There is a growing realisation that travel and sustainability need not necessarily be at loggerheads. More and more people are tuning in to the exciting possibilities of ethical and sustainable communities worldwide. Becoming part of a global community and travelling to these sustainable destinations is one way to avoid the unethical horrors of mass tourism. Tribewanted is a sustainable travel and local enterprise company which has shown that travellers can make the world a better place. This company started in 2006 by creating a crowd-funded sustainable community on Vorovoro, Fiji which was handed back to the local community in 2011. The business model is that an online 'tribe' of members contribute funds towards the establishment of sustainable communities in amazing places, in return for which members can stay at sites for a discounted price and can, if they wish, help out when they visit. There are three sustainable communities to date: the one on Fiji, one in Sierra...
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