Why tourism can be a force for good...

Just spotted an article by Erlend Clouston on the Guardian Unlimited travel section about Bosnian tourism, particularly walking and trekking holidays there. Now, we don't have any tours there yet, but having read the article, it seems like it's somewhere we should. And the reason why is outlined in the article:

Tim Clancy says: "Tourism is one of the few levels where they sit together and are good buddies … It's not perfect, but it explains why there's a lot of momentum in this business."

Tourism, managed responsibly, brings lots of benefits to communities. It's not something I had ever really appreciated properly before working at Explore.