Agriculture has been a double-edged sword for the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: while it provides an ample source of nutrition and business for GMS countries, it also places undue pressure on …
How Tourists Can Support Sustainable Agriculture around the Mekong Region Read More
More and more travelers are getting more out of their trip, by taking it slow. They’ve discovered the merits of long-stay travel, also known as slow travel: a type of …
3 Ways Slow Travel Benefits Both Travelers and Mekong Communities Read More
The tourism industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with transportation being a major source of these emissions. The UN World Tourism Organization estimates that transport-related carbon dioxide …
Why Tourist Transportation is going Electric in the Mekong Region Read More
There’s an increasing, almost worried intensity in the way that Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) countries are tackling the recurring haze problem.
At a glance, “sustainable luxury travel” may sound like a contradiction in terms – after all, luxury travel is often associated with high levels of consumption, which can have a …
Is your tourism dollar really supporting the communities you visit around the Mekong Region? You can never be sure: “greenwashing”, or the exaggeration of a company’s environmental credentials, is an …
4 ways to make sure your travel buck gives back to Mekong communities Read More
For environment-conscious tourism stakeholders in the Mekong Sub-Region, homestays are an essential component of a carbon-neutral tourism strategy. Having tourists stay at locals’ homes instead of hotels accomplish a wide …
Homestays: an indispensable part of sustainable tourism in the Mekong Region Read More
Post-pandemic travel in the Mekong Sub-Region has adapted to changing customer demand and environmental imperatives. Concerned about environmental degradation and interference in local culture, tourists are increasingly demanding sustainable tourism …
Private and public: how to build low-impact tourism in the Mekong Read More
The millennia-old cultures of the Mekong may have adapted to modern-day sports culture (Messi is as big around here as anywhere), but they’ve also preserved their own, thriving traditional sports. …
The secret’s out: the low costs and surprisingly high quality of living in certain parts of the Mekong Subregion
The Mekong region has a surprisingly long relationship with the golf world,
The Mekong countries serve up some of the world’s best food, often in settings far removed from the usual high-end restaurant scene.
Fortune-telling in Shwedagon, Yangon, Myanmar Shaolin Temple, Kunming, China and Vipassana Meditation in Wat Mahathat, Bangkok, Thailand
Principles are important everywhere – even in travel. The Mekong Sub-Region can be a challenge to ethical travelers who want to stay on the straight and narrow: how do you know you’re doing the right thing, and more than that, doing right by the people of the countries you’re visitin?
The Mekong Sub-Region’s wide-open spaces are excellent for travel by car, bus, or
