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Wide Range of Voluntourism Options Can Help Destinations

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Jake Pearring
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Jake Pearring of Milllion Mile Secrets provides a traveler’s guide to voluntouring opportunities worldwide. Destinations, take notice: A resource you can tap. Continue reading →

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters at Risk

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Thomas Winderl
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A trip into a popular wild paradise raises a question: What happens when public opinion fails to protect a destination? The only answer: Don’t give up. Continue reading →

Trading Languages for Travel

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Eugene Kim
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Eugene Kim tries out a home-sharing service that matches resident language learners with visiting travelers. It’s a good deal for destinations as well. Continue reading →

Madeira Wins by Attracting All Ages

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Eugene Kim
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Appealing to tourists of diverse ages makes Madeira a robust destination over the long term – to the delight of this solo adventure traveler. Continue reading →

“Inspiring Places” Pilot Video Released

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Jonathan Tourtellot
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Featuring Sierra Gorda, Querétaro, Mexico. We chose this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve as the international pilot for the World’s Inspiring Places series. Here’s why. Continue reading →

Good Food Tours Rely On Mom-and-Pop Shops

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Eugene Kim
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Supporting local businesses is the key to successful culinary tourism—better for the tourist, and better for the communities. A Madrid food tour shows why. Continue reading →

Freewheeling Travel Unlocks South Africa

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Lucy Matthews
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An American tourist explains how her choice of independent travel in KwaZulu-Natal equipped her with inspiring stories that no group tour could match—good for her, good for the destination, and good for motivating new visitors. Continue reading →

Cuban Tourism at a Crossroads

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Lucy Matthews
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Our Heritage Tourism page editor, Lucy Matthews, visited Cuba recently with an eye to types of tourism that work well, and a concern about types that may not. Continue reading →

Cambodian Conservation Hero Honored

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Elizabeth Becker
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A courageous Cambodian has risked all to help save the country’s rainforests and ecotourism business from illegal logging. He just won one of the world’s six Goldman Environmental Prizes. Veteran Cambodia journalist Elizabeth Becker reports. Continue reading →

How To Handle Voluntourism

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Eugene Kim
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Eugene Kim reports on the status and opportunities of voluntourism and experteering, for both travelers and the communities they would help. Key recommendation: It has to be done properly. Continue reading →

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