TOFTigers publishes its approach to the issue of Elephant-backed safaris in nature tourism First published in 09 March 2017 – Revised in June 2019 Addressing an Elephantine Problem The welfare of captive elephants is rightly a topic of intense debate […]
UNWTO report finds little commitment to sustainability in most national tourism policies By Xavier Font. The Baseline Report on the Integration of Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns into Tourism Policies, developed by UNWTO and UN Environment, reviews the sustainability content in 101 national tourism […]
Valmik Thapar speaking at the TOFTigers Wildlife Tourism Awards in 2018, highlights the value of tourism, and a format in which its works, as a future vision.
TOFTIGERS helps BOOKDIFFERENT.COM TO DRIVE INDIA’s TIGER DESTINATION SUSTAINABILITY With the Indian subcontinent now able to protect its once rapidly diminishing Tiger populations from extinction – helped significantly by ‘Tiger-nomics’, the conservation dependant rural economies they are now creating from […]
Imagine Travel hosts a evening in aid of TOFTigers with tiger expert Dr Raghu Chundawhat.
Tourism’s Potential For Conservation When well-managed, tourism, unlike most industries, can create a thriving economy that is not dependent on the one-time consumption of natural resources – one where the local communities can become active partners both in tourism and […]
(Article first published in Sanctuary Asia April 2019. Download here) Can India afford not to save its tigers? Julian Matthews explains why the economies behind tigers play a critical — yet a largely unrecognised role — in India’s conservation efforts […]
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At last a climate neutral (or better still climate positive) company. Infact our Founder Julian Matthews’ own company 25 years, Discovery initiatives, was the first company to offset all its flights through Climate Care, the first travel company in the […]
The travel and trade industry has historically been laggards in waking up to the demand for sustainability – paying lip service to the idea – with just a few providers seeking to deliver sustainable tourism and travel. Even Booking.com has not cared till recently – but delighted to say the sector is finally putting it a centre stage. We now need action from everyone – especially consumers to demand it – not just words.
