March 9, 2022 - Ethical Escapes

Native Americans are finally at the heart of Yellowstone

October 22, 2022March 9, 2022 by Ethical Escapes

In 1 March 1872, the US president, Ulysses S Grant, enacted a federal protection for the Yellowstone landscape, creating America’s first national park and one of the first in the world. The decision affected thousands of people from at least 27 distinct Native American tribes. More than 10,000 years of history were erased from the narrative at … Read more

The big idea: is tourism bad for us?

April 21, 2023March 9, 2022 by Ethical Escapes

In 2019, the United Nations World Tourism Organization reported that international travel had increased to a record 1.4 billion tourist arrivals. It predicted a 3% to 4% annual increase in coming years. That didn’t happen, of course. At the end of 2021, international tourist arrivals were 72% below pre-pandemic levels with 1 billion fewer arrivals than two … Read more