Tag Archives: tourism

At the foot of Mudurnu hills, Turkey, there’s a ghost city with over 700 abandoned buildings. Burj Al Babas is an example of how second home tourism can transform places for the worse.  It was supposed to become an enchanted valley, but it’s a spectral city, on the Northen coast of the Black sea. Built […]

A study on a global scale tells us that there is still much to do: tourism pollutes much more than estimated, it’s responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gases emissions, thus contributing significantly to climate changes that are destroying the environment and the planet. The study “The carbon footprint of global tourism“, conducted by the […]

Europe is the world´s number one tourism destination. Millions of tourists are visiting places like Spain, Paris, London or Italy. In the same time, tourism is a leading sector of European economy (10% of EU GDP). With such a big industry, big responsibility is coming hand in hand …. Have you ever thought, what is […]

Join a conference in Werfenweng, Austria! October 18th– 19th is the time to discuss innovative and sustainable mobility in tourist regions. Are you interested in sustainability, tourism and innovations? The conference “Alpine Day of Tourism and Mobility” is waiting for all stakeholders and tourism lovers. The mobility behaviour of tourists is changing. There are many […]

Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. Money, this industry is generating, are enormous. BUT- current system of mass tourism is unsustainable. More and more people across Europe start protesting against tourists in their towns. And that’s just a beginning. Wave of anti-tourism protests in Europe´s most popular destinations […]

On 27 October 2016, the international tourism day, experts have selected the 100 most sustainable destinations of the year, according to 15 core criteria. The initiative of this ranking is meant to recognize those tourist destinations that have committed to make a difference, focusing on sustainability. Among these 100 green destinations all over the world, we […]

Sustainable Tourism not only benefits the environment and the local communities: it has also economic advantages. Let’s go to discover why choose eco-friendly accommodations is so important today. Sustainable Tourism is of primary importance to our planet and its future. Even the UN has dedicated the year 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism. Let’s […]