What does travelling locally and responsibly mean to you? On Friday 20 August, the WHL Group’s media and communications manager chatted about this and other issues related to Local Travel with Ron Mader of Planeta.com, a global journal of practical ecotourism and an active Local Travel Movement partner. As one of the initiators of the Local Travel Movement, Gelber shared his thoughts about this initiative, which helps rally anyone interested in fostering the idea of ‘local travel.’
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WHL Consulting Announced as Finalist in Innovation Leadership Awards
On Monday 6 August, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) announced the 16 finalists (five individuals and 11 organisations) of the 2010 TIES Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Awards. The WHL Group is pleased to learn that one of its subsidiary companies, WHL Consulting, has been selected as a 2010 Innovation Award finalist for creation of the Tourism Development Bank.
Read More >>WHL Group Supports the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference
The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry. Scheduled for 8-10 September 2010, it is fittingly being held in Portland, Oregon, a leading U.S. city that has been consistently rated ‘the most sustainable city’ in the country. The WHL Group is proud to join the industry leaders and sustainability pioneers as one of the conference’s supporting organisations.
