This post takes note of Viet Nam Ecotourism from the document “Ecotourism in Costa Rica and Vietnam: Is It Sustainable?” FULL report 2016 here (Research Gate) At a fancy restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), a customer can order bear, deer, porcupine, cobra, or bat. Pangolin, or the scaly anteater, is now the most […]
This is quite an old article (2002) but it’s quite nice to know Ecotourism in Vietnam about Potential and Reality during that time, this takes some key point for you – Original post PHAN NGUYEN HONG, QUAN THI QUYNH DAO, LE KIM THOA |https://kyotoreview.org Overview of Vietnam Ecotourism history With 13,000 floral species and over […]
Biodiversity Hotspots are species-rich communities threatened by habitat loss, destruction, and rising extinction rates. Biodiversity Hotspots are not distributed uniformly around the globe: North and Central America contain four Hotspots while South America hosts five. The Caribbean Islands are their own Hotspot. The only one found in Europe is the region that comprises the Mediterranean Basin. […]
This post listing out trends reshaping the future of travel amidst covid-19 base on some recent searches. Following VianaHassan 2022 report finds that: The main findings presented in the chapter have shown that COVID-19 had a devastating impact on the global economy, mainly on the tourism and travel sector. However, the future of the tourism […]
Destination marketing can be invaluable for anyone that stands to make money by increasing the number of people travelling to a location, or eco-destination. This includes local and national governments, airlines, travel agents, but also entertainment venues, tourist attractions and operators of hotels and resorts. In this article, you will learn more about some of […]
There are many terms that float around that may sound similar but actually refer to something distinct. Definition of Sustainable Tourism Sustainable Tourism refers to sustainable practices in and by the tourism industry. It is an aspiration to acknowledge all impacts of tourism, both positive and negative. It aims to minimize the negative impacts and […]
As a Slow Travel practitioner for more than a decade now, I’m clearly partial to the many benefits it provides. But I also believe that my experiences make me an astute observer of why this approach to travel works so well. At the risk of provoking controversy, I’ll just come right out and say it: I […]
One of the questions we get asked most frequently by our readers involves how to choose a responsible tour operator, eco-hotel, eco lodge, or eco-resort. Research shows that global interest in ecotourism (which was defined by The International Ecotourism Society as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local […]
Much like “eco-friendly” and “sustainable,” responsible travel has become a major buzzword in the tourism industry in recent years. Hotels, tour operators, tourism attractions, and other associated organizations are increasingly climbing over themselves in order to use the trendy phrase in their marketing materials. Some companies earnestly use it as a badge of honor to signify […]
What is ecotourism? How does it work? Why does it matter? And how can we, as travelers, put the core principles of ecotourism into practice? In recent years, the growth of interest in responsible travel has outpaced that of traditional sun/sand tourism by an increasingly wide margin. With some experts estimating that ecotourism now represents 11.4% of all consumer spending, these sorts […]
