Tourism for Tomorrow awards finalists announced
World’s leading sustainable tourism initiatives are announced by WTTC’s Tourism for...
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Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2014 opens for entries
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are now open for...
Read MoreNew novel opens the door to Southeast Asian Culture
Other than human acquaintance, there’s hardly a more suitable or reliable traveling companion in a strange country than a book, especially a good guide about the country you’re visiting, written from the...
Read MoreMen & Dolphin of the Mekong River: a common river for a common future
VDO on measures taken to save the Mekong Dolphins, now a seriously endangered specie, with less than 100 remaining and, on their impacts on people livelihood. To watch the VDO click here...
Read MoreTourism benefits Viet Nam’s rural poor
Inland hilltribe villagers in Quang Nam province have increased their earnings by developing products such as traditional weavings, spices, tea gift baskets and home stay services for tourists, with the help of an ILO project...
Read MoreCan ecotourism offer funding solutions for Vietnam’s national parks?
A very interesting article by BY MAYA THATCHER about tourism impacts in national parks based on research made in Cat Tien National PArk. JEJU, South Korea (24 September, 2012)_Maintaining fragile ecosystems while addressing the...
Read MoreWorld Tourism Day 2012 Message by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development emphasized that well-designed and well-managed tourism can make a significant contribution to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable...
Read MoreNew cave tour highlight america’s secret war in laos
VIENGXAY, LAOS — A new audio tour launched November 18th in a remote corner of Indochina brings alive the story of America’s secret war in Laos. Between 1964 and 1973 America, which was at war with North Vietnam, secretly...
Read MoreBUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/8 – VietNamNet Bridge
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/8
VietNamNet Bridge The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is calling upon domestic and foreign investors to get involved in 18 projects in five sectors: including industry, trade, … and more » |
Mekong ‘Responsible’ Site Wins ‘Gold Award’
This site, the ‘Responsible Tourism Guide to the Mekong’ at ExploreMekong.org/responsible has won the 2009 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the website category. This year’s PATA Gold Awards program attracted...
Read More… And is Eligible for the ‘Spotlight Award’. Vote Now!
[Update: Ecotourism Laos garnered the highest popular vote and won the 2009 Ecotourism Spotlight Award. Congratulations Laos! The landlocked nation is part of the Greater Mekong Subregion and is a leader in global responsible...
Read MoreWorld of wetlands – Thanh Nien Daily
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World of wetlands
Thanh Nien Daily U Minh Thuong National Park is among the most precious flooded forests of Southeast Asia and is a “green lung” of the Mekong Delta. … |
Mekong Tourism August 2009 Newsletter – eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition
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Mekong Tourism August 2009 Newsletter
eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition The 'Responsible Tourism Guide to the Mekong' at www.ExploreMekong.org/responsible has won the 2009 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the … and more » |
World Eco-Tourism Conference 2009 highlighted rare tourism products – eTurboNews
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World Eco-Tourism Conference 2009 highlighted rare tourism products
eTurboNews Lao PDR Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh mentioned in his opening speech that the country is the acclaimed “Jewel of the Mekong River” by offering World … |
Vote Mekong for Ecotourism Spotlight Award
Voting has opened today, July 20, for the 2009 Ecotourism Spotlight Award. Nominees for this year’s award include Quito Visitors’ Bureau, Responsible Tourism Guide to the Mekong (this site) Ecotourism Laos, Failte...
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