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June 4, 2010: CREST releases a statement about the film "Cracking the Golden Egg". Click here to read the statement.
May 21, 2010: CREST's Dos and Don'ts of Travel Giving publication has a specific Africa focus in Anouk Zijlma's Travel Giving Tips for Visitors: Africa Travel Do's and Don'ts - What Gifts to Bring to Africa? Click here to read the article and click here to read CREST's publication of Dos and Don'ts of Travel Giving.
May 11, 2010: CREST will present New Studies on Coastal Tourism and Vacation Home Trends in Costa Rica and Mexico at World Bank, Washington, DC on May 27th 2010 from 12:30 to 2:00! Click here to read the announcement.
Martha Honey presenting at the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island on Tuesday, May 18th, from 8:00am to noon. Click here to read the announcement.
May 12, 2010:"Foreign studies question Costa Rica's green image" by the Costa Rica News (Costa Rica's #1 Online English Newspaper). Click here to read the article.
April 30, 2010: CREST's new study, "The Impact of Tourism Related Development along Costa Rica's Pacific Coast," is lead story in the Tico Times. Click here to read the lead story, an editorial and op-ed by Martha Honey and William Durham.
April 22, 2010: Comprehensive New Study Released: "The Impact of Tourism Related Development along Costa Rica's Pacific Coast" Click here to read the press release and click here to download full report. Click here to read the press coverage of the summary report from Costa Rica.
(from left to right) Jorge Cabrera, William H. Durham, Erick Vargas, Margarita Penon (former First Lady of Costa Rica) and George Soriano
March 12, 2010: New Study Shows Strength of Responsible Tourism Market Despite Global Economic Recession. Click here to read the press release from Center for Responsible Travel and click here to read the press release from SNV Netherlands Development Organization!
Click here to download the full report, The Market for Responsible Tourism Products with a special focus on Latin America and Nepal.
Second International meeting of indigenous leaders in tourism, INTIRUNA held February 24 - 27, 2010
Indigenous tourism leaders from 10 different countries met February 24 - 27, 2010 at the Nueva Alianza Ecotourism Center, in Frontera Corozal, Chiapas, Mexico. Click here to learn more about this forum.
February 3, 2010: First Coastal Tourism Innovators Symposium Receives Praise from Participants. Click here to read the results of the Innovators Symposium held at Stanford University, January 20-22, 2010. Click here to read the Innovators Symposium proceedings.
December 10, 2009: Chris Blackwell, Owner of Island Records & Boutique Resorts To Play Leading Role at Coastal Tourism Innovators Symposium.
Click here to read the press release about Chris Blackwell's participation in the Coastal Tourism Innovators Symposium held January 20-22, 2010.
October 2009: Martha Honey and Raymond Gilpin's Special Report from the United States Institute for Peace is released.
The Special Report includes three country profiles and case studies collected from participants from the Travelers' Philanthropy Conference last December. Contributing authors are Dr. Bola Adeleke, Nigeria; Aditi Chanchani, India; and Dr. David Western of Kenya. Please click the link below to read the Special Report Tourism in the Developing World, Promotong Peack and Reducing Poverty by Martha Honey and Raymond Gilpin.
October 23, 2009: CREST announces Acclaimed Explorer and Oceanographer Sylvia Earle to address ‘Green’ Resort and Vacation Home Developers at Stanford Symposium.
Click here to read the press release about Sylvia Earle's participation in the Coastal Tourism Innovators Symposium held January 20-22, 2010.
October 18, 2009: Denver Post releases Voluntour Info article highlighting interview with CREST's David Krantz and CREST's work in Travelers' Philanthropy and Voluntourism.
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September 29, 2009: California based radio show interviews Martha Honey on responsible travel!
Tonya Fitzpatrick from Travel'n On Radio interviews Co-director Martha Honey. Click here to listen to the radio show and interview!
July 22, 2009: Announcing Innovators Symposium: Rethinking Coastal Tourism Development: The Importance of Innovators in Times of Climate Change & Economic Crisis
Stanford University Graduate School of Business, January 20 - 22, 2010. Click www.crestconference.org to see the new website.
July 21, 2009: Travel + Leisure "Worlds Best Awards" Announced!
Travelers' Philanthorpy partners Country Walkers and Punta Islita awarded "World's Best" along with Travelers' Philanthropy conference sponsors, Micato Safaris, Abercrombie & Kent, and Big Five Tours & Expeditions and pioneers Lindblad Expeditions.
Congratulations to our partners, sponsors and Pioneers! Click here to read the Travel + Leisure article!
July 15, 2009: Ashoka Changemakers Geotourism Challenge Finalists Announced!
Congratulations to Travelers' Philanthorpy partner Nature Air for being a finalist in the Geotourism Challenge! Click here to read about the finalists.June 24, 2009: The Center for Responsible Travel Introduces “Travelers’ Philanthropy” to a New York Audience in Successful Twin Events
June 20, 2009: Travelers' Philanthropy company wins WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Award!
NatureAir receives prestigious recognition from World Travel & Tourism Council, honored as the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Conservation Award Winner! Click here to read the full article (Spanish) (English)
June 18, 2009: U.S. Mayors to Support Global Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism
Click here to read about how Mayors of major US cities have agreed to urge their member cities to support the global guidelines for sustainable tourism found in the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria.
May 21, 2009: Seema Bhatt and Martha Honey present at USAID
Seema Bhatt, a visiting Fulbright Scholar with CREST from India, presented "Ecotourism, Issues and Concerns in India" at USAID. She was joined by Martha Honey who discussed Travelers' Philanthropy.
May 18, 2009: NatureAir wins WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Award!
Travelers' Philantrhopy company, NatureAir received the prestigious Tourism for Tomorrow Award from World Travel & Tourism Council, honored as the 2009 Conservation Award Winner! Click here to read the full article (Spanish) (English)
May 6, 2009: Travelers' Philanthropy Documentary Premier at World Bank
The Travelers' Philanthropy Documentary “Travelers’ Philanthropy: Giving Time, Talent, and Treasure" premiered at the World Bank in Washington, DC May 6, 2009. Martha Honey and David Krantz also presented on CREST's history and experiences with Travelers' PHilanthropy.
Click here to read more details.April 20, 2009: Responsible Travel Highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler
In a recent piece by Kevin Doyle, Condé Nast Traveler examines luxury travel that gives back.
Click here to read the article online.
April 13, 2009: CREST Releases April 2009 Newsletter
Click here to read about CREST's current programs, events, publications, staff, and ongoing projects.
March 26, 2009: CREST Provides Guidance on Responsible Giving
CREST announces its newest publication, "Dos and Don'ts of Travel Giving", designed to help travelers and businesses avoid common pitfalls. Click here to read the press release, or click here to read the full publication.
March 10, 2009: CESD is now Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)
CESD has officially become the Center for Responsible Travel. Although our name has changed, our mission remains the same: To transform the way the world travels. Click to learn more.
December 6, 2008: Travelers' Philanthropy Conference a Success!
CESD wishes to thank the sponsors, keynote speakers and participants who helped make the recent Travelers' Philanthropy conference a great success. Thank you for joining us in Arusha! We hope to see you again at our future conferences and events.
Click here for follow up materials, and we hope to see you again at future events!
CESD Publications in the News
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show interviews CESD Co-director Dr. Martha Honey on the recent edition of her book, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? Click here to hear the broadcast.
November 10, 2008:
CESD announces a book signing for Martha Honey's newly released edition of Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?. Signing will take place 12:30pm to 1:45pm on November 20th, at the CESD office in Washington DC. Click here for full details.
October 21, 2008:
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show interviews CESD Co-director Dr. Martha Honey on the recent edition of her book, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? Click here to hear the broadcast.
August 15, 2008
CESD and CAB International announce publication of volume 7 of the CAB Ecotourism Series: Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas by CESD Co-Director, Dr. William Durham, in collaboration with Dr. Amanda Stronza. Click here to learn more.
August 6, 2008:
CESD and Island Press proudly announce publication of the new edition of Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? by CESD Co-Director, Dr. Martha Honey. Click here for the Press Release, or click here for details from the publisher.
Please note: Due to a publishing error, on the back cover of some copies of the Second Edition, Dr. Honey is erroneously listed as the "Executive Director" of the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development (CESD). Since the founding of CESD, Dr. Honey has been one Co-Director and Professor William H. Durham of Stanford University has been the other Co-Director of the Center. The publisher and Dr. Honey regret the error.
July 16, 2008:
Congratulations to our travel partners, Micato Safaris, Country Walkers and Lindblad Expeditions for their top rankings among the "World's Best" Awards by Travel & Leisure Magazine. Click here to read the full article.
June 23, 2008:
Green Travel in the news: Interview on Minnesota Public Radio with CESD Co-director Martha Honey, PhD. What does truly earth-friendly travel mean, and what forms might it take? Experts discuss. Click here to listen to a recording of the broadcast, in RealPlayer format.
June 1, 2008:
Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, has graciously agreed to give the keynote address at the 2008 Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference to be held in Arusha, Tanzania, December 3-5, 2008.
March 25, 2008:
Attention Charter Club Invitees, CESD announces its next ecotourism study tour with CC AFrica on Safari in Tanzania taking place directly after the Travelers' Philanthropy conference December 6-12, 2008.
February 18, 2008:
CESD seeks Director of Development. See job posting here.
February 13, 2008:
Registration is now open for our upcoming Travelers' Philanthropy Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, December 3-5, 2008.
February 12, 2008:
Please click here for more information on Ecostorm Dharamsala, a seminar to be held in Dharamsala, India and sponsored by Basecamp Explorer.
February 1, 2008:
CESD releases a new study on coastal tourism development. It takes a global look at current trends in the way coastal tourism development occurs, its impacts, and recommended interventions for WWF. To download a copy, click here.
January 16, 2008:
CESD announces its new Market Research Department. For details click here.
January 14, 2008:
CESD Spring Internships - Washington DC and Stanford internships available for Spring 2008. For details click here.