Rights Groups Announce Tourism Boycott of Nepal

by Ethical Traveler » 9 June 2003 at 5:44 pm

(Oakland, CA) A worldwide coalition of travelers today announced the first-ever tourism boycott of Nepal. This boycott comes in response to the illegal forced return of Tibetan refugees into the hands of Chinese authorities. California-based Ethical Traveler (www.ethicaltraveler.com) called the boycott. The group is an alliance of travelers formed to use the economic power of […]

End of the Road Paves Way for the Preservation of Mt. Kailash

by wpengine » 14 March 2003 at 8:46 pm

(San Francisco) A global coalition of travelers is extending thanks to the Chinese government for suspending planned construction of a highway around Tibet’s sacred Mt. Kailash. For months, letters from the Ethical Traveler coalition had urged China not to build a road in this important region. This month, the Chinese government announced its decision to […]