Discrimination
Progress for Women in Tourism in Madagascar
While gender inequalities persist in Madagascar, women are increasingly free to choose their activities. The pandemic gave a boost to their determination and creativity.
Latin America: Female Entrepreneurship in Tourism
Three women from Brazil and El Salvador report on the ups and downs of their entrepreneurship.
India: On The Way Up
Trekking guides in India are usually male. But that can change, as this year’s TODO Award winner Himalayan Ecotourism shows.
Newsletter on Tourism and LGBTQI*
All over the world, LGBTQI* people face discrimination. Experts discuss in how far tourism can strengthen the rights as well as acceptance of homo- and transsexual people. Tourism businesses and …
Equality, Decent Work and Economic Justice for All
Unionist Cleve Jones explains in the interview, what kinds of discrimination LGBTQI* workers in the food and hospitality sector face every day and how they fight for equal rights.
Precious Human Rights
Rika Jean-Francois is in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility at the ITB Berlin and on the Board of Directors of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Foundation. We spoke to her about the importance of LGBTQI* tourism to countries of the Global South.
Bon Voyage vs. Boycott
How can LGBTQI* tourism contribute to the rights of homo- and transsexuals in travel destinations? Reflections from Cambodia, Colombia and Saudi Arabia.
LGBTQI* Refugees in Thailand
Thailand is marketed as one of the world's most LGBTQI*-friendly destinations. But transsexual refugees face a different reality: a harsh and dangerous life in Thai Immigration Detention Centres.
Encouraging Change
Homosexuality is a punishable offense in Uganda. A tour operator describes his efforts to fight homophobia and discrimination of LGBTQI* persons in the country.