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Community-Based Ecotourism, the Good-Living Tourist Model: An Interview with Felipe Zalamea of Sumak Travel 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Felipe Zalamea Felipe Zalamea is the London-based brain and brawn behind Sumak Sustainable Travel, a tour operator specialising in community-based ecotourism (CBET) and focusing on building bridges b...
Indigenous and Community-Based Tourism in Bolivia 5 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
In Bolivia, a country of amazing landscapes, the city of Cochabamba sits in an Andean mountain valley. Its name comes from two Quechua Indian words, meaning ‘lake’ and ‘open plain,’ and it is fittingl...
Third Annual Indigenous Peoples Week: August 5 to 11, 2013 29 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Next week, The Travel Word once again honors the place of indigenous people in tourism by taking part in the third annual Indigenous Peoples Week. A poster for Indigenous Peoples Week 2013 in Ayuuk, ...
The Fight For Survival: Elephants in Laos 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
This article was published by our friends at The International Ecotourism Society, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Your Travel Choice blog. Laos was once...
Community-Based Tourism in Northern Nicaragua 15 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
During a decade-long civil war in the 1980s, Nicaragua‘s mountainous northern regions saw violent clashes between government Sandinista revolutionaries and U.S.-backed Contra forces. These days, peopl...
An Interview with Rob Greenfield, Bicycle Traveler and Sustainability Advocate 9 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
As members of the international traveling community – an informal group of wanderers, adventurers, culture enthusiasts and lovers of the planet – we must accept as imperative our social responsibility...
When Planning a Nile Cruise in Egypt, Think About Your Eco-friendly Options 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
THIS IS A SPONSORED POST It has been said that a Nile cruise in Egypt is like a trip back in time. At the start, you may set off from Cairo, a city well in the grip of modern times, but as you head u...
The Finalists of the 2013 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards Are Revealed 2 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
This year, The Travel Word has again lent support to the Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards, a contest that rewards accommodations and tour operators committed to spreading responsible tourism acros...
Positive Action in Rio de Janeiro, Not Favela Safari Tours 24 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Rio de Janeiro is a city of spectacular beauty, majestic hills, samba, bright blue seas, strong colours, hot sun, and both opulence and poverty all mixed together in a jumble. It’s a wonderful, intere...
Sustainable Development and Ecotourism in Maldives 17 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
A combination of Maldives' ever-increasing popularity and its desire to meet tourist demand could have potentially damaging consequences to the country’s delicate ecosystem. In an attempt to head off ...
