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Sustainable Tourism
The following is a list of links to web sites with information about sustainable tourism which might be of interest.
| Cambridge University Entrepreneurs | CU Entepreneurs runs a business creation competition at Cambridge University. They support new businesses which are environmentally and socially responsible. |
| Sustainable Travel International | This organisation gives a good overview of intiatives to address sutainability of tourism. They also provide a free newsletter which is available by email. |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | This website has informative country profiles, including history of politics, economy, geography etc. |
| Vegetarian Trekking Shoes! | Reviewed recently in Wanderlust, they are comfortable, hardwearing and seriously supportive but expensive (GBP114.95). |
| Offset Flight Emissions | Go here to calculate emissions generated by flying, and how to offset them. But mixed views on how beneficial this is to the environment. |
| Pro Poor Tourism | Information all about it, Harold Goodwin (an expert) is also involved. |
| Tourism Concern | Campaigns for responsible tourism. |
| Fair Play | Spanish Teachers in Cusco, Peru - local people paid a fair wage without profit for intermediaries |
| VSO | VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers (to fight global poverty and disadvantage). |
| CATCCO | CATCCO maintain an excellent museum and several community projects in Ollantaytambo, Peru. |
| Imaginative Traveller | Tour operator working with Leap Local on composting toilets in Cachiccata, Peru |
| Peru Adventures Tours | Saul runs this Peruvian travel agency, and is actively supporting local guides and poor communities especially in mountainous regions. |
| South American Explorers | A club for travellers with clubhouses in Cusco, Lima, Quito and Buenos Aires with information and other services. The Cusco clubhouse has a computer running the Leap Local website. |
| Gitelink France | Independent directory of holiday homes and gites to rent in France. |
| One Green Earth | This is an online directory of green organisations. |
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