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		<title>Outdoor Albania&#8217;s View on Local Travel</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/07/19/outdoor-albanias-view-on-local-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lieke van Leeuwen

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Laura Payne, co-founder of Outdoor Albania and a local travel activist, believes that travelling is all about meeting and connecting with locals and experiencing their culture – bringing real economic benefits to those who need it most.
Laura paid her first visit to Albania six years ago and immediately fell in love with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Week: The Forgotten Kingdom of Tavolara, Sardinia, Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/07/18/photo-of-the-week-the-forgotten-kingdom-of-tavolara-sardinia-italy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by ICP
Text by Pier Paolo, whl.travel local connection on Sardinia, Italy
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The Italian Island of Tavolara, pictured here from across the waters of the Gulf of Olbia, is beautiful nature at its best. It lies off the coast of the town of Olbia on the northeast coast of Sardinia. Olbia is the main destination for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHL Group Supports the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/07/14/whl-group-supports-the-ecotourism-and-sustainable-tourism-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry. Scheduled for 8-10 September 2010, it is fittingly being held in Portland, Oregon (hosted by Travel Portland and Travel Oregon), a leading U.S. city that has been consistently rated &#8216;the most sustainable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Asia Announces 2010 Responsible Tourism Awards Finalists</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/07/05/wild-asia-announces-2010-responsible-tourism-awards-finalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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Wild Asia has announced the finalists for the 2010 Responsible Tourism Awards. The selection of the trim shortlist of six candidates narrowed the focus to endeavours in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
&#8220;We received a selection of high-quality checklists and this proves to show that the network and awareness of RT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation in Action: Some of What&#8217;s Happening (and Where) in the WHL Group</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/26/conservation-in-action-some-of-whats-happening-and-where-in-the-whl-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Natasha Robinson
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Word Environment Day, a celebration since 1972 of positive action for the environment, is commemorated every year on 5 June. In keeping with its aim of raising awareness of environmental issues and inciting action, we have assembled a selection of notable projects flagged by our local partners that showcase how things can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Policing the Poachers in Western Zimbabwe</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/23/policing-the-poachers-in-western-zimbabwe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Charlotte Moroney, the whl.travel local partner
in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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As anyone involved in the ecotourism industry can tell you, there are conservation and environmental challenges in every tourist destination. The problems may arise from human population pressures, natural geographic factors or climatic changes. Consider Bermuda&#8217;s crumbling coral reef, or the mountain gorillas of the Virunga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EverGreen Escapes Gets Ever Greener as the Seattle Urban Adventures Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/18/evergreen-escapes-gets-ever-greener-as-the-seattle-urban-adventures-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Natasha Robinson
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The stunning natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest of the United States is an ideal spawning ground for ecologically minded enterprises. If verdant forests, crystal-clear waterways and statuesque mountains don&#8217;t get you thinking about this beautiful planet of ours, it&#8217;s doubtful anything will.
The region has certainly worked its magic on the eco-conscious folk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 10 Developing Countries for Sustainable Adventure Tourism</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/10/the-top-10-developing-countries-for-sustainable-adventure-tourism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laurel Angrist
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Where will you head when the wild calls? We want to go where the best outdoors escapes and adventures offer phenomenal access to well-preserved wilderness areas and parks. We recognise, though, that wilderness integrity depends in large part on the level of responsibility and commitment of local tourism personnel. Given that, where should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Responsible Safari Company in Malawi Lives Up to its Name</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/05/25/a-responsible-safari-company-in-malawi-lives-up-to-its-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 08:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kate Ward and Natasha Robinson
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Malawi-based The Responsible Safari Company (TRSC) just got even more responsible. A partnership with the United Nations Millennium Villages Project (MVP) in the country&#8217;s southern Zomba District has created a unique ecotourism program that lets visitors experience firsthand how the UN&#8217;s Millennium Development Goals (MDG) are being implemented in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Picks for Community-Based Tourism Accommodation in Sub-equatorial Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 14:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing beats the experience of staying with locals and supporting their local communities. The WHL Group puts forward here five of its favourite community-based accommodation initiatives in Africa.
Liziwes Bed &#38; Breakfast in Cape Town, South Africa
As a long but growing list of travellers has already discovered, little rivals the cultural experience of staying overnight in [...]]]></description>
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