Monemvasia is one of Greece’s most striking historical landmarks and one of the Peloponnese’s most popular tourist attractions. Although tourism has in the past saved the town and the castle from ruin, modern development and increasing tourism demand threaten to tip the delicate balance and destroy what makes it so special.
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Balancing Preservation and Travel: Monemvasia’s Struggle with Sustainable Tourism.
Tagged with: Greece, Monemvasia, Peloponnese, responsible tourism, sustainable tourism
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So Travellers Have Stopped Riding Elephants, What Happens Next?
Elephant trekking, elephant riding and other forms of exploitative elephant tourism is now rightly considered unethical and irresponsible. But what effect have a decade of boycotts and change had on the travel industry and what comes next for elephant tourism?
Bringing Back Tourism Is Vital To Animal Conservation.
Coronavirus restrictions have devastated the tourism industry over the last two years with many businesses and livelihoods lost, and this has had a cataclysmic effect on conservation efforts around the world. As tourism begins to slowly get back to normal, a focus on responsible wildlife tourism is needed to save and protect so many species and habitats at risk of destruction and extinction.
What Questions To Ask Before You Visit A Wildlife Tour Operator.
Wildlife tourism is a huge industry and there are a lot of ethical and responsible wildlife tour operators that are using tourism’s positive impact to care for animals and help fund conservation issues. Unfortunately there are also lot out there who are still exploiting animals for profit and greenwashing their services. But how do you as a traveller tell the difference? What questions should you ask to make sure that the wildlife tour operator you choose to support is really ethical and responsible?
Tagged with: conservation, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife exploitation, wildlife tour, wildlife tourism
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What Is Second City Tourism?
With the rise in overtourism causing significant problems for destinations and local communities, a new trend has emerged called second city tourism where travellers are leaning toward visiting less crowded places. But what is second city tourism? Why does second city tourism help local destinations and why has it become so popular all of a sudden when backpackers have technically been doing it for decades?
Tagged with: overtourism, responsible travel, responsible travel tips, second city tourism
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What Can You Do To Help Overtourism?
Overtourism has become a serious problem in recent years, to the point that many authorities are calling for restrictions on tourism to reduce damage and harm to local ecosystems and populations, but it doesn’t have to be like that. Travel itself is not a bad thing and can have a positive impact if it is done right, so here are the best and easiest ways you can help as an individual traveller by reducing the impact of overtourism on the destinations you love.
Tagged with: backpacking, gap year, overtourism, responsible tourism, responsible travel, travel, wildlife tourism
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Restarting Travel Respectfully.
After a prolonged period of forced lockdowns the world is once again starting to open up to travel, but are backpackers themselves ready to return to travel? Will we go back to a world of overtourism, disrespecting local cultures and monuments and using the world as a drunken playground? Or will travellers take the time to reflect, leave a positive impact and practice respectful travel?
Top 10 Ethical Wildlife Experiences For Your Gap Year Bucket List.
Many people who dream of traveling the world have a bucket list, and wildlife experiences are quite often right at the very top. The big problem is ensuring that you aren’t contributing to the widespread abuse of animals in the tourism industry and that you are instead observing animals in an ethical and sustainable way to ensure that travel and tourism has a positive impact on wildlife. Here are the top 10 ethical wildlife activities you can safely add to your bucket list right now.
Tagged with: bucket list, does wildlife tourism harm animals, how to interact with wildlife on your gap year, illegal wildlife trade, responsible wildlife tourism, safari, travel, volunteering with wildlife, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife exploitation, wildlife exploitation in tourism, wildlife tourism, wildlife volunteer work abroad, zoo
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Why Tourism Is Essential For Improving Animal Care In Wildlife Travel.
Wildlife tourism can do a lot of good, but it can do a lot of harm too. The good news is that tourism can ensure the good and stop the harm, and travelers can play an integral role in helping all…
Tagged with: animal care gap year, Animal conservation, animal exploitation, animal Rights, animal sanctuaries, animal tourism, animals in captivity, does wildlife tourism harm animals, how to interact with wildlife on your gap year, responsible wildlife tourism, wildlife conservation, wildlife exploitation, wildlife exploitation in tourism, wildlife rehabilitation centres, wildlife tourism, wildlife tourism in Thailand, zoo
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