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24 Jan 2013

Victory for ‘human safari’ campaign as court bans tourists

India's Supreme Court has banned tourists from travelling along the road which cuts through a tribal reserve in the Andaman Islands
10 Jan 2012

Police involved in Andaman Island 'Human Safaris'

The Observer newspaper has revealed evidence of police involvement in ‘human safaris’ in India’s Andaman Islands.
4 Aug 2011

Tour companies join tourist boycott of 'human safaris'

Tour companies in the Andaman Islands are supporting a call for tourists to boycott the Andaman Trunk Road which cuts through the Jarawa tribe’s forest.
12 Feb 2011

Republic challenges tourism body on royal wedding claim

Republic, the organisation campaigning for an elected head of state, has criticised VisitBritain, for its claim that the Royal wedding will boost tourism
22 Jan 2011

Survival protestors target international tourism fair in Madrid

Visitors to the international tourism fair in Madrid today, (22 January 2011) were met by Survival protestors calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana.
7 Jan 2011

Sustainable tourism in Ghana

If you want Western-style consumption, you'll find it in abundance at the Accra Mall. But thankfully, there are many in West Africa keen to encourage sustainable tourism that is both environmentally and culturally sensitive.
16 Sep 2010

Award winning tourism company ignores Bushmen's rights

A controversial tour operator has won a ‘World Savers Award’, despite erecting a luxury tourist lodge on the land of Kalahari Bushmen who are struggling for water.
13 May 2010

'Justice tourism' urged for visitors to Israel and Palestine

Theologians, peace advocates and justice tourism activists will gather in Geneva from 18-21 May 2010 for a meeting to consolidate a “theology of pilgrimage for Palestine-Israel”.
20 May 2009

Israeli tourism initiative accused of wiping Palestine off the map

The Israeli Tourism Ministry is using its “Experience Israel” advertising campaign to attract tourists to the country. But the ministry has totally wiped Palestine off the map by removing any reference to Palestinian territories, say critics.
23 Jul 2007

Vatican launches new web portal to increase PR capacity

The Vatican City State governate has opened a new internet portal, to meet the needs of the ever-increasing numbers of pilgrims and tourists, and to increase its public relations capacities.

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