Internationally renowned naturalist, Professor David Bellamy, said Disneyland as an excellent example of ecotourism in the 18th Global Conference on Asia-Pacific Eco Tourism Queensland. The self-described wandering botanist Pommy told delegates at the conference in Noosa Disney’s Monday led the way back in the 50s, “when the `blessing’ of international travel packages appeared on the [...]

A caravan and tourist park which accommodates more than 150,000 a year has been named a finalist at the prestigious NSW Tourism Awards. Lane Cove River Tourist Park in Plessey Rd, Macquarie Park, was designated in three categories: ecotourism; tourism and caravan parks; and Qantas award for brilliance in sustainable tourism. The park, which is [...]

Everyone depend on farm as well as forest. Ecotourism is more profitable than other ventures like cattle ranching, timber logging and farming; researchers have shown for the first time for a region of Peru. The findings are likely to give local people the financial incentive to keep neighboring virgin rainforest pristine, helping to lock away [...]

The observance will be held at the King Sobhuza II Memorial Park at Lobamba. This is the finale of vuselas that spanned the length of September, dubbed World Tourism Month, in which the Swaziland Tourism Authority toured chosen eco-tourism establishments in Pigg’s Peak, Lobamba and Simunye. These vuselas provided a platform, as uttered by STA [...]

CAMBODIA’S tourism sector needs to increase its focus on “responsible tourism” to persevere with foreign travellers and gain possession on growing market, according to authorities from Dutch-backed development agency SNV. But local firms warned against relying too much on sustainable travel to fuel sector growth at the launch of SNV’s Responsible Travel Cambodia pilot project, [...]

Tourism industry leaders made Portland their stomping ground last week for an annual conference featuring the best of sustainable business and green living. The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference kicked off Portland-style Sept. 8 with the city’s signature mix of music, politics and green-leaning ideas. Opening ceremonies were ushered in by the Japanese drum ensemble [...]

A little over two years ago Ljuba Simic packed in his job driving trucks for a local cement factory for a new life – as a pioneer of rural tourism in Serbia’s lush Fruska Gora region. “I told myself it would be good to profit from what we have: the Danube river, the Fruska Gora [...]

The fourth Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is in Portland today and Friday and this year it drew about 340 delegates from over 20 countries.  Put on by the International Ecotourism Society (TIES) — which is celebrating its 20th year —the conference this year focuses on practical ideas, according to Dr. Kelly S. Bricker, [...]

In 2008, worldwide international tourist arrivals increased to 924 million, up from 898 million in 2007. Industry sources estimate world travel and tourism generated in excess of $7 trillion in 2007, rising to more than $13 trillion in the coming decade. Despite its stunning array of natural, cultural and anthropological attractions, Bangladesh is currently known [...]

Costa Rica, the birthplace of ecotourism, has been very successful in sustaining it. The authorities have managed to increase the number of national parks, produce environmentally friendly electricity thus almost reaching the country’s goal of being the first carbon neutral nation. When Costa Rica’s current President took office in 2007, he promised to the people [...]