Community-based tourism in Indonesia is one of the most discussed concepts in responsible travel and one of the least honestly described. Every operator with a sustainability page talks about community benefit. Fewer of them talk about what it actually takes to create the conditions where that benefit is possible: the infrastructure gaps, the hosting skills...Read More

Flores doesn’t get the headlines it deserves. Most visitors fly into Labuan Bajo, board a boat to watch Komodo Dragons, and leave. Birders know better. Spend two weeks crossing this island from west to east — from the mangroves of the coast to the volcanic crater lakes of Kelimutu — and you’re looking at more...Read More