Let’s reinvent travel.
Leisure Lab is a think tank and media lab to promote sustainable tourism, or as we like to call it BREAK-EVEN TOURISM. In this LAB REPORTS section we publish news articles and create inspirational travel stories to help bring about positive change in the way we travel.
Meet the eco-warrior championing regenerative tourism in Costa Rica
At the edge of La Amistad International Park, which spills over Costa Rica’s southern border into Panama, one man has transformed a logging operation into one of the nation’s most authentic ecotourism getaways, says Jamie Lafferty from National Geographic.
Moyenne Island: The world's smallest national park
Once a neglected wasteland, this paradisiacal eco-reserve stands as a reminder of what the Seychelles were like before tourism arrived, says Anthony Ham from BBC Travel.
Every single holiday we take relies on nature – and impacts on it, too
We should be as […] concerned about nature on our mainstream holidays as we would be on an ecotourism trip, argues Justin Frances, chief executive of Responsible Travel.
9 Travel Companies for Eco-Conscious Travellers
The sustainability editor at Condé Nast Traveller, Juliet Kinsman, sums up travel companies using their businesses as a force for good.
Anja Park – an ecotourism success story in Madagascar
Anja has grown into a powerhouse of community-led conservation in Madagascar. The reserve now earns enough revenue to employ 85 guides and animal spotters and to fund a wide array of community projects, says Rowan Moore Gerety, who’s a writer at Mongabay.