Capital, family roles and stereotypes hinder women in business.
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The governments of the two West African countries could do more to enhance women’s participation in tourism.
What can your vacation pix tell scientists?
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To untangle the relationship between climate change, fall foliage and national park visitors, researchers are asking tourists to check their old photo albums for snapshots that could hold valuable data.
Diani Beach, Kenya.
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Government leadership is needed to manage the aquifer as a system for all, including environmental services, rather than for the powerful few.
Now part of history.
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Thomas Cook may be history – but that history is about to be lost.
Cubans record a street musician’s performance at an internet hotspot along the seafront in Havana, July 14, 2018.
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Some Cuban entrepreneurs are so openly anti-communist that they sound like, well, capitalists.
Grounded.
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With 150,000 tourists stranded, this is the largest peacetime repatriation the UK has ever undertaken.
Lahaina, Hawaii, was a wasteland of burned-out homes and obliterated communities after wildfires ripped through the town.
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Hotels are helping the Hawaiian island of Maui recover from the catastrophic impact of wildfires, just as they have in Florida following hurricanes.
A proposed new train in Mexico would connect the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, on the Yucatan Peninsula, easier to reach from Cancun.
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An ambitious new train would link resorts like Cancun to inland ancient ruins and colonial towns. That means laying rail across 932 miles of dense jungle, pristine beach and indigenous villages.
The door of no return at the Cape Coast Castle.
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Ghana is banking on a much needed boost to its tourism sector from its call to Africans in the diaspora.
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180 years before Love Island, Chopin and Sands travelled to Mallorca to pursue their romance.
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South Africa’s annual sardine run is occurring increasingly late, and there have been instances where it doesn’t happen at all. Here’s why.
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Reducing air travel may have a positive effect on climate change but it will inevitably damage developing countries that rely on tourism for their chances of prosperity.
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Thousands of wildlife photographs are taken every day – they could prove very valuable for conservation.
In New England, where most land is privately owned, research shows that land conservation promotes economic growth.
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Protecting land from being developed intuitively may seem like a drag on local economies, but research in New England finds that it has the opposite effect.
Climbers begin the long ascent.
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The 2019 season has been one of Mount Everest’s deadliest for climbers.
Tourism, that quintessentially elitist pursuit, is now responsible for almost 8 percent of global CO₂ emissions.
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In the face of climate change, the poorest are suffering from the excess emissions of CO₂ linked to the lifestyle of the richest. It is time to act, in the name of climate and social justice.
In Perth it’s called the Crawley Edge Boatshed, but this building is better known around the world as the #blueboathouse.
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A blue boat shed in Perth, Western Australia, shows the power of social media and the rise of unpaid influencers in marketing.
A ferris wheel in the deserted town of Pripyat, Ukraine.
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The HBO series ‘Chernobyl’ has reignited interest among tourists to visit Pripyat, but growing up in the disaster’s shadow has made us wary.
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In Ghana, backpackers often don't feel safe. Upgrading technology can solve this problem.
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You might think it morbid, but people have many reasons for visiting the sites of battles and disasters.