Bringing Progress to Paradise is the story of climbing expedition leader and attorney Jeff Rasley’s trek to a village in a remote valley of Nepal called Basa back in October 2008. What he found was a people thoroughly unaffected by Western consumer-culture values. We will be giving away two copies of Bringing Progress to Paradise by Jeff Rasley…
Volunteer work with a luxury vacation — is that possible?
More and more luxury tour operators are offering alternative travel including voluntourism to satisfy the growing demand for meaningful travel without sacrificing upmarket amenities.
Whole Foods Market’s non-profit arm, Whole Planet Foundation, kicks off its 2011 Prosperity Campaign at its stores nationwide with the goal of raising $2.5 million to fund microcredit projects in poor communities around the world.
Youth travel specialist STA Travel is expecting a boom in voluntourism as more young people want to give back to communities in their travels.
Once a popular tourist destinations for American citizens, Cuba has been shrouded in mystery to most Americans ever since the U.S. imposed political and economic sanctions. As a result of the U.S. embargo that restricts commerce, Cuba has retained much of its Old World charm…
The big consumer trends that are likely to shape travel in 2011?
The top trends reported by Travel Market Report have been evident the past couple of years but are expected to pick up more momentum this year.
With the new year, many of us are making plans to see places — new, undiscovered and authentic destinations. We’ve compiled recommendations…
Isn’t it wonderful to give gifts that actually give back! We came across a few gifts that are sure to please and allow you to help a few more charities before the end of the year.
