Tourism: The missing flight plan
It seems that glaring and inconvenient truths are being glossed over in the industry, writes Sharon van Wyk.
It seems that glaring and inconvenient truths are being glossed over in the industry, writes Sharon van Wyk.
In concert, individual baby steps can translate into giant strides in reducing emissions.
We can’t stop climate change so we must prepare for it.
According to South Africa’s Water Research Commission, by 2025 around 600-million people in sub-Saharan Africa will have insufficient water.
A shocking projection highlights the urgent need for South Africans to start taking the looming water crisis seriously.
Conserving water is not just the job of the country’s government departments and provincial authorities.
It takes big money to get communities to buy into conservation efforts to save habitats.
The government is taking measures to combat poaching but is it too little, too late?
Today’s safari is significantly more than a jolly jaunt for the rich and fabulous wazungus (white people) of yesteryear.
With the lion’s share of FTTSA-certified products, the Western Cape is fast becoming the home of responsible tourism in South Africa.