On a typical morning, John and Silvana Nicholls share a pawpaw topped with passion fruit from their garden. The handmade, wood-fired bread from an indigenous baker is still warm, as is the pot of organically grown coffee from a nearby island. Any scraps will be disposed of on a compost heap that will fertilise their…
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Teamworkz Consulting in Laos Is the whl.travel Franchisee of the Year 2008-2009
At the July 2009 whl.travel Asia-Pacific Regional conference, Teamworkz Consulting was officially recognised as the whl.travel Franchisee of the Year 2008-2009 for its work in Vientiane, Laos. Teamworkz, which also owns and operates five other sites in Laos and seven in Thailand, could just as easily have earned its laurels for its labours in Luang…
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Responsible Travel in Samoa
whl.travel helps independent travellers book accommodation and tours in Samoa that really benefit the local community By Ethan Gelber . [Editorial note: Please read a post-tsunami update from Nynette in Samoa. If you would like to support relief efforts, follow the link to the Red Cross of New Zealand current appeals page.] Nynette Sass shows…
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Success at the whl.travel Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
What do you get when you bring together more than 25 local travel experts from the Asia-Pacific region with the international whl.travel team? An awesome burst of organisational creativity that has reaffirmed to all who attended the whl.travel Asia Pacific Regional Conference that we’re on the right path to something amazing. Held in Ho Chi…
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whl.travel Coverage in the Greater Mekong May Soon Know No Equal
With the recent launch of hotel- and tour-booking websites for Bangkok (www.bangkok-hotels-link.com) and Pattaya (www.pattaya-hotel-link.com), whl.travel has taken another frog-leap forward toward becoming the leading travel-booking service in the Greater Mekong area. Bringing to 25 the current total number of whl.travel destinations in the region, the website for Bangkok – a vital travel gateway –…
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