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Laguna Lăng Cô - Buffalo Powered Golf

Golf courses get plenty of flack for being unsustainable. They use up valuable fertile land, consume huge amounts of water and produce nothing apart from perspiring businessmen. Apart from, that is, Lăng Cô Golf Club in Central Vietnam which has made sustainability one of its key goals.

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary: A Himalayan Gem

The result of a unique collaboration by a private company, a regional forest department and the local community, Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, high in the Indian Himalayas, boasts one of the last natural temperate broadleaved forests in the region as well as a unique range of localised ecotourism activities.

Cousine Island: Strategies for Nature Conservation

One of the least known islands of the Seychelles group, tiny Cousine Island is introducing limited tours for keen nature watchers. Now up to six visitors a day can visit its unspoilt wildlife, which includes giant Aldabra tortoises and Hawksbill turtles. By Jeremy Torr.

Mount Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club: Committed to the Environment

Green Globe congratulated Mount Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club on its recent recertification for the fourth year. Mount Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club is a relaxed, elegant haven tucked on the breathtaking hillside of Grand Anse Beach in Grenada.

Mövenpick Beach Resort Al Khobar: Planting the Seeds of Sustainability

Nestled on the shoreline of the Arabian Gulf lies Mövenpick Beach Resort Al Khobar, a true getaway that awaits families, couples and corporate travellers alike. The resort features contemporary and spacious deluxe villas and facilities include a private lagoon beach, a wellness centre and restaurants offering a variety of excellent dining options.

Old Towns and Street Culture of Yunnan

Old Towns and Street Culture of Yunnan

Off-the-beaten track in Yunnan. Dig below the franchise food bars, selfie-stick vendors and bridal stock-shot locations, and China’s Yunnan Province still has plenty of cultural history to see and experience. By Kayti Denham.

The Indian Traveller in Seychelles

The Indian Traveller in Seychelles

The Seychelles Tourism Board, local and Indian trade partners meet to explore the tourism potential of Seychelles for Indian travellers. Beaches, weddings, snorkelling are popular in Seychelles.

Palm Island, Australia: Reinventing Itself towards EcoTourism & Sustainability

While the history of the Palm Island as a tourist destination may seem bleak; once a source of ‘blackbirding’ slave labour for Japanese and European beche-de-mer and pearl traders during the 19th century, a penal colony for ‘disruptive’ Aboriginals in 1918, it holds a promise of better things. Once visitors start arriving, budding entrepreneurs of Palm Island may have a real chance to show visitors something positive that will help sustain the future of Palm Island community and its culture. Read on to know why Palm Island deserves a Fair Go.