by annapollock@me.com | Oct 18, 2013 | Biodiversity, Conscious Travel, Cultural Diversity, Culture, MOVE, Place, Protection
Excitement is mounting! In less than four hours I start my journey to Namibia to participate in the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s annual World Summit (2013). It’s such a privilege for many reasons: 1. Namibia leads the world in wildlife conservancy...
by annapollock@me.com | Jun 6, 2013 | MOVE, Protection, Waste Reduction
In my previous post I suggested that we humans will only react to danger after an alarm is raised and if our senses are aroused – i.e., if we can see, touch, taste, smell or hear the danger. The problem with carbon is that it’s invisible – the fact that we’ve passed...
by annapollock@me.com | May 23, 2013 | MOVE, Protection, Value & Views
Since I watched Rajan Datur’s video coverage of the WTTC Global Summit on Fastrack in Abu Dhabi last month (see last post), I’ve been unable to silence a song from my childhood that replays in my head – Danny Kaye’s musical rendition of the famous tale of Hans...
by annapollock@me.com | May 16, 2013 | Conscious Travel, Leadership, MOVE, Protection, Purpose
For as long as I have been working in tourism, I have heard its “leaders” (presumed by society to be the heads of global agencies or multinationals) complain of a lack of media attention and the failure of governments to take it seriously or to give its tourism...
by annapollock@me.com | Dec 31, 2012 | MOVE, Place, Protection, Value & Views
Well dear friends I hope you had a restful, merry holiday break with those you love. The good news is that we survived the end of the world that some had predicted! The great wheel of time turned We’re moving on – we’re sensing a big shift...
by annapollock@me.com | Dec 18, 2012 | MOVE, Protection
I am grateful to the folks at Coast – One Planet Tourist Network for pointing me to the Dec 11th article in Travel Mole that was published two days before UNWTO launched its campaign celebrating the recording of 1 Billion international trips – see previous...
