Month: May 2018

Case Study Inle Heritage

Inle Heritage, a nonprofit organization founded in 2009, is located at the Innpawkhon Village in Myanmar. The main purpose of the organization is to preserve the cultural and natural richness of the Inle Region, which is located at the western edge of the Shan plateau in eastern Myanmar. Inle Heritage does not rely much on donations. The organization finances its projects to preserve the ecological system and the cultural heritage of Inle Lake through revenue-generating activities

Global Report on Inclusive Tourism Destinations

This Global Report: Inclusive Tourism Destinations has been drawn up by the team of the globaldit firm with the World Tourism Organization. It sets out a Model for inclusive tourism destinations from a supply point of view, in which inclusion refers to the capacity of the tourism system to integrate disadvantaged groups so that they can participate in, and benefit from, tourism activity. The model is made up of a set of principles, definitions and public policy tools that have proved to be appropriate in various places and contexts for improving access to tourism activities for the most disadvantaged groups in society, converting them into suppliers of tourism services or suppliers to the sector.

African Development Bank Group Asian Development Bank Bridging the Gap CENFOTUR Chemonics globaldit Inclusive Tourism Mekong Tourism Forum SGDs Sustainable Development Goals Tarhista 2021 Township Inclusive Tourism in Gauteng United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations World Tourism Organization UNWTO VisitScotland World Bank World Economic Forum World Travel and Tourism Council

Amazing Thailand

Start your northern Thai travels where others stop, and experience three distinct Mekong circuits: “River of Three Cultures” in Chiang Rai, “A Bond between Two Cities” in Nan, and “The Pact of the River” in Loei.

Amazing Thailand Ayutthaya Ban Si Na Pan Bangkok Chantaburi Chiang Khan Chiang Rai Golden Triangle Ho Chi Minh Isan Khao Chamao National Park Khao Khitchakut National Park Khao Sa Bap Mountains Koh Chang Koh Kong Loei Mukdahan Nakhon Phanom Nam Wa River Namtok Phliu National Park Nan Nong Khai Pattaya Pom Phairi Phinat Fort Rayong Sam Phan Bok Siam Southern Coastal Corridor Tat Hueang Waterfall Trat Ubon Ratchathani

Welcome to Laos…Simply Beautiful

People began traveling to Laos more than 3,500 years ago and settled in river valleys that cut through the country’s lush green mountains. Several millennia later King Fa Ngum unified these far flung settlements into Lane Xang, the Kingdom of a Million Elephants, and established the first Lao capital in Luang Prabang.

Bolaven Plateau Bolikhamxay Champhone Golden Triangle Houei Xai Lak Xao Luang Namtha Luang Prabang Nam Nern Night Safari Nam Ou River Ngoi Kao Village Northern Heritage Route Pakse Phou Asa Plain of Jars Savannakhet Historic Trail Sayabouly Tad Soung Waterfall UNESCO World Heritage Site Vat Phou Viengxay Xieng Khouang Yang Kheuea

Experience Southern China’s Ancient Wonders

Shangri-La…the mystical setting in James Hilton’s 1933 novel, “Lost Horizon”…a land of green valleys and crystal-clear lakes isolated by snow-capped peaks, jagged rock formations and rivers rushing through ravines…a lost utopia where people live to 100 years old…a paradise found where the Mekong River springs to life.

Baoshang Stone Village GUangxi jinghong Kunming Lijiang Lugu Lake Mengla Shangri-La UNESCO World Heritage Site Xishuangbanna Yongnin Hot Spring Yunnan

Enter the Kingdom of Wonder

When Portuguese trader, Diogo do Couto, reached Angkor in 1550, he knew the vast temple complex was once the capital of the Mekong region’s largest-ever kingdom.

An Lung Veng Angkor Angkor Borei Ba Yang Mountain Ban Lung Cham Pey Waterfall Irrawaddy Dolphin Kampot Kingdom of Wonder Kratie Ou Svay Phnom Penh Prek Tuk Sap Siem Reap Sihanoukville Stung Treng Takeo Virachey National Park Yeak Loam