidebound corporate travel sector. The data shows that
According to a recent Booking.com survey, more than half of 32,000 global travelers say they are likely to choose a destination based on its social and environmental impact. This trend is referred to as sustainable tourism, and Ismat Mangla, a reporter for International Business Times, says there’s more to it
In India in the past decade, 218 farmers in 156 villages across Maharashtra have benefitted from agri tourism. «These villages have become cleaner, are conserving rural culture and have created employment opportunities for over 2,700 people. In 2014 alone, these farmers engaged 4.14 lakh tourists which generated a turnover of 14.4
The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations, CEHAT, has signed the Private Sector Commitment to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, pledging to uphold, promote and implement its values in their policies and operations (Madrid, Spain, 7 July 2015). Read original article at finchannel.com
Amadeus and UNWTO are joining forces to advance the use of innovative technology in tourism in areas such as education and multi-modality. The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consolidate their partnership in several areas. This includes the development of a UNWTO Prototype on multi-modality –
“Sites all over the world are under threat at any given moment. […]” says Stefaan Poortman, executive director of the Global Heritage Fund which aims to protect the most endangered cultural heritage sites in the developing world. «Tourism is not regulated well enough and the massive influx is putting a
It’s been a good year for Yosemite National Park. After the world’s biggest tech company decided to name its operating system “OS X Yosemite,” it sent a wave of free advertising to the California park. The data seems to show that this simple, gracious branding strategy had a meaningful impact
