Respect! 10 tips to travel without harming animals
At the elephant rescue centre in Thailand, elephants are helped to live with dignity... I'll tell you a secret about animals - only if you tell the whole world! Travelling without harming them is possible. After organising hundreds of solidarity trips, from Tumaini we share with you some keys to travel the world without affecting our fellow planet companionsIs there a magic recipe to travel in a 100% responsible way with animals? No, but Responsible Tourism gives us some tips to cause them the least negative impact. The secret includes:
Responsible traveler's kit I: how not to harm the environment when we travel?
A volunteer from the project in Peru, on the way to Machu Picchu. We have all experienced it: we are going to visit a monument, but it is overcrowded and deteriorated. We trek through the Himalayas, but on the way we find waste. We dive on an island in Thailand, but there are so many tourists that there is hardly any coral left. Every year, more than a billion people travel the world, and their travels often harm the environment. This is where our responsible traveler kit begins. First chapter: tips to minimize our impacts when we travel!1
What you can never, EVER forget in your backpack: training!
Children of the Kenya projectWhen does a trip start? When do you get on the plane? When do you land? On the first walk in an unknown land? No! The journey always begins before leaving and has a lot to do with reading. We celebrate World Tourism Day by remembering that there is an essential element that, yes or yes, you have to carry in your backpack: training. Why is training important? So that, for example, when you see a temple in India, you can identify what religion it belongs to and how you have to behave if you want to visit it.
Sun and beach? Yes, but responsibly
Almudena and Ivanka have collaborated in Bali in June and many of us are in "beach mode". We dream all the time of that first dip in the sea. The feel of the sand under our feet. With the sound of the waves in the background. But is it possible to have a sustainable summer at the beach? We give you 5 keys to achieve it (and a proposal).1 Don't leave your polluting footprintWhether it's an urban beach or a protected area, the coast is a natural resource that must be cared for and protected.
Tumaini is already part of the Social Market, will you join us?
Almu and Mónica spreading the solidarity trips of Tumaini.Since Tumaini was born we had it clear: we wanted to promote a different way of traveling, give priority to sustainable consumption, boost the local and solidarity economy. And now on this path, we are no longer alone! We join the Madrid Social Market, a cooperative of entities that believe that another economy is possible. And you? Will you join us on this new path? What is the Social Market? It is a network of companies, organizations and consumers that put ethics, ecology and
And you, do you go to the responsible side of tourism?
When you travel… do you stay in a hotel chain or in a small hostel? Do you eat in a well-known fast food or in a traditional cuisine restaurant? Are you going to listen to the songs of summer or do you prefer to discover the rhythm of local music? On June 2, we invite you to celebrate World Responsible Tourism Day by discovering a new way of traveling. Here are 4 tips that at Tumaini we always apply to ensure that our impact in the communities we visit is positive:1. Training, training and more trainingStill
Sustainable tourism? Responsible? Find the 7 differences!
2017 is the year of sustainable tourism. We do not say it, but the United Nations. It is time to raise awareness about the power of the sector to contribute to sustainable development. Traveling can have positive or negative consequences on the places we visit. It all depends on us, the people who travel. But, before packing our bags, do we really know what it means to travel sustainably? Is it the same as responsible tourism? We propose a game: the 7 differences between these two concepts! How many will you hit? :)1. Politics or attitude?
Keys to planning a trip IV: Travel responsibly
World Responsible Tourism Day is celebrated on June 2. To celebrate, we leave you some tips on how to travel and enjoy the place we visit to the fullest. At Tumaini we defend this way of traveling because it is more enjoyable, it is better known and it is more sustainable. It is in our hands to change irresponsible tourism, you just have to follow these tips: Find out about the place before you travel. The trip begins with the preparation of it. It is best to find out about the customs of the area we are going to, how