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Environment
Understanding Environmental Tourism – Part 1
Understanding Environmental Tourism This series on Environmental Tourism is published in three parts. Part 1 deals with the main impact…
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Understanding Environmental Tourism – Part 3
Part 1 in this series covered environmental impacts, while Part 2 dealt with the environmental impacts of tourism from a global perspective.…
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Tented Adventures
Committed to low impact environmental and eco-friendly accommodation, Tented Adventures’ Pilanesberg National Park Safari Camp, and Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in…
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Tenikwa Wildlife Rehab Centre
Fair Trade Tourism certifiedTenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre, a non-profit organisation located close to Plettenberg Bay, uses tourism as…
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Sibuya Game Reserve
Located on the coast at Kenton on Sea in the Eastern Cape and spanning the magnificent Kariega Estuary on its…
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Politics
State of Democracy Report Reveals Challenges in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, 18 February 2020 – The Global State of Democracy (GSoD) 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise –…
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Events
Sustainable Tourism at WTM Africa
Cape Town. 18 February 2020 – WTM Africa 2020 is tackling sustainable tourism at macro and micro levels this year,…
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Environmental Risks: The Worlds Biggest Challenge
The top five biggest challenges facing the world over the next decade are, for the first time, all related to…
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World’s Longest Walkathon to Promote Sustainable Tourism in Africa
CAPE TOWN, 01 January 2020 – Walk4Africa, a continent-wide public participation multi-stage coastal beach walking event, aims to become the…
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Travel
What is Ecotourism?
The term ecotourism dates back to the 80s when people became aware that planet Earth is in danger and that…
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Niche Tourism
Ecotourism: A Case Study
Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. This means that tourists who participate in ecotourism activities want reassurance…
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Tourism
How to source local fair trade goods and products
Most tourism service suppliers want to support locally produced goods and products that ascribe to fair trade principles, but actually…
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Conservation
Major Boost for Responsible Tourism in Conservation
The signing of a historic Cooperative Agreement between Kruger National Park and private reserves, state reserves and communal areas on…
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Accolades
UNWTO Awards Finalists Announced
Madrid, Spain, 21 December 2018 – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the finalists to win the 15th UNWTO…
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Accolades
Stormsriver Adventures Wins Sustainable Tourism Awards
MOMBASA, Kenya, 18 October 2018 – Stormsriver Adventures has been awarded two Sustainable Tourism accolades presented during the Opening Ceremony of the…
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Marketing
Cape Town: A Sustainable Tourism Destination
CAPE TOWN, 17 July 2018 – Despite the heavy rains and Western Cape dams filling up considerably, the risk of a…
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Niche Tourism
The Importance of Responsible Tourism in Africa
Tourism, wherever it is aimed, brings with it challenges and can have a negative impact on the local area and…
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5 Ways to Make Your African Vacation Greener
Sustainable tourism means that you leave as little of a carbon footprint as possible when you are vacationing. A green vacation…
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Trade News
Pennyroyal Launches Best of Zanzibar Eco Initiative
Times are changing and so is the face of global tourism. Gone are the days of heady excess and reckless…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Acajou Beach Resort
Dating back to its opening in 1996, the Acajou Beach Resort has had ecology at the heart of its ethos.…
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Sustainable Tourism News
Green Destinations to Present Mass Tourism Solutions
New approaches to tourism are urgently required to stop the trend of mass tourism becoming increasingly intrusive and disruptive to…
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Ford Provides Grants for Conservation in Africa
PRETORIA, South Africa – Conservation and related education projects in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania have gained new impetus following the…
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Sustainable Tourism News
Grootbos Reaffirms Fair Trade Principles
The pristine Grootbos Private Nature Reserve overlooking Walker Bay near Hermanus has been recertified by Fair Trade Tourism, demonstrating its…
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Sustainable Tourism News
Tourism Growth is Not the Enemy
In recent months, reports from around the world have spoken of ‘tourism-phobia’, showing pictures of citizens protesting against the ‘invasion…
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Trade News
6 Tips for Responsible Travel
While South Africans are by no means in the same league as other international tourists we can all do our…
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Eco-Friendly Tours: Coffeebeans Routes
Travel is about sharing experiences and few tour operators enable guests to immerse themselves in South Africa’s extraordinary mix of…
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Eco-Friendly Guesthouse: Parker Cottage
Parker Cottage in the heart of Cape Town’s City Bowl is more than just another bed-and-breakfast hospitality establishment set in a…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Spier
As one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms and a well-known Western Cape landmark, Spier is passionate about the environment…
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Thrivability in Green Hotel Development
The lessons learned in sustainable development and marketing of ‘Africa’s Greenest Hotel’ in Cape Town and ‘Zanzibar’s Greenest Resort’ in…
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Eco-Friendly Game Reserve: Shamwari
Shamwari Game Reserve, the pride of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, is one of the largest malaria-free Big-5 private game…
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Eco-Friendly Adventures: Marine Dynamics
Taking eco-tourists on captivating trips at sea to cage dive with Great White Sharks and meet the rest of the…
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Tips on Greening your Tourism Business
The tourism industry is often subjected to fads and fashions, and businesses struggle to keep up with these rapidly changing…
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Eco-Friendly Lodges: Karongwe Portfolio
Karongwe Portfolio consists of six luxury lodges set in the 9000-hectare Karongwe Private Game Reserve, bordering the Makutsi, Lourene, and…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Hotel Verde
Hotel Verde, situated at the Cape Town International Airport has recently been certified by Fair Trade Tourism – a prestigious…
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Eco-Friendly Lodges: Jaci’s Lodges
Jaci’s Lodges is the epitome of eco-friendly luxury safaris in South Africa’s Big-5 Madikwe Game Reserve. Jaci’s promises an authentic,…
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Sustainable Tourism
Fair Trade Tourism Joins #IYSTD2017 Initiative
Fair Trade Tourism has partnered with TourismTattler.com in supporting Africa’s contribution to the aims and aspirations of the UNWTO 2017…
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Africa Wins at 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Africa has dominated the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards winners, with Botswana and Kenya…
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Blood Lions & Coffee Shack Win ARTA17
Cape Town, 20 April 2017 – A hard-hitting documentary on the plight of lions in tourism and a small backpacker…
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Trade News
#EarthDay2017 Nurturing Environmental Literacy
The theme of this year’s Earth Day (Saturday 22nd April) #EarthDay2017 is Environmental & Climate Literacy, something Scotland’s green destination…
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Sustainable Tourism
Grootbos: A Global Ecosphere Retreat for The Long Run
As a member of The Long Run and an accredited Global Ecosphere Retreats® (GER®) member, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve has…
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Advancing Sustainable Tourism in Africa
As an international influence for travel in the content of Africa, TourismTattler.com has joined global media in promoting the aims…
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Eco-Friendly Sustainable Tourism Icons
Launching Africa’s sustainable tourism gems this month with a selection of eco-friendly hotels and lodges, Tourism Tattler has partnered with…
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Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Interview with Lalibela
With 2017 being the UNWTO International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, I wanted to find out how a Big-5…
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#ARTA17 Finalists Announced
A community-based camp located in remote Namibia, two backpackers and a mountain bike tour in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Area…
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How to Apply Responsible Tourism Practices
The benefits derived from responsible tourism practices are well documented, but in practice the implementation of these principles can be…
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Post Social
STPP – Network Events
The Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme will be presenting a number of workshops during 5 and 6 March 2014 at the…
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Sustainable Tourism Hits the Road
The Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme (STPP) road show addressing small businesses, and in particular, small accommodation establishments, kicked off in…
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