Human rights
“Tourism is people´s business” – this wisdom holds true since the emerge of travel and tourism. It is not only true for guests – but includes all the people all over the world, who ensure, that travellers get safely from A to B, provide good food and arrange interesting excursions. Tourism constantly breaches their dignity and rights. Either by exploitative working conditions, eviction for hotel buildings and airports or by limiting their access to resources like water. Until today, children are sexually abused in the context of tourism. Strengthening human rights in tourism, therefore, stands in the centre of our work.
Online seminar: Child protection during tourism project visits
The webinar "Tourism for Good? Respecting Child Rights in Project Visits" by the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism, held in May 2022, was targeted at tourism businesses and other stakeholders offering project visits where tourists come into contact with children during their travels. The …
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.
Panel Discussion at ITB Convention 2022
Companies should not benefit from the vulnerability of people in the informal economy but act with due diligence to fulfil their responsibilities to respect human rights.
Stealth Game – “Community” conservancies devastate land & lives in Northern Kenya
A report by the Oakland Institute documents the displacement of local indigenous people in private protected areas in Kenya and presents evidence of torture and killings.
Online seminar: United for vaccine justice worldwide!
Two international online seminar on vaccine equity were held and highlighted the need for more engagement from the tourism industry and also giving examples of implementation.
Diversity and Inclusion in Tourism
Non-discrimination and diversity are important human rights issues for companies. Here's how tour operators can implement them.
World Tourism Day 2021
Since 50 years, the international community celebrates World Tourism Day annually on September 27. We have compiled some statements and demands from civil society networks.
No Long-Term Plan for Lakshadweep
A planned tourism project in the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep meets with resistance from both local people and the scientific community.
Child protection in tourism
Sexual exploitation of children is a current and important issue. ECPAT Germany re-launched its online training for tourism professionals in English, German, and French.