International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women — while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender balance. This year the theme is #BalanceforBetter raising awareness about how we
For those of you who have been long-time readers of A&A, you'll know that I've travelled three times now with Contiki, a tour company for young travellers aged 18-35. I've loved the Contiki brand because of how easy it is
This week, The Travel Corporation celebrated 10 years of The TreadRight Foundation, the not-for-profit organization that has invested $6 million in supporting over 50 different sustainable tourism projects worldwide. The TreadRight Foundation was born out of the Tollman family’s commitment to
Humans are killing sharks at an unprecedented rate. An estimated 100 million sharks are killed per year; intentionally for their meat or fins, as bycatch of commercial fishing, or by marine pollution among many other causes. This is causing shark populations to
Earlier this year I was invited to give a presentation at the annual Women in Travel Summit about Ecotourism and the importance of sustainable travel in today’s world. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time, to
In Portugal, public infrastructure and environmental decisions are typically decided by a city council. However, in the picturesque resort town of Vilamoura, an outside company handles the city’s public areas and environment. This company is known as Inframoura and they
For many people, sustainability isn't top of mind when booking a trip. Most people are far more concerned with getting the lowest airfare and the nicest hotels (hello, aren't we all?!). Luckily for us, making travel more sustainable doesn't need