“Good Tourism” Destinations & Places in Asia

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Cardamom Tented Camp earns global accolade for its sustainability story

October 6, 2021

Cardamom Tented Camp staff team photo

Car­damom Ten­ted Camp eco­lodge in Cam­bod­ia is one of Green Des­tin­a­tions’ 2021 Top 100 Des­tin­a­tion Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Stor­ies. The announce­ment was made Octo­ber 5 dur­ing the online annu­al con­fer­ence of Green Des­tin­a­tions, a non-profit organ­isa­tion for sus­tain­able tour­ism based in The Neth­er­lands. The annu­al pro­gramme has been in exist­ence since 2014. Car­damom Ten­ted Camp was chosen by the […]

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How community homestays contribute to experiential travel & tourism in Nepal

July 22, 2021

Travellers cooking with Host at Panauti Community Homestay in Nepal

Homestays encour­age vis­its to under-appre­­ci­ated parts of any des­tin­a­tion and longer stays over­all. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Aay­usha Pra­sain explains how com­munity-based homestays in Nepal offer a more authen­t­ic exper­i­ence, help spread the bene­fits of travel & tour­ism more widely, and may even pro­mote an appre­ci­ation of loc­al cul­ture and her­it­age among young people. […]

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Ethically yours: Silver Naga, Vang Vieng, Laos

and June 2, 2021

Silver Naga Vang Vieng Laos staff at the pool with a view

Rachel Dechaineux uses ‘eth­ic­al’ a lot, both in word and in deed, because she feels that tour­ism is all about people. This is the fourth Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by Bernie Rosen­bloom of “Good Tour­ism” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao. Ms Dechaineux is the own­er of the river­side Sil­ver Naga hotel in Vang Vieng, Laos. “We aim to […]

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Thailand’s tourism elephants lose when pragmatism gives way to politics, ideology

June 1, 2021
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Fundraising livestreams are the best hope for unemployed elephants in Thailand. Pic supplied by John Roberts.

The best hope for Thail­and’s unem­ployed tour­ism ele­phants now are livestreams and the gen­er­os­ity of donors. As travel resumes, ele­phant expert John Roberts fears that loc­al polit­ics and act­iv­ist ideo­logy will con­tin­ue to be a bar­ri­er to optim­al out­comes.  It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  It is always fool­ish to gaze into a crys­tal ball and […]

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Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop

April 21, 2021

Termas Geométricas, Coñaripe, Panguipulli, Chile. By J Balla Photography (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/jpyJeOg4BnI

Eco­tour­ism is in high demand right now in places where phys­ic­ally-dis­­tanced out­door activ­ity is pos­sible. And when the world finally breaks its COVID shackles, those who have been locked down for months in urb­an envir­on­ments will likely be des­per­ate for a taste of nature. To help pre­pare stake­hold­ers for that surge, The Centre for Responsible […]

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A green way of life: Luang Prabang View, Laos

and April 7, 2021
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How to make a hotel green & responsible: Just do it!

Some may struggle with the costs of sus­tain­able prac­tices, but former Luang Pra­bang View Hotel Gen­er­al Man­ager John Wil­li­ams sees going green as a way of life … while sav­ing green­backs along the way.  This is the third Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by “Good Tour­ism” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao. Mr Wil­li­ams grew up in a rur­al town, where […]

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