Human rights

Representatives from public and private sector as well as NGOs met in Berlin on June, 13 to discuss strategies to strengthen child protection in

Trekking guides in India are usually male. But that can change, as this year’s TODO Award winner Himalayan Ecotourism shows.

Three women from Brazil and El Salvador report on the ups and downs of their entrepreneurship.

Companies should not benefit from the vulnerability of people in the informal economy but act with due diligence to fulfil their responsibilities to

Non-discrimination and diversity are important human rights issues for companies. Here's how tour operators can implement them.

Two international online seminar on vaccine equity were held and highlighted the need for more engagement from the tourism industry and also giving

A report by the Oakland Institute documents the displacement of local indigenous people in private protected areas in Kenya and presents evidence of

Since 50 years, the international community celebrates World Tourism Day annually on September 27. We have compiled some statements and demands from

A planned tourism project in the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep meets with resistance from both local people and the scientific community.

Sexual exploitation of children is a current and important issue. ECPAT Germany re-launched its online training for tourism professionals in English,

The international tourism fair ITB NOW took place in March 2021. Here you can find videos of the events that we helped to create.

In an online seminar, the International Transforming Tourism Initiative took a look at the consequences of COVID-19 on working conditions for women.

The way out of the corona tourism crisis leads through the expansion of vaccine production and global solidarity in distribution.

The new report from the Asian Travel Association (PATA) and Focusright highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Thailand's tourism supply chain.

Documentation of the online seminar at the Asia - Europe People's Forum (AEPF13), 18.5.2021

In an interview with Naturefriends International, Adamah Bah explains the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Gambian people and outlines

The initiative Tourism Declares calls on the tourism industry to declare a climate emergency. Kasia Morgan explains, why climate protection is so

This year's ITB Berlin, took place virtually from the 9 – 12 of March 2021. Tourism Watch participated with a virtual booth and own events.

In an interview with Jon Florin, Albert Salem, Dutch pioneer of tourism critiques and ambassador for tourism that serves the people in the

With contributions from Brazil, the Gambia, Spain and the Philippines, the online seminar of the Transforming Tourism Initiative discussed the effects

Investors are taking an even closer look on what impact their investments have. Now a group of investors is concerned about reports of serious labor

Das Center for Global Development hat einen zusammenfassenden Artikel über die Auswirkungen der Covid-19 Pandemie auf Arbeitsmigrant*innen in der

Seafarers worldwide are stuck on their ships due to COVID-19 – among them many Filipinos. They are facing inadequate hygiene measures, financial

Women are predominant in tourism employment. But COVID-19 has revealed structural inequalities that are hitting female employees in the travel

The Fairwork Foundation rates and ranks the fairness of digital labour platforms. The goal of the project is to define standards for decent working

Tourism is a promising sector of employment for women. However, digitalization and online booking platforms bring about new gender-specific

How can LGBTQI* tourism contribute to the rights of homo- and transsexuals in travel destinations? Reflections from Cambodia, Colombia and Saudi

Homosexuality is a punishable offense in Uganda. A tour operator describes his efforts to fight homophobia and discrimination of LGBTQI* persons in

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

Unionist Cleve Jones explains in the interview, what kinds of discrimination LGBTQI* workers in the food and hospitality sector face every day and how

Thailand is marketed as one of the world's most LGBTQI*-friendly destinations. But transsexual refugees face a different reality: a harsh and

The Internet opens new avenues for travelling sex offenders. ‘Cyber-grooming‘ on social media enables offenders to develop contacts with children and

In the interview, Prof. Andreas Neef shares the results of his new study. He analyzed 25 cases of tourism-related land grabbing and displacement in

For a long time, tourism in the Maldives was seen as a force for economic development. But today, only a c chosen few profit from the excessive

In the Philippines, the indigenous Ati of Boracay Island struggle to defend their land rights against unfettered tourism development.

Tourism could contribute to preserving the Sans' cultural identity and thus to strengthening their land rights in southern Africa.

In alternative exposure tours, Ir Amim shows how tourism attractions in East Jerusalem, such as the City of David, become politicized.

In early June 2018, the International Summit on Child Protection in Travel and Tourism held in Bogota, Colombia offered an occasion to take stock of

Fabrizio Barcellona von der Internationalen Vereinigung der Transportarbeiter erläutert im Interview, inwieweit sich die Arbeitsbedingungen an Board