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Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:41 on Saturday 15 May 2010
Whale watching is big business. Last year, 13 million people went on a whale-watching holidays, spending more than US2$billion. But what effect is...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:10 on Thursday 15 April 2010
High-end travel has long been synonymous with environmental irresponsibility, but an increasing number of luxury organisations are using their big...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 05:26 on Monday 08 February 2010
No matter how many wildlife documentaries you’ve seen, nothing can prepare you for the moment you first see a mountain gorilla in the wild.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:10 on Saturday 19 December 2009
Africa leads the world in the use of sustainable tourism to both conserve wildlife and empower local communities.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:22 on Wednesday 11 November 2009
With climate change already shortening ski seasons, it’s hard to ignore the fact that indulging our love of snowy holidays is hastening their demise...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:26 on Tuesday 29 September 2009
Richard Hammond explains what responsible travelling divers can do to lessen their impact on coral reefs.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:00 on Wednesday 02 September 2009
Increasingly, travellers are volunteering for placements abroad to work on conservation and development projects, thinking they will be benefit local...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 05:25 on Monday 03 August 2009
To celebrate the publication of Clean Breaks, Rough Guides have teamed up with Intrepid Travel to offer travellers the chance to win a once in a...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:52 on Monday 03 August 2009
Key "ecolodge" or "ecotourism" into a search engine and it will throw up thousands of results, but how can you be sure that any are the genuine...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 07:03 on Friday 24 July 2009
Richard Hammond explains how trekkers can help to mitigate the effects of their travels while hiking independently through some of the world’s most...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 12:18 on Wednesday 01 April 2009
Tribes Travel, the 'Fair Trade Travel' company, has launched a website that showcases fixed itinerary holidays run by the company that are cheaper...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 12:29 on Saturday 06 December 2008
Nepal's first female-run trekking company
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:11 on Friday 18 April 2008
Rory MacLean travels to the Kasbah du Toubkal in the High Atlas mountains, Morocco to see how responsible tourism can bring benefits to the local...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:43 on Friday 22 February 2008
To mark Fairtrade fortnight, GreenTraveller profiles ten holidays that can make a difference to the local community...Featured on the labels of...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 09:41 on Monday 11 February 2008
We think so. Here are four of GreenTraveller's favourite ethical holidays:IndiaJoin a walking tour to the foothills of the Himalayas just south of...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:15 on Friday 18 January 2008
The adventure travel company Himalayan Kingdoms has won this year's AITO Responsible Tourism Award. The Gloucestershire-based company specialises in...
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