Articles tagged “ethics”

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Tour Operators

3 Ways to Start Building a More Transparent Travel Company

With the need for responsible, ethical, and sustainable travel more acute than ever, demonstrating transparency in business reporting and operations is a key way for travel companies to not only build consumer trust, but also drive revenue and achieve long-term growth.

Intrepid Travel + Skift | 8 months ago

3 Ways to Start Building a More Transparent Travel Company

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The world’s most ethical destinations for 2013

Great list, and rigorous research has gone into it, unlike the other list-infested travel publications and organizations.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

New Orleans city council steps in as Katrina disaster tourism ticks off a neighborhood

Ninth Ward residents don't appreciate being on the receiving end of curious eyeballs while tour operators bank ticket fees for their urban safaris.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

New Orleans city council steps in as Katrina disaster tourism ticks off a neighborhood

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What happens to a destination when there are just too many tourists?

There's an ethical challenge for consumers. Do you go to a place that's been radically transformed by tourism like Everest, Venice, or Angkor Wat? Or do you embrace something new?

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Some respite for Adaman Islands tribe subject of human safaris

This is the problem of tourism in extreme miniature: Is it ever possible for a destination to retain what makes it unique once outsiders start arriving?

Skift | 12 years ago