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=WHL Group=

The WHL Group ([|www.whl-group.com]) is the largest local-travel company in the world, a global network of companies that help travellers find unique ways to experience a destination through local tourism professionals. WHL Group companies empower local partners who have practice in experiential and mindful travel and a local's knack for identifying, explaining and sustaining the distinctive qualities of a place.


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 * Twitter list of WHL Group local partners: [|http://twitter.com/#!/WHLgroup/whlgroup/members]
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The WHL Group consists of the following companies and blogs:

whl.travel
whl.travel ([|www.whl.travel]) is a global online travel-booking network. It is the springboard for independent consumers headed off the beaten path and yearning to book travel through local businesses, no matter how small, and especially those making mindful decisions about their destinations. whl.travel was first launched in 2002 as a development project of the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group). It was then spun off as a private company in March 2006 and has since grown into a franchise network of local tourism companies in over 300 destinations.


 * [|Read more] about whl.travel.
 * [|Look at accommodation] bookable through whl.travel.
 * [|Look at tours] bookable through whl.travel.

Find whl.travel on:
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 * Twitter list of whl.travel local partners: []
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Urban Adventures
Urban Adventures ([|www.urbanadventures.com]) is a new global range of unique day tours for people who want to get off the beaten path and really connect with a destination. With Urban Adventures teams on the ground in over 100 cities around the world, you are assured a real local experience. Urban Adventures is a joint venture with Intrepid Travel, which is itself now part of PEAK Adventures, a joint venture with TUI Travel.


 * Read more [|about Urban Adventures]
 * Check out [|destinations] in which it's active.
 * Look at Urban Adventures [|day tours].

Find Urban Adventures on:
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 * LinkedIn: []
 * Flickr: []
 * YouTube: []

Green Path Transfers
Green and friendly, Green Path Transfers ([|www.greenpathtransfers.com]) is a global airport and inter-city transfer service with a difference. In keeping with a vision to help build a sustainable and responsible travel industry, Green Path Transfers partners with the best green local transfer companies around the world, all of which have a commitment to zero or very low carbon emissions. For those locations where green partners are not available, 100% of the carbon emissions are offset. It's all part of a mission to answer the needs of leisure and business travellers seeking cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon footprints.


 * Read more [|about Green Path Transfers].
 * Learn [|how it's going green].
 * Check out which [|destinations] in which it is active.
 * Get some answers in its [|FAQ]

Find Green Path Transfers on:
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 * LinkedIn: []

Gunyah
Gunyah ([|www.gunyah.com]) offers short duration experiential packages for independent travellers who want real experiences by connecting directly with local people. It ensures that the impact on the local community remains positive by working with partners who are passionate about their local destinations and share a philosophy to implement honest and responsible travel.

Find Gunyah on:
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Lime & Tonic
Lime&Tonic ([|www.limeandtonic.com]) challenges the conventional ‘daily deal’ model by combining collective purchasing with a city guide and loyalty program, resulting in a sustainable blended model. Users are provided with increasing (stackable) rewards via a loyalty program for each repeat purchase from the same merchant, building incentives to return again. A strong supporter of community initiatives, Lime&Tonic donates 10% of revenues on each deal to a different local charity.

Find Lime&Tonic on:
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The Travel Word
The Travel Word ([|www.thetravelword.com]) is a blog/newsletter that showcases responsible, sustainable and local travel. It is committed to inspiring mindful and independent travellers headed off the beaten path with local businesses making responsible and sustainable decisions about their destinations. As the online mouthpiece of the WHL Group, The Travel Word pulls from a vast pool of ideas generated by WHL Group companies, local partners, suppliers and more. Through anecdotes, articles, profiles, opinion pieces and news, it showcases innovative and ethical tourism projects and practices.

Browse The Travel Word articles according to:
 * [|destinations]
 * [|human interest categories]
 * [|responsible travel categories]
 * [|photo of the week]

Read more [|about The Travel Word] or review its [|FAQ].

Find The Travel Word on:
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 * Google+ https://plus.google.com/105713513471533899124
 * Pinterest: []
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RSS feed

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The Local Travel Movement
The Local Travel Movement ([|www.localtravelmovement.com]) was started by a coalition of people from companies founded on a passion for Local Travel and commitment to Local Travel values. The Web platform is part of an attempt to rally Local Travel organisations, experts and practitioners who see an opportunity to promote, develop and establish Local Travel as the best way forward. The site which was cofounded by the WHL Group.


 * Read more [|about the Local Travel Movement].
 * See if you agree with the [|Local Travel Values].
 * Visit the [|Local Travel Forum].
 * Check out the [|Local Travel Movement partners].

Find the Local Travel Movement on:
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 * Twitter: []
 * Twibes: []
 * LinkedIn: []

Flare-ups!
This section is composed of whistle-blowing articles that depict major injustices and reckless ignorance of the integrity of people and environment. WHL clearly condemns such practices. ====[|Barra de Potosí, Mexico: Development Endangers a Fragile Ecosystem and the Future of a Community]====

Local, Sustainable and Experiential Travel
This section is a hand-picked selection of articles that express and embody WHL's core values and vision. [|What Is Experiential Travel? Here’s What We Think]

[|The First European Ecotourism Conference Is Soon to Begin in Pärnu, Estonia]
====[|‘The Lunatic Express’ by Carl Hoffman, An Encouraging Read for Local Travelites]====

[|The Local Travel Movement Picks Up Speed]
====[|An Ever-Expanding Search for Authenticity: Connecting Travellers to Local Operators]====

[|“Yes We Can” – The Start of a Slow Tourism Movement]
[|In Motion: Local Transport from Around the World]

More on [|Ecotourism], [|Sustainable Tourism], and [|Local Travel]

Opinions worth sharing!
This section is a gathering of strong opinions on some burning issues linked to Travel and Tourism.

[|OPINION: Oh Woe Is Travel (Feigned Pity)]
[|OPINION: Has the Whole Ecotourism Industry Shot Itself in the Foot?]

More [|OPINIONS]

Find out more about our global network of friends and partners!
This section holds interviews of our friends and partners offering experiential travel around the globe.

[|Travel Experiences Told by a Local Partner in Belo Horizonte, Brazil]
[|Lebanon and Beyond: An Interview with a Local Partner] [|Exploring Local Travel – An Online Interview with Ethan Gelber]

More [|interviews]