Ecotourism and responsible travel: The destinations we should visit

By Louise Southerden
Updated November 28 2015 - 12:08pm, first published 11:53am
A baby gorilla in Rwanda. Photo: Intrepid Travel
A baby gorilla in Rwanda. Photo: Intrepid Travel

It's something we don't always think about, but where and how we travel can have a big impact on the places we visit, particularly now that more than a billion of us travel internationally each year. "Every time we travel," says UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary-general Taleb Rifai, "we become part of a global movement that has the power to drive positive change for our planet and for all people."

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