Responsible Travel

Cayuga Collection of Sustainable Luxury Hotels and Lodges

Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality develops and manages hotels, lodges and other tourism related projects in Central America that are committed to the four Ps of sustainability – people, planet, profit and place.

Family Travel and Responsible Tourism

Ethan Gelber

A comprehensive collection of reasons and arguments why everyone should engage in more family travel and responsible tourism.

How to Be a Responsible Family Travel Champion: Top Tips

Ethan Gelber

We asked our members to share their top tips about making responsible family travel decisions. Here’s what they had to say.

An Eye-Opening Family Visit to a Chinese Migrant Workers’ School

Ethan Gelber

An eye-opening account of the complex context and experience of an American family’s visit to a Chinese migrant workers’ school.

Celebrating the Bicycle’s Bicentennial in Germany (with Family)

Kit Bernardi

A bicycle tour of SouthWest Germany is a fun, eco-friendly family adventure with teens.

Vacation Trend: Slow Travel for Families Living in the Fast Lane

• Elevate Destinations

Living in the fast lane? Slow travel for families is highly recommended. Fortunately, slow travel family destinations are on the rise.

Family Travel and Camping

Ethan Gelber

Family travel and camping go together like summer and vacation! Here are a few important reasons why everyone should do it.

5 Volunteer Vacations for Families

David Parfitt

Give your kids the chance to lend a hand during volunteer vacations and leave a meaningful impact on the communities they visit.

Discovering South America with a Socially Responsible and Sustainable Partner

Pure! Travel Group

More families are aware of the importance of arranging vacations with a socially responsible and sustainable company (like Pure! Ecuador).

Galapagos: Close Encounters of the Wild Kind

Heather Mundt

A Thomson Family Adventures trip to the Galapagos Islands offers families a wealth of up-close wildlife viewing and more.

Family Travel: Creating Nature’s Caretakers

Bryan Jáuregui

For some species, family travel is instinctive or a matter of survival. For others it is a yearning for adventure and discovery. The places where they cross paths – places like Baja, where humans and gray whales can today interact freely and without fear – are magical.

Ecotourism and Family Travel in Costa Rica

Ethan Gelber

Costa Rica offers amazing product and program diversity at cross-section of ecotourism and family travel in Costa Rica. “A family vacation in Costa Rica is a way to raise awareness about sustainability for the whole family.”

Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

From Millennials to Baby Boomers, a vacation getaway in Greater Fort Lauderdale is a multigenerational escape offering everything.