What Kind of Tourism Do We Want?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Small](\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTravelling means entering, even temporarily, places that belong to other people. It means crossing landscapes, encountering cultures, getting to know local communities<\/a> and contributing to the economies of the places that host us.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFrom this awareness comes an increasingly important question: what consequences do our travel choices have?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChoosing a small accommodation<\/a> instead of a large chain, buying local products, taking the train whenever possible, respecting the ecosystems and communities we encounter are some of the ways in which tourism can become more mindful and responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut the discussion around ethical tourism is also expanding to another issue: the relationship between tourism activities, global companies and situations involving conflict or human rights violations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt is in this context that the day of action promoted for September 27 by the No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign, linked to the BDS movement, takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNo Room for Genocide: Tourism at the Center of the Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Red-painted](\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/Progetto-senza-titolo-2026-09-25T081953.762.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign invites people to use World Tourism Day as an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between tourism, human rights and corporate responsibility. The issue is part of a broader discussion about ethical tourism<\/a><\/strong>, which concerns not only the choices we make while travelling, but also the way we choose and book a destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs we also discussed in the article Ethical Tourism Online: How Our Digital Choices Can Support Peace and Justice<\/a><\/strong>, digital platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com<\/strong> play an important role in connecting travellers, accommodation providers and destinations. Searching for accommodation, comparing offers and completing a booking means directing economic flows towards specific businesses and destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Ethical](\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/813243848_1150061851035098_1985799517031102442_n.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis is precisely the aspect addressed by the No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign<\/strong><\/a>. According to the Palestinian BDS National Committee<\/strong>, which promotes the initiative, international tourism platforms and companies should consider the activities taking place in territories affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possible consequences of their business choices. In particular, the campaign calls for an end to what it considers forms of complicity in violations of Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe issue also concerns the presence of tourism facilities in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. In 2019, Amnesty International<\/a><\/strong> documented the presence on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com of accommodation and tourism businesses located in these settlements, highlighting the role that platforms can play in financially supporting tourism and commercial activities connected to the settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe issue is at the heart of the \u201cNo Room for Genocide\u201d Global Day of Action<\/strong>, promoted by the BDS movement for September 27, 2026<\/strong>, coinciding with World Tourism Day. The day includes local initiatives in several countries and an international webinar focusing on ethical tourism, corporate responsibility, and the relationship between tourism and human rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe issue therefore involves not only travellers, but also hosts, booking platforms, restaurant owners, tourism operators and local communities<\/strong>: all actors who, in different ways, help determine where and how tourism takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe question then becomes broader: what do we support, even indirectly, when we choose where to sleep, where to eat or which platform to book through?<\/strong> It is a reflection that invites us to look at tourism not only as an individual experience, but also as a network of economic and social relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe September 27 Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, No Room for Genocide is organizing the webinar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ethical Tourism: Travelling Without Financing Genocide & Apartheid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSeptember 27, 2026, 2:00 PM<\/strong>
Duration:<\/strong> approximately 1 hour
Language:<\/strong> English
Online via Zoom<\/strong>: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85132785821<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the organizers, the event aims to bring activists, researchers and hospitality professionals together to discuss ethical tourism, corporate responsibility and possible ways of participating in the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the announced speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Nives Monda<\/strong>, BDS Naples and owner of Taverna a Santa Chiara in Naples, identified by the campaign as an Apartheid Free Zone<\/em>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Falastine<\/strong>, activist and researcher working on corporate responsibility and human rights;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- K. Muuq<\/strong>, organizer working on anti-racism, migrant rights and solidarity in Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about the initiative and the perspectives put forward by the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Tourist Landmarks to Places of Solidarity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Palestinian](\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/Progetto-senza-titolo-2026-09-25T082114.875.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe September 27 initiative is not limited to the online event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No Room for Genocide is also inviting groups of activists, friends and families to gather peacefully in tourist landmarks<\/strong>, such as beaches, monuments, viewpoints or other public spaces, to take collective photographs using the campaign’s materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe organizers call the initiative \u201cGenocide-free Landmarks\u201d<\/strong> and aim to bring reflection on human rights into the very places we normally associate with travel and leisure. The campaign also specifies that initiatives must be peaceful, comply with local regulations and contain no forms of racism, discrimination or abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTourism, Communities and Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tourism can play an important role in the development of local areas. It can support small businesses, create employment opportunities, promote cultural and natural heritage, and foster encounters between people from different backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But precisely because tourism moves people, money and relationships, it can also be a space in which to reflect on the consequences of our choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where do we stay? Who do we spend our money with? Which businesses do we choose? Which places and communities do we support through our travels?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThese questions are part of the growing reflection on responsible and regenerative tourism<\/a><\/strong> and, in contexts of conflict, they can become even more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTravelling means entering, even temporarily, places that belong to other people. It means crossing landscapes, encountering cultures, getting to know local communities<\/a> and contributing to the economies of the places that host us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From this awareness comes an increasingly important question: what consequences do our travel choices have?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing a small accommodation<\/a> instead of a large chain, buying local products, taking the train whenever possible, respecting the ecosystems and communities we encounter are some of the ways in which tourism can become more mindful and responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the discussion around ethical tourism is also expanding to another issue: the relationship between tourism activities, global companies and situations involving conflict or human rights violations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is in this context that the day of action promoted for September 27 by the No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign, linked to the BDS movement, takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign invites people to use World Tourism Day as an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between tourism, human rights and corporate responsibility. The issue is part of a broader discussion about ethical tourism<\/a><\/strong>, which concerns not only the choices we make while travelling, but also the way we choose and book a destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we also discussed in the article Ethical Tourism Online: How Our Digital Choices Can Support Peace and Justice<\/a><\/strong>, digital platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com<\/strong> play an important role in connecting travellers, accommodation providers and destinations. Searching for accommodation, comparing offers and completing a booking means directing economic flows towards specific businesses and destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is precisely the aspect addressed by the No Room for Genocide<\/strong> campaign<\/strong><\/a>. According to the Palestinian BDS National Committee<\/strong>, which promotes the initiative, international tourism platforms and companies should consider the activities taking place in territories affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possible consequences of their business choices. In particular, the campaign calls for an end to what it considers forms of complicity in violations of Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue also concerns the presence of tourism facilities in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. In 2019, Amnesty International<\/a><\/strong> documented the presence on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com of accommodation and tourism businesses located in these settlements, highlighting the role that platforms can play in financially supporting tourism and commercial activities connected to the settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue is at the heart of the \u201cNo Room for Genocide\u201d Global Day of Action<\/strong>, promoted by the BDS movement for September 27, 2026<\/strong>, coinciding with World Tourism Day. The day includes local initiatives in several countries and an international webinar focusing on ethical tourism, corporate responsibility, and the relationship between tourism and human rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue therefore involves not only travellers, but also hosts, booking platforms, restaurant owners, tourism operators and local communities<\/strong>: all actors who, in different ways, help determine where and how tourism takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question then becomes broader: what do we support, even indirectly, when we choose where to sleep, where to eat or which platform to book through?<\/strong> It is a reflection that invites us to look at tourism not only as an individual experience, but also as a network of economic and social relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the occasion of World Tourism Day, No Room for Genocide is organizing the webinar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 27, 2026, 2:00 PM<\/strong> According to the organizers, the event aims to bring activists, researchers and hospitality professionals together to discuss ethical tourism, corporate responsibility and possible ways of participating in the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the announced speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about the initiative and the perspectives put forward by the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The September 27 initiative is not limited to the online event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Room for Genocide is also inviting groups of activists, friends and families to gather peacefully in tourist landmarks<\/strong>, such as beaches, monuments, viewpoints or other public spaces, to take collective photographs using the campaign’s materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The organizers call the initiative \u201cGenocide-free Landmarks\u201d<\/strong> and aim to bring reflection on human rights into the very places we normally associate with travel and leisure. The campaign also specifies that initiatives must be peaceful, comply with local regulations and contain no forms of racism, discrimination or abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tourism can play an important role in the development of local areas. It can support small businesses, create employment opportunities, promote cultural and natural heritage, and foster encounters between people from different backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But precisely because tourism moves people, money and relationships, it can also be a space in which to reflect on the consequences of our choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where do we stay? Who do we spend our money with? Which businesses do we choose? Which places and communities do we support through our travels?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These questions are part of the growing reflection on responsible and regenerative tourism<\/a><\/strong> and, in contexts of conflict, they can become even more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNo Room for Genocide: Tourism at the Center of the Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe September 27 Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ethical Tourism: Travelling Without Financing Genocide & Apartheid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Duration:<\/strong> approximately 1 hour
Language:<\/strong> English
Online via Zoom<\/strong>: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85132785821<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
From Tourist Landmarks to Places of Solidarity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTourism, Communities and Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n