Our latest blog highlights two major but very different events this week orangutan.org.uk/blog/2018/09/0… Please donate to our appeal here bit.ly/2IqckoM to orangutan habitat. £15 helps protect 10 acres of forest.

The stark message on the Tourism Concern website about closure was put up prematurely before wider options had been explored and members consulted. Founder Alison Stancliffe would like to hear from any members... facebook.com/19268913408093…

This week Tourism Concern's trustees announced the organisation's closure (see the website). Founder Alison Stancliffe would like to hear your reactions and suggestions for positive ways the work of the... facebook.com/tourismconcern…

TO ALL WHO'VE RESPONDED TO MY CLOSURE POST: Still in a vacuum of information from the TC trusteesb but I am willing to network likeminded people and keep information and ideas flowing in the meantime. Write to... facebook.com/tourismconcern…

Your comments and offers of help have been passed on by me to the trustees, though no more announcements yet about what they intend to do. Let's keep in touch in the meantime. Are any of you apart from Adama Bah going to the WTM? Alison Stancliffe

Here's an update on one burning tourism related issue Tourism Concern was researching at the time of closure: "Housing protesters occupy Airbnb offices in Dublin protest By PRESS ASSOCIATION (as reported in the... facebook.com/tourismconcern…

Still hoping we'll hear from the Trustees in due course about legacy proposals. Meanwhile, the charity may be closing but the need for a critical voice remains. So if you're going to the World Travel Market, take... facebook.com/tourismconcern…

Starting now in the Americas Inspiration Zone 'Indigenous Tourism' with @goodwinhj, Cameron Taylor - TTJ Tourism, Camille Ferguson AIANTA, Mark Watson Tourism Concern #WTMLDN #IdeasArriveHere #WTMRT

Here's a film giving background to the houseboat code we were working on with our Kerala partner, mentioned in the previous post. youtube.com/watch?v=ADBoDV… youtube.com/watch?v=ADBoDV…

It's been a couple of years since a TC blog brought up the issue of Airbnb operating in West Bank settlements, something one of our members was passionate about... aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/a…

Check out this travel initiative with a difference - one that Tourism Concern would have wholeheartedly supported, given our historic focus on human rights. justicetravel.org Is it unique? justicetravel.org

Season's Greetings to all who have long followed our posts - or have just come across TC. Three months on from their closure announcement, the trustees remain silent about any legacy plans. But the website is... facebook.com/19268913408093…

It's 2019, and 100 days since the trustees announced Tourism Concern's closure in a written statement. But still no word of how they intend to carry out their apparent intention of passing on TC resources and website content... indonesiaexpat.biz/travel/fight-b…

Here's news from Kabani, a longstanding partner of Tourism Concern. Once the UK charity has finally been deregistered (still an ongoing process) it will be up to other initiatives like Kabani to show how... facebook.com/tourismconcern…

Don't miss Frans de Man's reply to our last post: 'Fortunately some of the European organizations with whom TC used to cooperate in networks like Transforming Tourism and TEN continue their struggle to offer a full and transparent... transforming-tourism.org

A great initiative in Bahia, Brazil. comuniculturi.com comuniculturi.com

It's taking a very long time to formally winde up Tourism Concern but in the near future you'll hear... india.mongabay.com/2019/02/unreal…

Well here's a novel way of dealing with tourism's impact.. traveltourism.news/these-islands-… traveltourism.news/these-islands-…

Don't worry if you cna't read Swedish - it's easy to click for a translation of this fascinating piece of research from one of the European partners most valued by Tourism Concern in recent years.... schystresande.se/artiklar/10-po…

Some excellent advice for anyone visiting Thailand.... nytimes.com/2019/06/19/tra… nytimes.com/2019/06/19/tra…