Category: Environment
Travel Matters vision for a 3rd decade
As Travel Matters came to the end of 2020 and continued to operate into our third decade, I looked at our vision and mission with a ...
Empowering women farmers through tourism
This guest blog was written by Tricia Barnett, Director of Equality in Tourism. Equality in Tourism believes tourism should be...
How to be a ‘Twenty-Twenties’ Travel Matters Traveller
The turn of the year has seen dramatic changes in everyday life, but it is okay to still be thinking about your next holiday! Trave...
Covid19 – Countries viewed by the UK Government as acceptable to...
The FCO has updated its global advisory against ‘all but essential’ travel, exempting destinations that no longer pose an unaccepta...
Don’t just look forward – look up!
Sadly, Covid-19 has put a stop to virtually all of our travel plans for a while, so all we can do is look forward to the time when ...
The 5 best beaches in Kefalonia
Although a small island, the beaches of Kefalonia are many and contrast vastly. The coastline to the north is more dramatic with st...
Travel Matters declares Climate Emergency
As a business, we encourage people to travel in a sustainable way, using tourism as a force for good. Our Make Travel Matter campai...
An introduction to forest bathing or Shinrin-Yoku
The concept of forest bathing originated in Japan around the 1980s. It is a practice believed to bring numerous physical and mental...