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Jeremy Smith

sustainable tourism writer and communication strategist

Can better storytelling help fix overtourism?

08/28/2018 Leave a Comment

Can better storytelling help fix overtourism?

What impact is our always connected society having on our ability to connect at a deeper level? Is this an issue tourism should be concerned with?

Filed Under: Communication, Conservation, Storytelling Tagged With: digital, safari

#justonerhino shows bloggers and companies can collaborate for conservation

12/29/2014 1 Comment

100 bloggers are writing a blog each over 100 days to raise funds for rhino conservation. Might the #justonerhino campaign show a way media and the travel industry can work together?

Filed Under: Communication, Conservation Tagged With: animal welfare, conservation, poaching, safari, social media

Poaching, Hunting and Responsible Tourism – is there an answer that will please everyone?

01/20/2014 2 Comments

Is managed hunting part of the solution to the poaching of Southern Africa’s wildlife? And how does this fit with responsible tourism?

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: community-based tourism, poaching, safari, travel boycotts, WTM Africa

Tourism and Wildlife: tackling poaching crisis and turning crisis into opportunity

11/26/2013 Leave a Comment

South Africa’s response to the poaching crisis affecting rhinoceros and other wild animals has lessons for anyone working in tourism – whatever issues they face.

Filed Under: Communication, Environment Tagged With: community development, community-based tourism, poaching, safari, sustainability marketing

SPOTLIGHT: a survery of organisations working for the protection of animals in Tourism

09/18/2013 Leave a Comment

What organisations ensure experiences with animals in tourism are responsible, whether on safari, in zoos, birdwatching, fishing, scuba diving, taking elephant rides, or whale watching?

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: animal welfare, birdwatching, elephant rides, food, safari, scuba diving, shark cage diving, whale watching, wildlife, zoos

Innovator Spotlight: Wilderness Safaris uses great safaris to support community conservation

07/29/2013 Leave a Comment

Innovator Spotlight: Wilderness Safaris uses great safaris to support community conservation

Done right, safari is a very powerful tool for combining conservation with community development. And when you look at the various industry awards announced each year, one name keeps being repeated – Wilderness Safaris.

Filed Under: Environment, Reviews Tagged With: awards, community development, conservation, ecotourism, poaching, safari, WRTD logo

Silence is not an option: What can the tourism industry do about wildlife poaching?

01/02/2013 18 Comments

Silence is not an option: What can the tourism industry do about wildlife poaching?

The rhinoceros is almost extinct. Lions, elephants and tigers are at risk too. But flick through a travel brochure, or browse a website selling trips to see such wildlife, and there will be little, if any, reference to how desperate the situation has become.

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: africa wildlife holidays, african safari, illegal ivory, poaching, responsible tourism, rhino poaching, safari, tiger tourism, tourism and conservation

Reviews of my travel book – Clean Breaks – 500 new ways to see the world

08/08/2010 Leave a Comment

Reviews of my travel book – Clean Breaks – 500 new ways to see the world

I co-wrote the award-winning ‘Clean Breaks – 500 new ways to see the world’ with Richard Hammond (founder of greentraveller). Rough Guides published it in 2009, and reprinted it in 2010 as ‘Great Escapes’. It’s sold around 30,000 copies to date.

Filed Under: Environment, Reviews, Storytelling Tagged With: best ecotravel experiences, best green holidays, best UK green holidays, ecotourism guide book, ecotourism India, ecotourism South Africa, guide book for green holidays, safari

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