Hotel and tourism platform launches travel routes – Travel

Putike recently rolls out 18 high-end tourism routes for 2024 at its 10th anniversary ceremony held in Shanghai. [Photo provided to China Daily] Putike, a 10-year-old new media platform focusing on hotel and tourism, recently introduced 18 high-end tourism routes for 2024 in Shanghai. The launch ceremony drew over 200 representatives from boutique hotels spanning more […]

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How to travel in an eco-friendly way

Is sustainable travel an oxymoron? Is it even vaguely possible to be an environmentally and socially responsible traveller without sacrificing luxury and convenience? The questions surrounding eco-friendly holidays make this an admittedly thorny issue, but “travel can be a force for good,” says Justin Francis of Responsible Travel, an activist travel company that specialises in […]

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InsideJapan offers self-guided tour: Travel Weekly

InsideJapan has introduced a self-guided itinerary that will take travelers on an exploration of Japan’s lesser-traveled destinations.  The 14-night Hidden Zen itinerary will take guests on a self-guided adventure along the recently opened Hokuriku bullet train route between Kanazawa and Tsuruga.  Guests will explore Japan’s western coast, making stops at the rice paddies and rural […]

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D2C challenges: The travel industry

Building blocks for excellence Tour operators need to put themselves back in the driver’s seat of the travel industry. They can do this by systematically striving for excellence in the field of D2C. We identify ten building blocks for achieving such excellence: a shared internal understanding, a powerful web address, a truly dynamic website, effective […]

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Climate Change Could Change the Future of Outdoor Travel. Here’s How.

Daniel SLIM / AFP for Getty Images Better weather is one reason people travel. However, a new study suggests that a limited number of “outdoor days” could impact where they decide to go.  A research paper published in MIT’s Journal of Climate introduced an innovative way of measuring the effect that climate change will have on […]

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World Nomads Travel Insurance Review: Coverage for Adventurous Travelers

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A New Travel Industry Partnership Aims to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

This Earth day, leading organizations in the travel and tourism sector have published a joint report titled “Nature Positive Travel & Tourism in Action,” with the aim to showcase ways the industry can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The report is the result of the ‘Nature Positive Tourism Partnership,’ which comprises the World Travel & […]

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Inside Travel appoints Trade Marketing Manager

Inside Travel has appointed Tom Welland as Global Trade Marketing Manager for its InsideJapan and InsideAsia brands. Tom joins the specialists from Bristol-based ski holiday tour operator Heidi. He said: “During my time at Heidi, I supported the company in the best performing season to date and I intend to do that on a bigger […]

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What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer

In 2023, the seashores, lakeshores, battlefields, historic sites, monuments and more that make up the National Park Service had 325.5 million visits, an increase of 4 percent from the year before. The National Park Service director, Charles F. Sams III, praised the surge of interest in “learning our shared American story throughout the hidden gems […]

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