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.

Christof Burgbacher on Why Social Sustainability Matters in Tourism and How the Sector Can Benefit

Published 27/11/2019

Social sustainability is often overlooked in discussions about sustainable development. Christof Burgbacher in this interview illustrates why we should pay...

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Hans Pfister on How Cayuga Collection Hotels Promote Sustainability by Empowering Staff and Communities in Central America

Published 20/11/2019

Hans Pfister, owner of Cayuga Collection, shares his experience of managing sustainable hotels and lodges in Costa Rica and across...

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Potjana Suansri on How to Succeed with Community-Based Tourism

Published 16/10/2019

Potjana Suansri in this interview shares with us her many insights gained at the grassroots level of developing and managing...

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Simon Louvard on Tourism Entrepreneurship, Glamping and Ecotourism Trends in France

Published 12/09/2019

Simon Louvard in this interview introduces us to his start-up Lodg'ing, shares his experiences as an entrepreneur and his thoughts...

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Vicky Smith on Responsible Tourism, Entrepreneurship and How (Not) to Communicate Sustainability

Published 05/09/2019

Vicky Smith – hardly anyone in responsible tourism doesn’t know her. An entrepreneurial “doer” at heart, always keen to address...

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Dereck Joubert on the Future of Responsible Tourism in Africa and Wildlife Conservation Strategies

Published 21/08/2019

Dereck Joubert, founder and CEO of Great Plains Conservation, in this interview reflects on the opportunities and challenges which come...

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Mariglo Laririt on How El Nido Resorts in the Philippines Approaches Sustainability

Published 24/07/2019

El Nido Resorts in the Philippines - a name you come across quite often when researching sustainable tourism examples and...

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Craig Wickham on Ecotourism Opportunities and Operating a Sustainable Tour Business on Kangaroo Island in Australia

Published 03/07/2019

Australia - despite its rich endemic wildlife - isn't yet on the top of the list of ecotourism connoisseurs. Wildlife...

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