Hotels Around Asia Reach Final Straw
“There’s a great future in plastics,” or so Dustin Hoffman was told in the classic American movie The Graduate. Fifty years since the movie’s debut we’ve realised plastic is not…
Experience Local Village Life in Ghana
If immersion into a way of life drives your travel plans, Ghana is the place to go to experience a West African existence. Be introduced by locals to basket weaving, fishing, farming, cooking…
Aruba Bans All Single-Use Plastic
Underlining its role as the Caribbean’s leading environmentally-aware nation, Aruba has announced a total ban on all single-use plastic from next year. The Dutch Caribbean…
Anantara Eradicates Use of Plastic Straws
Anantara Hotels & Resorts will roll out a global ban on the use of single-use plastic straws at every property worldwide by 1 October 2018. Since January of this year,…
2018 PATA Grand Award Winners Announced
The tourism industry’s diversity has been recognised as the winners of the 2018 PATA Grand Award and Gold Awards are unveiled. A total of 27 organisations and individuals…
National Geographic Lodges – Iceland
Hotel Húsafell in West Iceland is a proud new member of National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World, a prestigious collection of boutique hotels in spectacular destinations around the world.
Responsible Travel on the Up
Research by experiential travel company, Intrepid Travel has revealed that people are becoming more self-aware of their bad habits and feel that they could be doing more to change their…
Cardamom Tented Camp: Saving Rainforests
A pioneering sustainable tourism project is making its debut in the heart of the Cambodian jungle. Marissa Carruthers finds out from Willem Niemeijer how a stay at the Cardamom Tented…
Trekking the Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Expecting nothing but the soaring mountains in the Pamir region of Tajikistan, Johan Smits gets far more than he bargained for when trekking the Wakhan Valley.
Centenaries, Puma Foundations and Eco-tourism, Chile Highlights for 2018
2017 has been a landmark year for Chile with the launch of British Airways’ new direct flights from London to Santiago, new hotel openings announced and the country cementing its…
New 2018 Tours and News from AITO Members
Authentic Adventures has introduced a new toe-tapping singing holiday to America’s rich Deep South, the birthplace of Jazz. Join in with acapella singing groups and experience the stories, culture and cuisine that…
Mövenpick Named Most Sustainable Hotel Group by Green Globe
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has been named the world’s most sustainable hotel group for the second year running by world-renowned certification body Green Globe. The international hospitality firm has also…
