The Cook Islands in the World Travel Awards

This one comes to ITKT via the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. As with many of the releases we get, readers should be wary of the fantastical language tourism boards and pr firms use to promote their homes and clients, but the news is always reliable — it has to be. I chose this release because I seldom hear from the Cook Islands, which means most travelers hear about them even less. This is a good opportunity to... [Read more]

Going Green in the Galapagos

Ecoventura is the pacesetter in responsible tourism to the Galapagos Islands. Through its core commitment to the ongoing sustainability of this fragile and at-threat ecosystem, Ecoventura is a case study for communities and regions seeking to discourage the negative effects of irresponsible tourism.

We invite our media friends to take a close look at this one small company that is “walking the talk” of sustainable... [Read more]

Cultural Samoa (video podcast)

This year at the Los Angeles Times Adventures in Travel show I split interview duties with the lovely and talented Eileen — note her many articles on ITKT. In this interview I met with Zeta from Samoa; this is our first anything on Samoa on ITKT, and we talk culture and life on Samoa. I am more interested than ever to visit Samoa, and stay at a place without doors!

To see this and any of our videos please have... [Read more]