Sustainable Tourism
News, views, and reviews on sustainable tourism with particular relevance to the United Nations 75th anniversary #UN75 and the Sustainable Tourism Development Goals (SDGs).
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Mhondoro Safari Lodge diverts food production to support local community in need
Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa has successfully started organic food production at Platbank, its newly acquired farm bordering the Welgevonden…
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WWF-SA Backs New Sustainability Award In Wine And Food Tourism
Cape Town, 10 March 2020 – For tourism in South Africa to raise its contribution to GDP, expand economic opportunity…
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Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, a five-star premium eco-luxury lodge, is set in a pristine Milkwood forest overlooking Walker Bay in…
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Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Tswalu is a vast, magical land of infinite possibility, with sweeping vistas and a liberating sense of space. The green…
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Tented Adventures
Committed to low impact environmental and eco-friendly accommodation, Tented Adventures’ Pilanesberg National Park Safari Camp, and Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in…
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Tenikwa Wildlife Rehab Centre
Fair Trade Tourism certifiedTenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre, a non-profit organisation located close to Plettenberg Bay, uses tourism as…
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LUX Resorts and Hotels
LUX* Resorts and Hotels has embarked on a journey towards a carbon-clean future, known as ‘Tread Lightly’. Working with Ecosur…
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How to Tread Lightly in Ecotourism
As a travel writer, I’ve visited many sustainable tourism destinations and eco-friendly hotels across the world. They’re doing their bit…
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Amakhala Safari Lodge
African tribal design-inspired owners and artists, Mike and Justine Weeks’ meticulous attention to detail is reflected in the fine African…
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Sibuya Game Reserve
Located on the coast at Kenton on Sea in the Eastern Cape and spanning the magnificent Kariega Estuary on its…
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Towards a Visa Free Africa
Towards a Visa Free Africa. One Africa – One Visa – One Passport. An idyllic dream that could become reality…
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Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
A new network of organisations, companies and individuals working in tourism has come together to join other industries and regions…
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Environmental Risks: The Worlds Biggest Challenge
The top five biggest challenges facing the world over the next decade are, for the first time, all related to…
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500 Million USD Investment to Accelerate Progress Towards UN SDGs
A coalition of private and public sector launches SDG500, a groundbreaking USD$500 million investment platform to accelerate progress towards the…
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United Nations Launches 75th Anniversary Dialogues
The biggest global conversation on the world’s future starts now. 01 January 2020 heralded the launch of the #UN75 initiative…
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World’s Longest Walkathon to Promote Sustainable Tourism in Africa
CAPE TOWN, 01 January 2020 – Walk4Africa, a continent-wide public participation multi-stage coastal beach walking event, aims to become the…
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African Leaders Rally around Climate Change Goals at COP25
MADRID, Spain, 12 December 2019 – There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the…
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5 Ways to Make Your African Vacation Greener
Sustainable tourism means that you leave as little of a carbon footprint as possible when you are vacationing. A green vacation…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Acajou Beach Resort
Dating back to its opening in 1996, the Acajou Beach Resort has had ecology at the heart of its ethos.…
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Fair Trade Tourism’s Wildlife Petting Policy
Fair Trade Tourism’s certification criteria do not permit any physical interaction between tourists and potentially dangerous wildlife such as lions,…
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Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label Joins #IY2017 Initiative
The Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) has partnered with TourismTattler.com in supporting Africa’s contribution to the aims and aspirations of…
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Ford Provides Grants for Conservation in Africa
PRETORIA, South Africa – Conservation and related education projects in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania have gained new impetus following the…
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Eco-Friendly Lodges: Asilia Africa
Roho ya Selous, in the UNESCO world heritage site of Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania, is the latest addition…
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Tour Operators’ Charter for Sustainable Tourism
The important role that Tour Operators play in lowering the impact of mass tourism on local communities, economies and natural…
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Why Join the Fair Trade Tourism?
In an industry regarded as being critical to economic growth and development and one that offers such potential for the…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: The Mantis Collection
The Mantis Collection, comprised of hotels, eco-escapes and lifestyle resorts, is deeply rooted in African conservation; with a vision for…
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EcoPlanet Bamboo: Sustainability for Africa
EcoPlanet Bamboo represents the first successful and the only sustainability certified commercial bamboo farms in Africa and has set the…
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Conscious Conferencing Tips
Spier Wine Farm (outside Stellenbosch) has implemented numerous initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of their conferencing facilities, from careful…
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Eco-Friendly Tours: Coffeebeans Routes
Travel is about sharing experiences and few tour operators enable guests to immerse themselves in South Africa’s extraordinary mix of…
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Eco-Friendly Guesthouse: Parker Cottage
Parker Cottage in the heart of Cape Town’s City Bowl is more than just another bed-and-breakfast hospitality establishment set in a…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Spier
As one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms and a well-known Western Cape landmark, Spier is passionate about the environment…
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Thrivability in Green Hotel Development
The lessons learned in sustainable development and marketing of ‘Africa’s Greenest Hotel’ in Cape Town and ‘Zanzibar’s Greenest Resort’ in…
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Eco-Friendly Game Reserve: Shamwari
Shamwari Game Reserve, the pride of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, is one of the largest malaria-free Big-5 private game…
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Eco-Friendly Adventures: Marine Dynamics
Taking eco-tourists on captivating trips at sea to cage dive with Great White Sharks and meet the rest of the…
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Join the Fair Trade Move Toward Sustainability
Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) launched a new membership programme in May aimed at tourism businesses that need support for their…
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Supporting Sustainable Tourism Projects in Rwanda
Rwanda should be congratulated for increasing the price of its gorilla permits. Considering what the funds are used for, it’s…
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Tips on Greening your Tourism Business
The tourism industry is often subjected to fads and fashions, and businesses struggle to keep up with these rapidly changing…
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Eco-Friendly Lodges: Karongwe Portfolio
Karongwe Portfolio consists of six luxury lodges set in the 9000-hectare Karongwe Private Game Reserve, bordering the Makutsi, Lourene, and…
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Eco-Friendly Hotels: Hotel Verde
Hotel Verde, situated at the Cape Town International Airport has recently been certified by Fair Trade Tourism – a prestigious…
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Eco-Friendly Lodges: Jaci’s Lodges
Jaci’s Lodges is the epitome of eco-friendly luxury safaris in South Africa’s Big-5 Madikwe Game Reserve. Jaci’s promises an authentic,…
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Fair Trade Tourism Joins #IYSTD2017 Initiative
Fair Trade Tourism has partnered with TourismTattler.com in supporting Africa’s contribution to the aims and aspirations of the UNWTO 2017…
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Africa Wins at 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Africa has dominated the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards winners, with Botswana and Kenya…
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Blood Lions & Coffee Shack Win ARTA17
Cape Town, 20 April 2017 – A hard-hitting documentary on the plight of lions in tourism and a small backpacker…
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Hotel Bookings: Sustainable Tourism Appetite
The number of travellers staying in an eco-friendly or ‘green’ accommodation at least once could double in this year with…
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Grootbos: A Global Ecosphere Retreat for The Long Run
As a member of The Long Run and an accredited Global Ecosphere Retreats® (GER®) member, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve has…
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Advancing Sustainable Tourism in Africa
As an international influence for travel in the content of Africa, TourismTattler.com has joined global media in promoting the aims…
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Eco-Friendly Sustainable Tourism Icons
Launching Africa’s sustainable tourism gems this month with a selection of eco-friendly hotels and lodges, Tourism Tattler has partnered with…
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Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Interview with Lalibela
With 2017 being the UNWTO International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, I wanted to find out how a Big-5…
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The Worlds Largest Adult Traveller Population
If the world’s volunteers were to form a single country, known as Volunteerland, they would form the largest adult population…
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#ARTA17 Finalists Announced
A community-based camp located in remote Namibia, two backpackers and a mountain bike tour in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Area…
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