Beyond Carbon Offsetting: Can we increase the value of our footprint?

My friend Greg Berry at nuance intelligence asked that I comment on his recent post:  Ethical Travel I’m not sure I offered anything towards the solution of our massive travel footprint but it allowed me a venue to post some thoughts. Thanks Greg. Across the globe there are countless initiatives being discussed to address travel, [...]

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Prime-Time Travelers

Today the word “Adventure” is synonymous with the term “Experiential” and the Adventure Travel Industry has expanded to include everything from golf, fly fishing, safari, yoga and other “soft”/”active” trips to culinary, wine, small ship expeditions, cultural heritage, language immersion, villa rentals, photography and volunteer tours. Even brands like Disney (“Adventures by Disney”) and Royal [...]

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Women as Decision Makers in Travel

Within the travel industry the importance of “Women’s Travel” is often confused.  Women hold a, agruably THE,  leading position in the viability of travel and tourism products. Women as Decision Makers Depending on whose research you review, women influence between 88 and 92% of all travel decisions.  period (should I write that again?) She is [...]

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