Category: sustainable travel

Albania: A Case for Sustainable Tourism

albania, balkans, Europe, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Travel

Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Posted: 9/20/21 | September 20th, 2021 Albania is just barely on the tourist map. While its coastal cities have their share of luxury resorts, and while plenty of holidaymakers party in cities like Sarande, Albania’s tourism sector is nothing compared to its neighbors. It only sees around 6.4 million visitors per year, compared to Greece […]

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TNN: How to Embrace Sustainability & Regeneration in Our Travels

sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, TNN Videos, Travel

Written by Erica @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Traveling the world is great… but, let’s be real, it can also have a negative environmental and social impact. Travel and tourism face big challenges: Air travel’s contributions to climate change A lack of community resilience and inclusion highlighted by the pandemic Overtourism impacts Animal welfare concerns While many of us aware of these problems, […]

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Why I Hope This Pandemic Changes Our Attitude Towards Travel

COVID-19, Eco-Tourism, ecotourism, sustainable travel, Travel

Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Posted: 3/22/2021 | March 22nd, 2021 Overtourism. Influencers flouting local rules for the perfect ‘gram. Ignoring the locals living in the destinations we visit as we book Airbnbs, crowd streets, behave badly, and generate waste that will stay in our destination long after we leave. There was a lot of bad travel behavior pre-COVID. Sure, […]

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