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Responsible Travel is a word that's thrown around quite a bit, especially in today's world of overtourism. What exactly is it? In this episode, we discuss responsible travel with Ashley Blake, founder of Traverse Journeys.

 

Traverse Journeys is a small-group, impact-focused tour company that specializes in responsible travel itineraries by focusing on people, planet, and purpose. The Lost Geographer has partnered with Traverse Journeys to get you $100 off of any itinerary (aside from those with asterisks). Just go to their website and enter the code "TLG100" for the discount.

 

Photo credit: Jim Hill

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Olympic Games
• Brazil
• UN Sustainable Development through Tourism
• Taleb Rifai (Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization)
• India
• Madhya Pradesh
• Amazon Rainforest
• Ecuador
• B-Corp Certification
• 1% for the Planet
• Rainforest Alliance Certification
• Organic Certification
• Fair-Trade Certified
• Child-Safe Certified
• Adventure Travel and Trade Association
• Nepal
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Ireland
• Iceland
• Game of Thrones
• Macchu Pichu, Peru
• Dublin
• Jordan
• United States of America
• Hollywood
• Los Angeles, California
• Italy
• Costa Rica