Selling or marketing accommodation has never been something of interest to Make Travel Fair. It’s an area that is already extremely crowded, and one that is extremely difficult to be selective in if you’re only seeking to promote the more ethically run establishments.
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Following on from Stephen’s great post about travellers trading hotels for quirky holiday homes, one innovative new website www.onefinestay.com is taking this a step further with the introduction of the ‘unhotel’.
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Whether it’s a house, an apartment, a villa, a tent; the appeal of a self catering residential home from home over a hotel seems to be growing massively at a the moment.
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As I sit on the porch writing this, the almost full moon casts it light on the waves crashing gently on the shore in front of the hut. In the background I can hear the vibrant Gasy music playing at the epibar
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It was September 1st 2006. We’d just welcomed the ‘first footers’ onto Vorovoro’s golden sands and Tui Mali had accepted our offer of the tabua (whales tooth) as our social contract with his community. We had begun.
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In October 2010, a new group of visitors will arrive on Sierra Leone’s John Obey Beach, 20 miles south of the capital, Freetown, and begin to build a new life alongside the local fishing community.
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Written on April 14, 2010
Immersive panoramic photography and virtual tours are made available as part of a groundbreaking small-business tourism-development programme
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“Volunteers aren’t paid because they’re not important or worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Anonymous
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Written on March 18, 2010
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: A couple of busy days in Swaziland to prepare for visiting accommodations in Himeville, South Africa
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Why have we added accommodation to the site?
Selling or marketing accommodation has never been something of interest to Make Travel Fair. It’s an area that is already extremely crowded, and one that is extremely difficult to be selective in if you’re only seeking to promote the more ethically run establishments.
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Onefinestay and the unhotel
Following on from Stephen’s great post about travellers trading hotels for quirky holiday homes, one innovative new website www.onefinestay.com is taking this a step further with the introduction of the ‘unhotel’.
Continue Reading »
Are holiday homes replacing hotels?
Whether it’s a house, an apartment, a villa, a tent; the appeal of a self catering residential home from home over a hotel seems to be growing massively at a the moment.
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What is Andavadoaka about?
As I sit on the porch writing this, the almost full moon casts it light on the waves crashing gently on the shore in front of the hut. In the background I can hear the vibrant Gasy music playing at the epibar
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From Vorovoro to John Obey. How did that happen?
It was September 1st 2006. We’d just welcomed the ‘first footers’ onto Vorovoro’s golden sands and Tui Mali had accepted our offer of the tabua (whales tooth) as our social contract with his community. We had begun.
Continue Reading »
The Project: Building a new kind of community in Sierra Leone
In October 2010, a new group of visitors will arrive on Sierra Leone’s John Obey Beach, 20 miles south of the capital, Freetown, and begin to build a new life alongside the local fishing community.
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WHL Consulting and 360 Cities Announce Collaboration on Project:Exposure
Immersive panoramic photography and virtual tours are made available as part of a groundbreaking small-business tourism-development programme
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Destination:PEACE Mexico
“Volunteers aren’t paid because they’re not important or worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Anonymous
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Swaziland Day 2 & 3 – Project preparation
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: A couple of busy days in Swaziland to prepare for visiting accommodations in Himeville, South Africa
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Tequila, Dia Cuatro
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Today really is Thursday. I’m not confused anymore. I am now acclimatised to the Mexican way of life (including what day it is).
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