People are wearing woven mats as skirts, directions are based upon “the next coconut tree” and the friendliness of the people just can’t be beaten. Let me share a bit of of Tonga with you, which was my home for a month and probably the most memorable chapter in my life so far.
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The prospect of tourism growth in developing countries, where high levels of poverty exists has created enormous attention and interest in tourism as a tool for poverty alleviation. This is often referred to as ‘pro-poor-tourism’. Pro-poor tourism is broadly defined as a tourism development approach that generates net benefits for the poor (PPT partnership, […]
Vanishing destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef, Maldives, Galapagos Island and polar regions provide tour operators with an opportunity to market their products with the unique selling point ‘to see it before it is gone’ tourism. Bleaching corals, melting ice caps disappearing islands and wildlife are indicators that put these destinations on the […]
