Get lost, go local!
My last post about the misunderstood merits of Local Travel appears to have hit a positive nerve. It seems there’s a choir out there of local travellers who welcome a little preaching. Amen. So from...
View ArticleAre couchsurfing networks legitimate local travel?
Image by nowinengland When we launched the Local Travel Movement, we stated our belief that Local Travel is greater than the sum of its parts and that the Local Travel Movement could be a rallying...
View ArticleHow to become a responsible traveler: 5 tips from a local travel expert
Travelling with a local guide in Laos. Photo by Leslie Koch I remember the first time I saw ‘local travel’ mentioned in writing. I don’t recall the actual article, but I must have been thinking about...
View ArticleIn motion: local transport from around the world
The Monte Toboggan on Portugal's Madeira Island is just one of many ways locals have created to get from one place to another, ways that we believe are a vital part of a local travel experience This...
View ArticleWhy aren’t more bloggers writing about responsible (and local) travel?
Most mainstream newspapers and magazines today give periodic lip service to the evolution of travel, acknowledging that more and more travellers consider themselves ‘ecotourists,’ but not really...
View ArticleSwiss valley votes against millions in gold to protect mountains
This month we were inspired to learn that the residents of a remote Swiss valley community have voted against receiving tens of millions of pounds each in favour of preserving their cultural heritage...
View ArticleGoing local in the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru
The Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru. Photo courtesy of Jessica Festa During a trip to Cusco in Peru, I was lucky enough to take an Urban Adventure tour with Intrepid Travel. Their Sacred Valley Tour...
View ArticleLocal travel suppliers have new direct-sales service through Your Holiday...
With a view to becoming the largest and most trusted holiday clearinghouse on the web, Your Holiday Promotion, a new service for special travel deals and offers, now connects local travel- and...
View ArticleLocal Heroes are part of the Local Travel Movement
The idea of Local Heroes is to facilitate contact between travelers and local people and make it easier to go local when we travel. At Nomaders, we believe it is important to let the traveler know...
View ArticleVideo Spotlight: Local Voices from Costa Rica
Osa residents Carlos Villalobos and his sister Marta take iSeeiTravel on a lagoon tour in their 400-acre backyard as part of the push in the Osa to create a more robust tourism industry that benefits...
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