Don’t follow the crowds: discovering Community Conscious Travel in Italy
In the early 1920s, Italy had fewer than a million international arrivals each year. By 2000, it was over 60 million. At its peak, almost 100 million people visited Italy in 2019, and tourism was more than 10% of the country’s economy. “Italy just has so much to offer,” says Andrea Grisdale, chief executive of Italian Connection Bellagio. “It’s all about the people”.
How to make your trip smoother in the face of staff shortages
The effects of staff shortages in Travel & Tourism can be felt across the globe. What can travellers and consumers do to combat the challenges and help to support the backbone of the Travel & Tourism sector – the staff and the communities they live in?
5 ways you can make your next trip Nature Positive
Let’s debunk a myth about travel: it does not always have a detrimental impact on the environment. As a tourist, you can even become a force for good. If you engage in nature positive travel, you can aid the biodiversity of a region and support local communities along the way.
What are the benefits of travel for children?
Whether you are travelling abroad, exploring your local city for the day, camping overnight or discovering the great outdoors, any form of travel can prove advantageous for children and their future development. Find out why you should start planning your next family adventure now!
A longer ‘flexcation’ or off the beaten path - which 2022 travel trends will inspire your next adventure?
Based on Trip.com Group and WTTC’s report on consumer trends, here are the 10 global consumer trends for 2022 and beyond
How to make responsible travel choices volunteering with children
Learn how to make responsible choices as a company, or as a traveller to protect children.
Help us end Illegal Wildlife Trade
Each traveller, no matter how many trips they take, has a role to play in protecting and preserving our wildlife.
What are the benefits of regenerative travel & tourism?
Regenerative travel is a term you may have heard or read somewhere. But what does it mean and what can you do?
Astrostays: Creating sustainable livelihoods through Community-led Astro-Tourism
Let’s go on a cosmic journey… to the Himalayas. As nature-based tourism emerges strongly in a post-COVID world, Astro-tourism presents immense opportunities to create positive social, economic and conservation benefits.
How your responsible wildlife trip can be a force for good
Wildlife tourism can make a significant contribution to the conservation and preservation of the incredible animals that live on our planet.
8 ways Responsible Tourism benefits local communities
Tourism is a sector that is all about people - and as such is an incredible driver of job creation from big cities to small local communities.
Why mountains matter
Mountains are many things to many people – an ancient cultural and spiritual beacon, a daring destination for adventure travel, the site of gruelling personal challenge, a source of livelihood, food and water.
Human Trafficking: How can we take global action?
Human trafficking is worth $150 billion annually and affects more than 40 million people worldwide. An estimated 5.5 million of these are children.