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.


Rooting for Change: The UK's Small-Scale Farms Sowing the Seeds for a Sustainable Future

Rooting for Change: The UK's Small-Scale Farms Sowing the Seeds for a Sustainable Future

As the future of UK farming is being moulded by Brexit, climate change and the pandemic, it's traditional, smaller farms that are cultivating social and environmental benefits, and helping to regenerate the landscape, says Ellie Howard from SUITCASE Magazine.

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5 Tour Operators That Are Working Toward a More Sustainable Travel Future

5 Tour Operators That Are Working Toward a More Sustainable Travel Future

More and more tour operators provide their customers with authentic experiences […], allowing travelers to not only connect with people living in the places they visit but to better understand their daily lives and cultures, says Shane Nelson from TravelAge West. And perhaps more importantly, many of these encounters offer […] clients a chance to spend their vacation dollars on community-focused and sustainable tourism products.

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The world’s first booking platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit

The world’s first booking platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit

Platform enables travelers to positively impact the communities they visit with 45 new hotel choices, 20 new charities, voluntourism opportunities, a tangible positive impact report with every booking and more. Michal Christine Escobar from Hospitality Technology explains how it works.

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Amid a mass exodus, could ethnotourism save Dagestan’s mountain villages

Amid a mass exodus, could ethnotourism save Dagestan’s mountain villages

Thousands of young people are fleeing Dagestan's isolated mountain villages in a bid for a better life in towns and cities, says Philipp Lausberg from The Calvert Journal. But can the region's rich culture be used to lure paying guests and livelihoods to these diverse enclaves – before it’s too late?

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12 sustainable destinations we'd love to visit in 2022

12 sustainable destinations we'd love to visit in 2022

As [a] sustainability editor, [Juliet Kinsman from Condé Nast Traveller is] always up for championing the destinations that are showing […] love for the wellbeing of the world. Whether powering their nations on renewables, or addressing specific environmental or community issues, these nations are making the planet a better place while inviting us to explore them in an eco-friendly way, with the widest-flung of open arms.

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Hawai‘i Is Not Our Playground

Hawai‘i Is Not Our Playground

For years, Hawai‘i has been packaged as a picturesque paradise. A place where […] travelers could forget the worries of home. The problem? Hawai‘i’s land, history, and people are often ignored or trampled. Chris Colin from AFAR reports on the locals who are pushing back.

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The World’s Oldest Rainforest Was Just Handed Back to Its Indigenous Owners

The World’s Oldest Rainforest Was Just Handed Back to Its Indigenous Owners

The world’s oldest tropical rainforest has been given back to its traditional Indigenous owners in a historic deal with Australia’s Queensland state government, says Gavin Butler from VICE.

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Sustainable tourism – now is the time to change the way we travel

Sustainable tourism – now is the time to change the way we travel

The pandemic has altered how we think about tourism. Chris Haslam from The Times assesses the impact of our holidays on the environment, and knows the organisations and initiatives that will help you make informed choices

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