Tourism is a multi-trillion-dollar industry, yet many of the local communities that make travel so meaningful still lack access to its benefits. That’s the opening line of Planeterra’s new community ...

Francisca Qquerar Mayta, one of the leaders of the Ccaccaccollo Women's Weaving Co-Op in the Cusco region of Peru. Photo Credit: Nicole Edenedo CUZCO, Peru -- The smile on Francisca Qquerar Mayta's ...

We revved up our engines and peeled away from the dusty roadside shack where we'd signed our waivers, helmets snugly fitted on our heads. In the morning heat, with a breeze kicking up, we dove ...

The relationship between tourism and cultural preservation has long been complicated. Too often, the influx of visitors ...

Travel and tourism is one of the world’s biggest industries. Before the pandemic, the WTTC said it generated €7.3 trillion to the global economy in 2019 and employed more than 330 million people ...

WHY IT RATES: G Adventures unveiled the lineup for the show in India.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. G Adventures and its non-profit partner, Planeterra, have confirmed the keynote speakers ...

Community tourism is a concept that places emphasis on bridging the economic and social divides between travelers and locals that is gaining prominence in the travel industry. As we learn in the case ...

The concept of overtourism first arose from Europe’s most popular destinations, such as Venice, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; and more recently, Iceland. By definition, overtourism means that the number of ...

Holding a mixing bowl in one arm, Sarala pulls a small handful of sticky dough from the mix, then offers the bowl to me while gesturing that I should do the same. She flattens the dough into the palm ...

Since the inaugural celebration of the World Tourism Day by United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO, now UN Tourism) on Sept 27, 1980, it has been commemorated annually, with a different ...

With its beautiful natural landscape and unique cultural identity of ethnic minorities, Sa Pa town, in Lao Cai province, is focusing on developing community-based tourism (homestay). With its ...