Category: Sustainable travel
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A Must-Watch Travel Documentary Before You Go
Hey, you! Eager travel junkie! Before you book that ticket to your next destination, get a little inspiration from this travel documentary – and it’s only 25 minutes long. Be warned – it’s not the average dreamy travel documentary of destinations unknown. It isn’t going to focus on the beauty of travel. The attitude is…
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Top Travel Spots that Support Carbon Neutrality
Will you, the traveler, take your tourist money to a country that is working towards a sustainable planet through carbon neutrality? Or will you, the traveler, take your tourist money to a country that couldn’t care less? Hear me out. The tourism industry is easily the most powerful, influential industry in the world. Businesses in…
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How to be Great Tourists in Hawaii
If you’re planning to head to Hawaii as one of your post-COVID vacation spots, the islands would love to have you! Having tourists in Hawaii helps support the economy. Without it, many local businesses are failing. Your tourism helps Hawaii flourish… …but not the tourism that was seen prior to 2020’s COVID lockdown. There’s a…
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How “Smart Tourism” Will Change the Way You Travel
The COVID-19 era has brought many issues to light, and when things return to “normal”, it will surely be different. In the next 5 years, you’re about to see some major changes due to a movement supporting sustainable and smart tourism! The Problem – Briefly Many popular tourist destinations have been experiencing civil unrest in…
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Why Finding Flights with Skyscanner is All the Rage
I’m not just good at finding cheap airfare, I’m great at it. But I can’t take all the credit. I find my flights with Skyscanner, the best airfare analysis tool out there! Once you know how to use Skyscanner well, you can become great at finding both cheap and sustainable airfare, too. The first time…
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Will Overtourism Force Cultures into Extinction?
Have you heard of the term “overtourism“? If you have been (or will ever be) a tourist, you MUST educate yourself about overtourism. It has been a growing crisis for years and is threatening the existence of our favorite cultural destinations. Luckily, it has been temporarily eased by COVID-19, and you can do something to…
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Window Swap: Creepy or Cool Quarantine Project?
Sick of home? Have the travel bug? Need to see new places but can’t travel due to COVID? Apparently, there’s a new website that let’s you see new places through other people’s perspectives… literally, and virtually. The website is Window Swap – some say it sounds kinda creepy, but I think it’s hella cool. What…
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