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Surfing the wave of development in Peru
It is no secret among the surf community that the Pacific coast of Peru is something of a surfers paradise, with consistent off shore winds and few crowds. With a few exceptions, many waves can be found still breaking clean and empty for the more intrepid surfers to discover and enjoy. Word spreads and things […]
Travel like a local in Budapest
Local Travel. The idea is not new and there have always been travellers who roamed the globe with the desire to learn cultures, lifestyles and society from inside, but the concept of local travel is just beginning to take shape. Thus, new movements are beggining to emerge around the idea, which is basically to contact […]
What can ‘local travel’ learn from responsible travel’s chequered past
‘Local travel’ describes what many independent travellers have known for years – get off the beaten track, choose local, choose small and invariably you will choose well. But will the new ‘Local Travel’ Movement survive and prosper? The concept of ethically responsible travel (deeply interwoven with local travel) has been around for many years now. […]
Local Travel: connecting independent travelers with people and places
Within the past few weeks, over 40 (and counting) companies and organizations from around the world – representing a diverse range of industry segments and interest areas, from urban travel to wildlife safari, from international companies to community-based groups – have gathered in support of the Local Travel Movement, a new global initiative promoting the […]
Local Travel – GetYourGuide
“Be a local, everywhere you go” – that was our slogan when we first launched GetYourGuide in June 2008 and the way we wanted to fulfill on this promise was by providing a platform where travelers from around the world could book a local tour guide – who could either be a professional or just you […]
Traveling local…. in Hungary
When travelling, it is well known that getting to know, through the local, the real people and places you are visiting allows you to get the most out of your trip. It allows you to really discover the country as if you, yourself were a resident. With the local travel movement building up worldwide, we know know […]
How local travel benefits Nepal!
Finally, a movement that will hopefully bring more and more travelers to travel locally. Over the years, this type of travel is growing. Am talking about the new website www.localtravelmovement.com, a website bringing together proponents of local travel all in one place, so it is visible and has a movement status. socialtours just joined it […]
The importance of ‘travelling local’ in adventure sports
Article by Alex Narracott, co-founder of muchbetteradventures.com – collecting the world’s local, ethical and action-packed travel choices under one roof. As the local travel movement gathers pace, and debates rage, we thought it was time to wade in with the adventure sports perspective and suggest a few other good reasons why participants have plenty to […]
Go local on Obscura Day!
Obscura Day takes place on 20 March in about 80 cities around the globe. It’s a “day of expeditions, back room tours and hidden treasures in your own hometown” and is organized by the people behind Atlas Obscura, a collaborative project that tries to catalogue odd and ”strange” projects left out of traditional travel guidebooks and […]
Finding local travel opportunity in South Africa around the World Cup
The clock’s ticking. Every hour we move closer to 4pm South Africa time on 11 June 2010, when the World Cup 2010 kicks off in Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium. The anticipation is palpable, but so is the growing frustration and sometimes anger about the absurd room rates and out-of-focus travel opportunities in a country driven […]