Adventure travelers used to represent an elite group of intrepid travelers willing to go to nearly any extreme in pursuit of an extraordinary trip. Climbing Mount Everest? No problem. Booking a trip ...

“Unprecedented growth” in the tourism industry could become unsustainable without an equivalent focus on conservation, according to Megan Epler Wood, the director of the International Sustainable ...

Tourism exerts profound economic, social and environmental influences at global, national and local scales. On the positive side, visitor spending stimulates growth, creates jobs, drives ...

Travel is something we all experience at some point — whether it’s a quick getaway to recharge, a trip to visit loved ones or frequent travel for work. For many, air travel is a regular occurrence. On ...

An in-depth econometric analysis reveals the significant environmental consequences of Brazil's expanding tourism sector and economic growth. The new report, authored by Asif Raihan of the Institute ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Island tourism in destinations like the Maldives, Bahamas and ...

The Union Territory of Ladakh in the high-altitude northern Indian border region adjacent to Pakistan and China contains the most frozen water outside the Arctic and Antarctica. But Ladakh’s tourism ...

Costa Rica will now be able to measure the impact of tourism in its national parks, thanks to innovative environmental technology from The NeverRest Project. The country aims to preserve ecological ...

Tourism is one of Croatia’s main economic drivers. It’s also causing environmental damage and transforming towns and cities into "theme parks", critics claim as the country prepares for the summer ...

Studies have found cruise passengers spend less money than other tourists, while the ships themselves cause widespread pollution.

Join peers and stakeholders in the tourism industry in Victoria, BC this winter for the third annual IMPACT Conference: a national discussion on the industry’s impact on Canada’s economic, social, ...