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IDB America
December 2004
Roger Hamilton |
Man and Nature on the Galapagos Cooperation is beginning to replace competition in an innovative effort to protect the shrine of modern evolutionary theory.   |
IDB America
January 2005
Roger Hamilton |
Beyond Biophilia In a Galapagos fisherman's cooperative, love of nature takes second place to making ends meet. |
IDB America
December 2004
Roger Hamilton |
Finally, Some Respect How a tiny Ecuadorean archipelago came to receive perhaps more attention than it can handle. |
IDB America
December 2004
Roger Hamilton |
All to Earn a Living A glimpse into the dreams and realities of a Galapagos fisherman. |
IDB America
January 2005
Roger Hamilton |
Something Fishy A confiscated bag of illegally harvested shark fins proves that conservation laws can work in the Galapagos. |
IDB America
January 2005
Roger Hamilton |
Search and Destroy in the Galapagos Inspectors battle ecological imperialism at the islands' airports and docks. |
Adventure
November 2004 |
Galapagos on Tour Marquee performances from charismatic critters inspire human visitors to abide by the rules on a romp through sublimely untouched Galapagos Islands. |
Outside
April 2005
Julian Smith |
Galapagos Rising This exotic archipelago used to be the sole domain of Darwin fanatics. Not anymore. More than 90,000 tourists visited the Galapagos in 2003, an increase of 31 percent from 2000. |
IDB America
January 2005
Roger Hamilton |
View From a Volcano Tourists who venture off the beaten path in the Galapagos find memorable views while putting money in the pockets of natives. |
IDB America
February 2002
Roger Hamilton |
Tourism's green frontier How to protect nature and make a profit... |
IDB America
June 2005
Shirley Emerick |
New Waves of Tourism Hit the Beach A program in northeastern Brazil stimulates private investment and creates jobs in a region that was once ignored. |
IDB America
May 2004
Roger Hamilton |
Need a Hotel? A Tour Guide? Spanish Classes? Tiny businesses in Guatemala join forces to win tourist dollars. |
High on Adventure
December 2001 |
Up Close... Way Up Close! The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador highlands... |
Real Travel Adventures
August 2009
Neely & Neely |
Channel Islands National Park and Marine Reserve This is a National Treasure, protected for us and future generations to enjoy. Each island has unique landscape and wildlife native to it. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Erico Guizzo |
Wind Power in Paradise How an international team of engineers brought wind power to the Galapagos Islands. |
IDB America
September 2005
Roger Hamilton |
Scientists Roll up Their Sleeves on Brazil's Coral Coast Marine ecologists want to reverse the destruction of coral reefs. But they know that research alone cannot conserve a precious resource without the participation of the local people. |
Real Travel Adventures
June 2009
Terry Zinn |
Galapagos: The Ride of Your Life In Spanish, Galapagos, is related to the word saddle, which describes a certain shell shape covering the land tortoise found on the islands by early Spanish explorers. |
Real Travel Adventures
May 2006
Ron Kapon |
Seventieth Birthday Trip To South America: Part 3 While in Ecuador, visit the Galapagos Islands, Santa Ana Hill, and other wonderful gems in this country. |
AskMen.com
Paul Ryden |
Top 10: Non-African Safaris If you take the time to look, you can find a safari virtually anywhere. Here are 10 safaris nowhere near Africa, but they're just as exotic and exciting. |
Reason
October 2001
Sean Paige |
Zoned to Extinction Overzealous regulation may soon render commercial fishermen a dying breed... |
Real Travel Adventures
July 2007
Antonia Graceffo |
Tsunami Relief in the Form of Community Based Tourism Many people are wondering how they could help the Thailand Tsunami victims. They could help by just coming as a tourist and staying in a community based tourism project. |
IDB America
April 2005 |
IDB Supports Sustainable Tourism in Honduras The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$35 million soft loan to Honduras for a national sustainable tourism program designed to promote an industry with strong potential for boosting hard currency inflows, economic growth and employment. |
IDB America
November 2007
Daniel Drosdoff |
Green Deal a Good Deal for Guatemalan Tourism Environmental sensitivity brings more tourists to Guatemalan businesses. |
Real Travel Adventures
December 2007
Fluke et al. |
GTTP Helps Students Discover Travel Career Opportunities The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership program helps high school students from developing nations explore a career in the travel and tourism industry... How to spend 6 days in Hong Kong... |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Sarah Erdreich |
Cornering the Market on Conservation Through their integrative and sustainable educational practices, this U.S.-based nonprofit understands that involving the people who have constant contact with their local ecosystem are the ones best-equipped to act as its guardians. |
Job Journal
April 25, 2004
Rich Heintz |
Tourists and Tourism Make a Comeback Hotels, eateries and tour operators all have reason to smile. Also, links to hospitality and tourism employment websites. |
IDB America
December 2003
Roger Hamilton |
A green seal of approval Why international standards for quality certification will benefit ecotourists, private firms, and the environment. |
Salon.com
February 6, 2002
Damien Cave |
Tourism apartheid in Cuba Many of the island nation's most beautiful areas are off limits to its citizens. Will Fidel's tourist policy be his undoing? |
IDB America
October 2006
Peter Bate |
Fish Magnets On Haiti's southern peninsula, a simple underwater contraption that creates an anchorage for microscopic plants and animals and hiding places for small fish brings a measure of economic prosperity to traditional fishermen. |
Outside
March 2003
Natasha Singer |
The Green Awards Four travel outfitters that are doing it right: For those who want to mix pleasure with principled travel, here are a few expedition guides that get a gold star for treading lightly and forging ahead with sustainable tourism. |
Wired
August 24, 2009
Julian Smith |
Ecuador Regreens the Galapagos Every year, more than 140,000 tourists descend on the isolated archipelago to ogle its cactus-studded scenery and bizarre wildlife. |
Outside
March 2009
Abe Streep |
Do the Darwin On a multi-day sea-kayak trip, travelers can see the islands and the blue-footed boobies much as Darwin did. |
Science News
April 7, 2007 |
Science Safari: The Great Turtle Race This international conservation event involves 11 leatherback turtles that are "racing" toward feeding areas south of the Galapagos Islands. |
DailyCandy
December 23, 2004 |
Life's A Beach The perfect place to hop: The Islands of The Bahamas. Warm, vivid, tropical, and so many of them -- 700 different islands and cays, some uninhabited, all accessible. |
AskMen.com
December 7, 2000
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Adventures For Thrill Seekers It's nice to see that you're relaxed after that cruise you just went on. Perfect, why? Well, it's time to pack light and update your will, because we are taking you around the world at the speed of light. Join us for the ride of a lifetime as we look at 10 adventure destinations... |
Scientific American
February 2006
Michael Shermer |
It's Dogged as Does It Retracing Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos shatters a myth but reveals how revolutions in science actually evolve |
Smithsonian
December 2005
Frank J. Sulloway |
The Evolution of Charles Darwin A creationist when he visited the Galapagos Islands, the great naturalist grasped the full significance of the unique wildlife he found there only well after he had returned to London. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Unique Vacation Experiences Tired of overpriced beach resorts overrun with tourists? Looking for a little alternative fun to spice up your vacation? If you answered yes to one of these questions, you've come to the right place. What follows are 10 of the most interesting, unique and exciting vacations in the world. |
AskMen.com
May 29, 2008
Jacob Franek |
5 Things You Didn't Know: Space Tourism Here are a few things you probably didn't know, but may want to remember, if you're interested in space tourism. |
IDB America
February 2002 |
Satisfaction guaranteed? In their search for adventure, ecotourists should not be surprised when the guide shows up late, the bed is lumpy, or the toilet doesn't flush. Still, even the bravest travelers want some assurance that they will get what they are paying for... |
IDB America
December 2004
Daniel Drosdoff |
Service with a Smile How a training institute in Trinidad is giving the local tourism industry a competitive edge. |
Salon.com
March 11, 2002
Elizabeth Randall |
The tourists that ate Florida Before Sept. 11, residents loved to gripe at the out-of-state visitors clogging Orlando. But then they were gone... |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
Yasu & Shiraki |
Japan's Tourism Caters to Chinese Visitors Cash-rich Chinese are flocking to Japan, and the tourism industry is doing its best to steer them to the gadget-rich Akihabara district. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008 |
Of Giant Tortoises and Men Creative engineering is just one of the many challenges faced in an effort to free the Galapagos from fossil fuels. |
AskMen.com
July 19, 2001
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Greatest Islands Everyone needs a break, and where better to go for some R&R than an island, hidden somewhere in the oceans and seas of our beautiful planet? Get on board as we take you from one corner of the world to another... |
Finefishing Saltwater
Annette Lucido |
Billfish If you have to ask how much billfishing costs, you may not be able to afford it! |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2008
Stephanie Bell |
Hospitality is Hot Mexico's hotel industry heats up. With new resorts popping up in smaller, lesser-known towns, the country hopes to increase its tourism base as well as attract international investors. |
Salon.com
January 24, 2001
Dawn MacKeen |
Disaster in the Galapagos It may take years to measure the ecological destruction caused by the oil spill near Darwin's outdoor laboratory... |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Martha Lagace |
Tourism: More Than Safaris and Sunsets Pictures of Africa focus too much on exotic wildlife or terrible poverty. But there are also exciting niche markets to attract more visitors and revenue to the continent and change Africa for the better, said a group of tourism experts. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Jane C. Nober |
Legal Brief - Encouraging Tourism for Economic Development Is it charitable or not? Here's some guidance from the author of Economic Development: A Legal Guide for Grantmakers. |
