UNSDG 8 (Equal & Fair Economic Opportunities)

Poverty and unemployment can drive people to extreme lengths, to meet basic needs. Sustainable tourism companies see this as an opportunity to help out by providing productive employment and training. By employing locals, social enterprises embrace people from impoverished communities and villagers and offer them economic opportunities which help to ensure the conservation of habitat and biodiversity.

Melissa Foley on Developing Meaningful Travel Experiences

Published 05/10/2022

As an experienced marketing, sales and operations executive Melissa Foley has created international networks and relationships and is always benchmarking...

Eduardo Santander on Destination Europe, Sustainable Tourism and Post-Pandemic Travel

Published 07/04/2021

Eduardo Santander is the Executive Director of the European Travel Commission. We caught up with him to gauge his thoughts...

Kai Collins: Championing Community-Driven Conservation Economy and Sustainable Tourism in the Okavango River Basin

Published 30/12/2020

Protecting the Earth’s ecosystem is the need of the hour, especially in the Okavango River Basin. It is home to...

Greg Bakunzi: Championing Community Well-Being and Conservation Through Responsible Tourism in Rwanda

Published 09/12/2020

Rural poverty is one of the biggest threats to environmental conservation, which brings to light the need for effective involvement...

Praveen Moman: Championing Gorilla Conservation and Empowering Communities in Central Africa Through Tourism

Published 25/11/2020

From setting up simple camps around the gorilla parks to running a leading luxury lodge company in Uganda and Rwanda,...

Joanna Van Gruisen on Social Entrepreneurship, Regenerative Tourism and Community Development in India

Published 04/11/2020

How to combine wildlife conservation and community development with responsible travel and regenerative tourism? Joanna Van Gruisen of the Sarai...

Rob Holmes on the Power of Storytelling to Promote Sustainability in the Travel Industry

Published 07/10/2020

Rob Holmes, the founder of the award-winning content marketing agency GLP Films (GLP), is a master at telling stories of...

Marcus Curcija on the Importance of Measuring and Communicating Impact for Sustainable Development Success

Published 23/09/2020

Achieving desirable outcomes in community development projects is more than just strategizing and setting objectives. Given the rate at which...