Eco / Adventure / Sports

» World Committee on Tourism Ethics backs calls for Safe Coastal Tourism

The Eleventh Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics has closed with calls to make “Safe Coastal Tourism” a priority in coastal destinations worldwide ... Read more

» Mauritius aims to double tourist arrivals from India by 2015

The average spend of USD 360 per person per day by Indian travelers is contributing significantly to the tourism receipts of the destination ... Read more

» Goa's Candolim beach tourism on decline due to sand erosion by ship

The stretch has been damaged displacing the shacks and other tourism related activities, since the ship was grounded there in 2000 for about a decade ... Read more

» Tourism in core areas of Tiger reserves to be banned

A set of guidelines on ecotourism prepared by a task force under the Ministry of Environment and Forests ... Read more

» Splash Carnival by Wayanad Tourism to be held from 12 to 16 July

Chief minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the B2B meet on July 14 ; a crab catching tour, mud football, rock music led by Usha Uthup, mountain biking, off road car rally fun for the travel trade ... Read more

» Well-managed tourism can help protect the world's wetlands

Tourists are providing income for the conservation of wetlands worldwide, as demonstrated in a new publication launched by the Ramsar Secretariat and UNWTO ... Read more

» ICTP continues rapid global expansion at landmark Seychelles event

The inaugural meeting of the International Council of Tourism Partners was held on July 7 in the Seychelles and in conjunction with meetings of Routes Africa, the Vanilla Island Association and RETOSA ... Read more

» HICAP Sustainable Hotel Awards Now Open For Entries

Hopes to inspire industry wide commitment to embracing and proliferating sustainable development and operations as standard practice for the preservation of our global and local environments and cultures ... Read more

» Supreme court upholds ban on tourism near Jarawa reserve

The order follows reports of video footage featuring the aboriginals dancing for food in front of foreign tourists and officials on "human safaris" ... Read more

» India's Western Ghats named World Heritage Site

It is home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species: UNESCO ... Read more

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