Thailand is one of our most loved and visited countries in the world. Nearly 40 million people visited in 2019 and, bar COVID, numbers have risen steadily every year, so it’s no surprise that Thailand is reliant on tourism. Around 12% of the economy and 36 million jobs come from the travel industry. However, Thailand … Read more
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate the many eco-friendly hotels bursting onto the scene, from Scotland to Slovenia, Scandinavia to – ugh, Saudi. Yet I urge you to stay alert to the niggle that many hosts are simply savvier at using the right labels to position themselves greener. Beware “performative sustainability”, as a pal dubbed the … Read more
To mark Earth Day, Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Cat Jones, the Founder of Byway, the travel company that is firmly putting slow travel on the map. You opened Byway in the lockdown, what was the thinking behind this? I’ve always been a slow traveller. I’ve never owned a car and love travelling by bike, … Read more