BY SHANNON GUIHAN Dear Traveler, This year, Earth Month arrives with particular poignancy. As The Travel Corporation celebrates its first 100 years, we also mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day – April 22,…
In the globalized 21st Century, diverse cultures are becoming increasingly alike. In every country around the world, people wear the same name brands, tap the same iPhones and drive the same cars. The interconnectedness of…
Since the beginning of time, human beings have been drawn to the prospect of travel. Hunter gatherers traversed continents; seafarers navigated oceans and traders crossed borders, thereby becoming increasingly fascinated in the cultures, histories and…
Almost all life on earth is a delicate system of checks and balances. Yet several damaging human practices have snowballed to such an extent in the past few decades that multiple ecosystems have been endangered.…
A partner and recipient of the Treadright Foundation grant, an initiative that encourages the sustainable development of tourism by supporting projects that benefit the environment, cultural heritages and local communities, The Center of Traditional Textiles…