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Going local in Marrakech, Morocco
My passion for Morocco came to me over 10 years ago during a trip in the south of the country. Since then I have been back many times, but the short visits ended one cold, wet, December afternoon in London when I received a call from a new contact asking me to spend a week […]
Responsible Tourism Week 2010: May 17-21
For the second year in a row, Planeta.com is proud to announce Responsible Tourism Week, revving up for action from May 17-21, 2010. Created first in 2009 when the Belize Responsible Tourism Conference was cancelled due to the swine flu outbreak, RT Week, scheduled just a few weeks before World Environment Day, is “a free […]
The Local Travel Movement launches – TravMonkey
Local travel seems to be an up and coming trend this year, and why not? With benefits for both travellers and locals it seems like a win-win scenario. Travellers gain from some real expert knowledge on the ground whilst saving money spending locally and in return local heritage and culture is respected and nourished. Local […]
The Travel 3.0 Era – Local Travel
There is no right or wrong about how we position the Local Travel Movement, but its relevance is obvious As I look at the evolution of travel, we are at the leading edge of what I would call Travel 3.0. Travel 1.0 Travel 1.0 was about the travel professionals and travel experts telling us about […]
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 […]
Rediscovering the cultural treasures of Old Royal Montenegro
Until not that long ago – only about 100 years – the whole of Montenegro was still a tribal society with groups of families united by clan and living in regions called nahijas. The oldest historical part of Montenegro, today referred to as Old Royal Montenegro, which was independent for centuries, was split into four […]