Hannah Nicholl, our resident travel contributor, is currently globetrotting the world taking in some of the worlds most spectacular sites. This time, she heads to New Zealand and while there, she visits all the snow-capped mountain ranges and aquamarine lakes that make up the country's awe-inspiring geology — but all is not as she expected. …
I went to Ubud, escaped the crowds, and found zen (well, almost). This is a one-day conscious travel guide to having a different experience in the Eat Pray Love epicentre of Bali.Bali I love you, but you’re bringing me down. Aptly referred to as the Islands of the Gods, this moniker has become true not …
We caught up with Glenn Maguire, Principal Asia-Pacific Economist at Visa, to chat travel, overtourism, slowing down, and why we should all be mindful when planning a vacation. Here are some staggering stats for you: in 2018, the tourism industry generated $1.8 trillion and saw 1.4 billion international arrivals (an increase of 6.5% from 2017). …
Today, there are over 100,000 hotel rooms in Bali. In 2011, that number was closer to 25,000. There are also thousands of restaurants, beach clubs, homestays, amusement parks, and 730 Balinese villages — and all of them are competing for the same resources. Those resources have also reached their tipping point. Enter Mantra; a company that …
Travel writer Hannah Nicholl has just embarked on a year-long sabbatical in which she’ll explore some of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. Lucky for us, she’ll be writing about her experiences for Green Is The New Black. Her first stop was the Great Barrier Reef, where she went diving and this piece is dedicated …
Love travel, hate mass-tourism? In an attempt to leave a positive impact upon a local community, we explored what it means to 'travel for good' with a conscious tourism trip to Vietnam.Eco‐tourism. Environmental tourism. Community‐based tourism. Ethnic tourism. We’ve all heard the buzzwords describing travel that reduces the adverse social and environmental effects caused by …
2019 was the summer of Europe. Everybody and their dog visited sun-drenched Spain and sailed the azure-blue seas that surround Greece. Instagram was brimming with FOMO-inducing snapshots that left everybody else at home already planning next summer's euro trip. What you didn't see in the carefully curated photos was throngs of tourists waiting in line …
We've reported on eco-anxiety several times because we feel that talking about it is the best way to not just raise awareness on it but also to help people who are suffering from it so they know they aren't alone. This opinion piece by Jaclyn Yost from Ecomadic explores travel-related eco-anxiety, its impact on the …
The Conscious Festival wrapped up on Sunday afternoon in Hong Kong with the travel track and saw thought leaders from across the world come together and discuss how to explore the planet in a greener and more sustainable way. Here are highlights from the last session of panels, talks, and discussions of the weekend.Here is …
A bustling green scene is bringing a new kind of sexy to Bangkok and helping the city shed its stereotypically seedy image. Welcome to Thailand's, very green, future. Gone are the wild weekends where being a tourist in Thailand landed you at a ping pong show on Khao San Road. Sustainability is seeing a new …
