If you’ve heard of the Dakar Rally, then you’ve heard of Senegal. Located on the northwestern coast of Africa, Senegal borders Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia, as well as the North Atlantic Ocean.
Getting water is a fundamental part of both village life and the sustainable tourism experience in Senegal
Posted under General, Senegal, countries, local tips, responsible organisations, responsible travel, whl.travel newsletter
This post was written by editor on April 24, 2009
whl.travel is slowly but surely lifting into more visible flying space. Despite the tumult of these financially unstable times and while other travel companies contract, whl.travel continues to expand, reaching across and deep into new destinations, refining content and improving access to it, striking up new collaborative relationships with other players that share sustainable and responsible tourism values and even working on new joint ventures with some of the tourism industry’s better-known players (stay tuned for these announcements).
“I think you will be seeing a lot more of whl.travel in the media over the coming months,” said Len Cordiner, CEO of whl.travel. Boy is he right.
Posted under Armenia, General, Laos, Nepal, countries, responsible travel news, whl.travel news, whl.travel newsletter
This post was written by editor on April 23, 2009
On March 31, the Mindful Tourist (MT) blog posted an interview of Len Cordiner, CEO of whl.travel. In a preamble to the question-and-answer, the interviewer kindly recognised that whl.travel is ‘truly doing good work’.
Screen shot of the Mindful Tourist website
Posted under General, responsible travel, whl.travel newsletter
This post was written by editor on April 23, 2009
It’s astonishing just how quickly a phrase or an idea can catch on and seem to spawn a whole new generation of websites almost overnight.
by Stephen Chapman (March 30, 2009)
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‘Local travel’ feels like it’s hit the big time at the moment. Although there are mixed thoughts on whether ‘local travel’ refers to utilising the help of people native to a destination or to utilising tips from fellow travellers who have been there, or both, everyone wants a piece of the ‘local travel’ action, to join a web start-up and wrestle to become the next big thing in travel. One thing is for sure: without a business model behind many of the initiatives that are popping up, they are open to abuse and cannot always be trusted.
Posted under General, responsible organisations, responsible travel, responsible travel news, whl.travel newsletter
This post was written by editor on April 23, 2009
By Laura Pepper
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I had no idea that a trip with PEPY would have such an impact on my life. Well, actually that’s a slight lie. The friend who had recommended the Cambodia-based NGO to me had warned that it would, but I didn’t quite believe it. After all, I had volunteered before, I had travelled Southeast Asia before and I had been working with children for two years. What possible magic formula could PEPY bring to the mix? I found out during a 10-day Golden Week PEPY tour in rural Cambodia.
PEPY participants with Cambodian kids
Posted under Cambodia, General, countries, responsible organisations, responsible travel, whl.travel newsletter
This post was written by editor on April 23, 2009
Nepal Launches the First of two Locally-Owned Travel-Booking Portals
A longer PDF version of this announcement is available as a download.
Independent travellers to Nepal and hoteliers in Kathmandu have both celebrated the early-April launch of www.kathmanduhotel-link.com. A locally owned and operated travel-booking portal, it propels Kathmandu-based small- and medium-sized tourism operators into the global e-marketplace.
“This initiation of connecting local hoteliers to the international market will aid in the promotion of Nepal’s beautiful destinations and unique products,” said the Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board. “Nepal Tourism Board applauds…this endeavour that will certainly help the tourism of the country in the long run.”
www.kathmanduhotel-link.com is the 156th locally managed destination website brought to the public by whl.travel, the global grassroots travel network catering to independent and responsible travellers. The Kathmandu website is also the first of two currently planned for Nepal and the 14th travel portal in South Asia, adding to others in India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Posted under General, Nepal, countries, new local connections, whl.travel news
This post was written by editor on April 14, 2009