Are you hoping to help the underprivileged in a country to “lift them out of poverty” through your tourist spending? It’s ...

But the ethics of wildlife tourism are far more nuanced. Drawing a line between what’s right and wrong is not an easy task. Zoos and sanctuaries, for example, can play a vital role in conserving ...

Visiting sites associated with tragedy as a tourist raises uncomfortable questions. Here are the things to consider when ...

Because of this, locals have been vocal about restricting tourism, especially while search and rescue operations are underway, encouraging tourists to cancel their trips. However, many Hawaii ...

With so much of the island’s economy being impacted by tourism, an ethical dilemma develops for travelers wondering if visiting the island for vacation is helpful to economic recovery efforts or ...

UP UNTIL 2005, divemaster Huang Pei See, 42, had never seen a turtle come ashore to nest. So when she woke up one morning to find tracks all over the sand in Tanjung Tukas, a secluded enclave at ...

And a couple of days before the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE), an impartial body reporting directly to the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) General Assembly, met under interim ...

The standards czar concluded that Clayton Bartolo had no role in approving ITS CEO Pierre Fenech’s free cruise trip, but ...

member of the UN Tourism World Committee on Tourism Ethics. Also participating were the Minister of Tourism of Brazil, Celso Sabino, the Lead Tourism Specialist of the Inter-American Development ...