Tourism


The Greek beach towel revolution

The Greek beach towel revolution

ByStuart ButlerOct 16, 2023
As mass tourism crowds out Greek beaches a Beach Towel Revolution takes hold as locals demand their beaches back
Adin beach Turkey

The rise of halal tourism

ByKatie BurtonAug 13, 2022
With the market for Muslim travellers growing at pace, holiday-makers and travellers are broadening their horizons
Tourist ship antarctica

Pollution in Antarctica is accelerating snowmelt

ByGeographical StaffMay 17, 2022
Soot pollution caused by tourism and scientific research stations on Antarctica is a growing problem speeding up snowmelt
Tourism: sunlounger on a white sand beach

Can the tourism industry recover from the Covid-19 pandemic?

ByKatie BurtonSep 3, 2020
The cessation of tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the industry to a standstill. Can the tourism sector recover?
Village Bay on the island of Hirta, St Kilda

St Kilda – the rugged, isolated beauty of the UK’s seabird haven

ByMark RoweAug 28, 2020
The depopulated Scottish islands of St Kilda continue to pull in visitors – and are a barometer of the threats faced by the UK’s seabirds.
Community trekking is a new responsible tourism initiative in Ethiopia

Can community trekking tourism boost livelihoods in Tigray, Ethiopia?

The development of community trekking promises a blessed future for the people in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.
Finding a future: the fate of St Helena

Finding a future: the fate of St Helena

A British Overseas Territory and the home-in-exile of Napoleon Bonaparte, St Helena is a remote outpost on the cusp of dramatic change