Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
With a busy Christmas travel season ahead, another European city has announced measures to combat overcrowding in its streets over the festivities. Under plans drawn up […]
Over the past few years, many destinations have had to find solutions for dealing with a soaring number of tourists. Some have limited the daily number […]
With a population of 219 inhabitants during the week and 50.000 over the weekend, the quaint little village of Hochatown, in Oklahoma, is one of the […]
On Sunday morning, listening to Open Country, a weekly radio programme mainly for townies, the interviews were with the Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team. They had just […]
Destinations all over the world are making efforts to catch up with the latest trends in digital nomad lifestyles, according to a new analysis by the […]
The World Responsible Tourism Awards have been running since 2004 and have had a series of sponsors over the years, and they have grown and matured […]
Following complaints and even legal action by locals about noise, congestion and crime in the Porta Venezia area, Milan officials are showing they are listening. The […]
On Tuesday, November 7th there is a Responsible Tourism Conference at WTM London this year, which ends with a celebration of 21 years of panels and […]
In the fight against overtourism, popular Japan is planning to enhance its transport networks and introduce measures to spread the footfall of its current tourism boom. […]
Wrapping up the week-long meeting of the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the organisation has revealed the 54 villages […]
At the heart of Responsible Tourism are the values of respect and the aspiration to create meaningful connections. Respect does not require the denial of difference. […]
A Welsh farmer and landowner who says he has been looking after an historic site for years has lost patience with poorly-behaved visitors and taken guerilla […]
Tourism, while a boon to many destinations, is posing growing threats to the pristine bay coast of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Known for its unique bioluminescent plankton, […]
Amsterdam is increasing its tourist tax from 2024, making it the city with the highest such visitor charge in Europe. How much? In a budget statement, […]