The clock’s ticking. Every hour we move closer to 4pm South Africa time on 11 June 2010, when the World Cup 2010 kicks off in Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium. The anticipation is palpable, but so is the growing frustration and sometimes anger about the absurd room rates and out-of-focus travel opportunities in a country driven…
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Central America / North America / Panama / adventure travel / beaches / handicrafts & shopping / islands / responsible travel / responsible travel news
Supporting Local and Responsible Travel on Panama’s Gobernadora Island
Off Panama’s Pacific coast lies Isla Gobernadora, a peaceful and natural haven practically untouched by modern preoccupations. For the local inhabitants, primarily fishermen, island life tends to revolve around the seasons and tides, and the absence of roads and cars means that people get around by boats or boots. This hasn’t however prevented outsiders from…
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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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Asia / South-Eastern Asia / Thailand / animal conservation / game reserves / personal experience / responsible travel / voluntourism
The Royal Kraal and Elephantstay of Ayutthaya, Thailand
Go face to trunk with Thailand’s magnificent elephants at Ayutthaya, an historical village 86km north of Bangkok. Living alongside traditional Thai mahouts (elephant trainers) and their families, guests are assigned to older retired elephants for the duration of their stay and are responsible for all of those elephants’ needs. Turning into the driveway of the…
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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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Brazil / South America / WHL Group newsletter / adventure travel / architecture & landmarks / holy sites / local knowledge / waterfalls / world heritage
Finding Heaven in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil
They’re certainly not hidden from sight. Jettisoned by their enormous power, towering rainbow-spangled plumes of mist carry spray over the Tríplice Fronteira (Triple Frontier) where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Hundreds of hotels in the vicinity serve the interests of travellers from all across the planet who come to gawk at them. ‘They’, of course,…
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OPINION: Oh Woe Is Travel (Feigned Pity)
OK, I’ll just come out and say it: The best thing that ever happened to world tourism was the global financial crisis. That probably comes across as terribly impolitic or obnoxiously cavalier. Is it really a good thing that a massive economic contraction has led to thousands of lost jobs and punishing reductions in foreign…
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Africa / Cape Verde / Western Africa / festivals & events / food & drink / islands / local knowledge / marine conservation / responsible travel
Captivating Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a fascinating country – an amazing group of islands and mesh of cultures – located about 700km west of Senegal. Still relatively unknown to many travellers, Cape Verde has however been attracting more and more attention, especially from Europeans, who can reach it by plane in only four hours from Lisbon, Portugal. Other flights by TACV Cabo Verde Airlines now also arrive regularly from Africa and the Americas.
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Albania / Europe / Southern Europe / adventure travel / local knowledge / mountains / outdoors / responsible travel
Summer in the Balkans: Albania Discovered – The Future Is Looking Bright
Setting Your Responsible Sights on the Southern Balkans Once a well-kept secret, Albania is on the verge of being ‘discovered’ by tourists. Until 1992 a communist country closed off to the rest of the world, Albania has only recently seen greater numbers of foreign travellers venture down to its southern Balkan corner of Europe, bringing…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina / Europe / Southern Europe / adventure travel / architecture & landmarks / cities / ecotours / food & drink / human interests / local knowledge / mountains / outdoors / poverty / responsible travel / world heritage
Summer in the Balkans: A Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Look Beyond Its Recent Past to a Greener Present The ghost of recent violent times in the Balkans still haunts the region; few people give it priority consideration as a destination of choice for their next holidays, perhaps least of all places like post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mere mention of Sarajevo and Mostar conjures…
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