Category Archives: EcoTourism
Travelfish guidebook app review and interview with Stuart McDonald
It seems like every travel related business on the planet have jumped on the iPhone app bandwagon. A quick search of the iTunes store turns up pages of cheap (under 5 USD or free) apps that either serve a very specific purpose or don’t seem to have one at all. Thankfully someone with vision has created something both useful [...]
“Plane Stupid” offer aviation industry nothing but complaints
PlaneStupid.com, a UK website with the tagline, “Bringing the aviation industry back down to earth” caught my eye the other day with their new ad. The ad (See below) features hundreds of polar bears falling violently to earth; an attempt to give passengers a physical representation of their greenhouse gas production per flight. This is [...]
Interview with Dragon Bus China
I recently had the chance to catch up with the guys from Dragon Bus China at the Adventure Travel Expo. Dragon Bus China is a relatively new start-up that lets both Australian’s and independent travellers the world over book “Hop on hop off” style bus transportation and accommodation in China. Previous to the advent of Dragon Bus, independent touring in china was rushed, varied in quality [...]
Sydney’s top Adventure Travel Expo
For all those adventurers out there, the Adventure Travel expo will be in Darling Harbor this weekend (November 7-8). I wouldn’t consider myself to be the jumping off cliffs, white water rafting kind-of traveler but the expo will have something for everyone, plus you can’t keep me away from a good travel event! If great [...]
Concerned about Tourism Concern
Tourism Concern, known globally as the charity that fights for the rights of those exploited by the travel industry, may have to close its doors as early as this Christmas (Full article here). The group needs at least 40,000 pounds to continue operation, (70,000 AUD) which is a big ask. Personally, I don’t see how [...]
The two faces of travel
In the past I have harped on about the benefits of EcoTourism and the ability of the travel industry to change the world for the better. Through this blog I have already been exposed to some people doing amazing things within their industry, things that make me think we’re just seeing the start of a [...]
EcoTourism New Zealand
New Zealand would have to be one of the best destinations globally for not only being eco-concious, but also taking advantage of a growing demand for ectotourism. Having a population of around 4,000,000 Million living on about 270,000 square km’s allows NZ to control the industry with fairly strict conditions. To get a sense of scale, [...]
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