We talk to one of the travel’s most influential voices this week about community tourism and we’ll also take you to the tropical paradise that is the Maldives. Also on the pod, best outdoor showers and tubs, and which do you think is the best country for solo travel?
Social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author and owner of adventure travel company G Adventure Bruce Poon Tip talks to Kirstie Bedford from Toronto about the importance of community tourism, and what you can do as a traveller to genuinely make change to communities in need. Bruce also reveals the countries that are leading the way in travel for change, gadventures.com
Watch Bruce’s moving video here, which is sure to change your perception of travel: thelasttouristfilm.com
On the flip side of the coin, Belle catches up with Mark Thomson, a senior executive of Minor Hotels, which has seven hotels in the Maldives. The burning question is, with all our own sun and sand, why should Australians visit the Maldives? Visit avanihotels.com and anantara.com
If you’d like to read more about those solo travel stats, here’s the survey by left luggage service Bounce, usebounce.com
And finally, if you want to subscribe to the special 40th anniversary issue of Vacations & Travel which Kirstie mentions, click here: https://subscribe.vacationstravel.com/
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