Overtourism

Covid-19 gives travel industry 'opportunity to reset'

Partners of Prince Harry’s tourism charity assessed how the industry could return more sustainably

Prince Harry: 'Reshape tourism for the benefit of all'

Duke of Sussex has urged travel firms to "build back better" post-Covid

Travel must use Covid 'wake up call' to change industry

Just a Drop founder says industry has to take environmental and social impact more seriously

Tourism halt could fuel surge in elephant poaching

Without tourism revenue, charity How Many Elephants fears resources to protect elephants could dwindle

Justin Francis: 'We must rebuild tourism so it works for all'

’Tourism won’t be one of the industries hardest hit by Covid-19 – it will be the industry hardest hit’

Intrepid Travel marks Earth Day with tree planting milestone

Kijabe Forest in Kenya now home to more than 100,000 trees, planted as part of Intrepid’s Offset Earth project

Coronavirus 'could put sustainability agenda on hold'

Sustainability no longer top of retailers’ and consumers’ agendas, says GlobalData

UNWTO sets out vision for coronavirus recovery

Tourism sector must ‘grow back better’ following coronavirus crisis says the organisation’s new Global Tourism Crisis Committee

Balearics' drinking rules 'will force tourism model change'

The government believes the islands will remain a welcoming destination for British holidaymakers

Positive Luxury predicts decade of eco-action

The sustainability platform has also declared 2020 as the year of nature

Resilience must be central to travel's growth plans – minister

Jamaica’s tourism minister Edmund Bartlett has renewed his call for an international relief fund for tourism communities threatened by disruptive forces such as climate change

Kuoni finds eco-travellers are ditching social media

"Travel as we know it could become a thing of the past"

30 Under 30: Meet James Whiteman

Sustainability and conservation are topics close to the heart of James Whiteman, brand manager, Expert Africa. Here he offers the inside track on his decade-long travel career

Lonely Planet teams up with Intrepid to launch carbon neutral tours

White-labelled trips to range from several hours to 22 days in duration

Martin Makepeace: 'Balearics must tackle other issues besides anti-social drinking'

Jury out as to whether this is a serious initiative or just political rhetoric that won’t be enforced, says Ibiza Property Shop MD Martin Makepeace

How the responsible travel movement will define the 2020s

Responsible travel has worked its way into popular consciousness, so what can we expect when the sector faces greater scrutiny on its contribution to climate concerns?

Cruise sector 'accelerating efforts' to lead on responsible tourism

The report found environmental sustainability will be a priority for the cruise industry going into 2020

Wildlife, Safari and Conservation Summit back for second year

Organisers say it will be bigger and better next year

Tourism Ireland reaching for 13% growth with campaign

The campaign, Fill Your Heart with Ireland, features less well-known attractions such as Trim Castle, Waterford Greenway and Rathlin Island.

Charity finds 'strong support' for Scottish tourism tax

Transform Scotland conducted a survey about the possible introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy

Alternative city breaks to beat crowds and save money

Here are three options for clients who have visited classic cities and are seeking something different this time.

WTM London 2019: Poland highlights its lesser-known attractions

Poland is preparing to launch a campaign encouraging tourists to travel beyond the “sometimes overcrowded” city of Krakow

WTM London 2019: Philippines sets rules to protect from overtourism

Closing the island of Boracay was “just the beginning” in protecting the Philippines from overtourism, a representative from the country’s department of tourism has revealed.

WTM London 2019: Barcelona uses technology to help manage overtourism

Catalonia is using big data and the Internet of Things to manage the flow of visitors during peak times throughout the day in a bid to tackle overtourism, delegates heard yesterday