community-based tourism
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I stayed in a hut in the Nepalese jungle. This is what it was like.
by Emily Kratzmann February 6, 2020Reading Time: 6 minutes “Please don’t walk around after dark,” Mohan, the village chief, tells us as he shows us around in the late afternoon sun. “We had an elephant come through last night.”
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Kava and conflict: Learning about community-based tourism in Fiji’s highlands
by Jenna Hoare April 12, 2019Reading Time: 6 minutes I’m here to learn about the village and its community-based tourism project – both shaped by a single story – involving a British missionary and Nabutautau’s chief, that took place 152 years ago.
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It takes a village: How the Balinese saved a reef and their community
by Justin Meneguzzi February 20, 2019Reading Time: 5 minutes A cool afternoon breeze ripples through the swaying palm trees overhead, blowing north out to sea where calm waters gently lap against the rocky foreshore. A group of laughing children…
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How we’re developing community-based tourism in Myanmar
by Intrepid Travel January 17, 2019Reading Time: 5 minutes If you travel to Myanmar, deep into the country’s arid, central Magway region, along the sacred Irrawaddy River, you’ll come to the tiny township of Myaing, where something very special is brewing.
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It takes a village: The changing face of tourism in rural Vietnam
by Emily Lush September 11, 2018Reading Time: 6 minutes “I couldn’t have imagined that one day tourists would come to visit my village or my house. Since I joined the CBT and started welcoming tourists, our economic situation has improved a lot.”
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The community-based tourism project transforming the Myanmar travel experience
by Sarah Reid July 18, 2017Reading Time: 4 minutes Read all about Myanmar’s very first community-based tourism project in Myaing, newly opened to visitors last year with support from Intrepid Travel.