The transition towards a Sustainable, Ecologic Tourism is only possible if it also involves safeguarding and defending Human Rights and Worker Rights, currently under attack worldwide. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/global-huma…

Zante, a popular destination famous for its marine park and sea turtles, reportedly has serious issues with illegal hunting! Greece's Society for the Protection of Birds has called on the government to apply the law. ornithologiki.gr/en/public-awareness-education/inf…

Cultural Tourism rebuilding bridges: a rare Turkish-Greek festival in the coastal resort of Side, Türkiye, near Antalya, honouring Cretan gastronomy and culture as preserved by the third generation of refugees. www.kathimerini.gr/society/563585569/i-mikri-kriti…

Η μικρή Κρήτη της Τουρκίας | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ

Η «Κ» βρέθηκε στη Σίδη της Τουρκίας, στο πρώτο φεστιβάλ πολιτισμού και γαστρονομίας προς τιμήν των Τουρκοκρητικών.

Do watch award-winning Louis Theroux's unsettling documentary "The Settlers" which has just been released on BBC (also available on other places online). It is a brave and successful attempt to shed light into the mindset of extremist settlers, a key parameter of the seemingly intractable middle east puzzle. The brave journalist is the son of the famous travel writer Paul Theroux. We need...Do watch award-winning Louis Theroux's unsettling documentary "The Settlers" which has just been released on BBC (also available on other places online). It is a brave and successful attempt to shed light into the mindset of extremist settlers, a key parameter of the seemingly intractable middle east puzzle. The brave journalist is the son of the famous travel writer Paul Theroux. We need equally brave and cool-headed politicians (not clowns), local and international, who can finally stop the slaughter and build the bridge to a lasting peace. If we fail, the wound and the hatred will keep getting bigger and eventually swallow us all. More broadly we need (to build from the ground up) a new culture of fairly sharing everything on this planet. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/27/the-s… Show more

The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before | Television | The Guardian

The documentarian manages to stay calm and polite as guns are repeatedly pointed at him in the West Bank. Then someone shoves him …

The old method (trick) of match funding: where institutions, usually NGOs ask you to donate an X sum so that a benevolent mega-donor, often a corporation, matches your contribution. Usually, the (often greenwashed, social-washed) mega-donor has already committed to a fixed amount, so the trick involves convincing you to back the cause since such a serious patron is behind it and has apparently...The old method (trick) of match funding: where institutions, usually NGOs ask you to donate an X sum so that a benevolent mega-donor, often a corporation, matches your contribution. Usually, the (often greenwashed, social-washed) mega-donor has already committed to a fixed amount, so the trick involves convincing you to back the cause since such a serious patron is behind it and has apparently checked its legitimacy, while you must also contribute by a fixed (fake) imminent deadline because otherwise the glorious donor will supposedly ignore your meagre contribution rather than double it - quelle horreur! Since this old trick is alive and well it means enough 'consumers' still consume it. Suggestion: choose crowdfunding, it is a lot more transparent and democratic. Show more

Croatia: Controlling Cruiseship and Tour bus arrivals key elements in Dubrovnik's claimed success in tackling overtourism. www.ttgmedia.com/destinations/the-local-hero-who-f…

TTG - Destinations - The local hero who fixed Dubrovnik’s overcrowding problem

Agents no longer need to discourage clients from travelling here as the mayor tells TTG how he’s restoring the city’s damaged reputation

Thought of the Day: the staunchest supporters of the ghost of "Capitalism" are those who blame it for all evils and call for its overthrow before anything can be fixed/changed. The truth is that we are already living in a post-capitalist global economy & world and every little or larger change is both doable and useful! There is nothing really preventing (each one of) us from peacefully creating and...Thought of the Day: the staunchest supporters of the ghost of "Capitalism" are those who blame it for all evils and call for its overthrow before anything can be fixed/changed. The truth is that we are already living in a post-capitalist global economy & world and every little or larger change is both doable and useful! There is nothing really preventing (each one of) us from peacefully creating and supporting the new, non-capitalist, ways and platforms, like this one! Show more

Merlin Bird ID: a great app and a free global resource for birdwatchers and bird enthusiasts, from Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology. merlin.allaboutbirds.org

Vienna is the newest member of the UN Tourism’s International Network for Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), joining another 46 destinations worldwide. www.unwto.org/observatories/vienna-sustainable-tou…