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Think outside the box to fund cultural tourism
Travel site ontheglobe.com has recently launched a corporate outreach program in an effort to support and promote cultural travel throughout the globe, with special attention to developing and post-conflict nations.
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Do some good: Voluntourism brings new opportunities to travelers
Volunteer travel is a diverse and “charitable” sect of responsible travel that is rapidly growing in popularity. Due largely in part to the need for volunteer work around the globe bundled with people’s desire to experience the world in new ways, volunteer travelers typically share a desire to “do something good” while also experiencing new places and challenges in locales they might not otherwise visit.
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Get moving to help Peru
In the wake of last month’s massive flooding in Peru that has forced entire communities from their homes and livelihoods, nonprofit geotourism group Planeterra is helping to motivate concerned citizens to lend a helping hand to those affected.
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New International Walking Tours from award-winning Bike Vacations company
Known as one of National Geographic’s “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth,” VBT Active Vacations has expanded its reach with a new International Walking Tours program for 2010 to complement is popular biking vacations.
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Planeterra voluntourism in Peru promotes smoke-free living
Volunteer travelers to Peru’s Sacred Valley are helping members of the Ccaccaccollo community learn how to construct clean-air adobe stoves to replace the traditional yet innefficient, unvented stoves that spew smoke into the home and create upper respiratory health problems and eye infections.
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Tourists can help stop child sex tourism in Peru
Young women and girls, as well as boys, are being exploited by a commercial sex industry fueled by increasing numbers of tourists who visit Peru to engage in sex with children. Travelers are banning together to help put an end to child sex tourism, or trafficking, out of Peru with a new campaign that aims to put pressure on the Peruvian government to pass sterner laws regarding the commercialization of children.
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Yupukari Wildlife Club Project Wins ECOCLUB.com 2009 Ecotourism Award
From Wild to Web, an ecotourism-based wildlife monitoring project in Guyana’s Yupukari village was announced as a winner of the ECOCLUB.com 2009 Ecotourism Awards. The sixth annual eco-project competition, with a theme of “Their Crisis, Our Communities – Progressive Change through Social Ecotourism,” asked for “innovative projects that meet urgent needs, help create ‘another world’ at the grass roots level and improve life for all in their communities.”
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NYC surfing event for youth development
Surf-related nonprofit, “WAVES for Development”, is holding its first-ever U.S.-based event in New York City to promote developmental skills in teens.
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Mountain Lodges of Peru wins high honors for social responsibility
Mountain Lodges of Peru has won the grand prize of the renowned competition TO DO! – Contest Socially Responsible Tourism. Following a comprehensive jury inspection on site, the prize was awarded during this year’s travel trade show ITB in Berlin
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Luxury travel services ramp up ecosystem preservation in the Galapagos
Companies like Exclusive Galapagos Cruises are offering luxury Galapagos cruises and customized tours, family vacations, private charters for all sizes of groups in the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon Rain Forest, and Cultural Tour Experiences in Ecuador, Peru and South America.
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Custom Galapagos Islands vacations from Wildlife Vacations, Inc.
Wildlife Vacations, Inc. now offers travelers the option to customize high end travel packages to suit their specific tastes and needs, providing unique vantage points of South American destinations including the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, Machu Picchu, Peru, and others.
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Volunteer Abroad Provider adds Services in Peru and Reviews Nepal Safety Procedure
Leading Volunteer abroad provider, Global Crossroad, has expanded services in the South American country peru and reassures its volunteers amid security concerns. The volunteer placement service is also celebrating a new growth milestone.
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Inkaterra's La Casona Opens in Cusco – City's First Luxury Boutique Hotel
Set in a striking 16th-century colonial mansion, La Casona is a 100% carbon-neutral and socially responsible boutique hotel, located in the city’s elegant Plaza Las Nazarenas in the heart of the historical city.
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Joaquin Phoenix Gets Inked '4Real'
Upcoming social-spotlight series, 4Real, by MTV Canada and Executive-Produced by Joaquin Phoenix, is set to shed some celebrity light on global community and environment issues, aiming to develop cultural and sociological awareness.
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Protests in Peru Challenge Tourism for not supporting Local Culture
Recently, social rest and a booming economy are each attracting travelers to the Andean terrain and ancient ruins, sparking a standoff with local residents who say they won’t benefit from the boom.
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