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It’s a remarkably blue British Columbia day, t-shirt weather in early May, as I paddle through coastal islands. Our little group of five people in three kayaks is pondering petroglyphs, guessing at the meaning of the red...

In the beautiful Canadian landscape sits the Farouche agrotourism area, a brand-new site that combines the beauty of the natural landscape with a Nordic farm, a café bar, micro-refuges and a basecamp...

Twenty million people swarm Venice, Italy, annually, ruining the city’s culture and polluting the air. In Bali, the power infrastructure and waste management system can’t keep up with visitors. All around the world, the...

Designed by Scott Brownrigg, this new sports tourism destination at Turtle Bay is located in southern Morocco. The plan includes agri-business spaces, community facilities and sustainable design. Above all, this is a spot...

Travelers often wonder if claims of ecotourism and sustainability are greenwashing. That’s why the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) developed the GSTC Criteria. The organization vets destinations, hotels and...

Saudi Arabia is about to see major development along the wadi vistas in the westernmost part of the country. The project being designed for The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) will be an expansive investment in driving...

The San Juan Islands have the same problem as lots of beautiful places — it relies on tourism dollars and wants to welcome visitors, but the ecosystem can only take so much...

There's a tiny old gold mining town in country Victoria called Tarnagulla, about 40 kms from Bendigo. Like many small places across our nation it's fallen on hard times to the point where it's became almost unviable to live...

It began with a dream of an off-grid lifestyle in the wilds of British Columbia. So in 1980, Nimmo Bay Spa pioneers Craig and Deborah Murray erected a quaint fishing lodge in the Great Bear Rainforest along British Columbia’s...

Imagine a place full of cutting-edge art, gorgeous community spaces, comfortable accommodations for everyone in the family and lots of opportunities to learn, explore and have fun...

It's no secret that tourism is often an incredibly important component to a destination’s economy. In the past, overconsumption and polluting modes of transport have given tourism a bad name. Now more than ever, the future...

In a bid to clamp down on the NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to wind farms, international design collective Prototype 2030 has created a two-part proposal that would turn wind turbines into interactive public...

It’s the year that the Swedish concept of flygskam, or flying shame, hit headlines around the world. Now, it’s November and time for holiday travel. Unfortunately, you might feel like you’re choosing between hurting...

The misty coffee hills of southwest India recently gained a new luxury resort designed by Bangalore-based architectural firm Cadence Architects. Named Java Rain, the 18-villa resort is set in the middle of an active, 40-acre...

A rush of tourists seeking the perfect selfie is putting California flora at risk. In the spring, masses of visitors flocked to small towns in southern California to snap photos with the super bloom of poppies along the roads...