Getaways that give back
Ready to rediscover the joy of travel after a COVID-19 hiatus? Here's a list of ideas to get you started.
Explore Malaysia with the Orang Asli as your guides
Connect with Malaysia’s indigenous cultures through Native and their Orang Asli guides
Preserving palaces — and livelihoods — in a pandemic
Terrapuri’s restored palaces takes you back in time while breathing new life into a sleepy seaside town
Feed Bali cooks up hope amid COVID-19
A cooking school in Bali shut their doors when the pandemic started. But a new mission has them fired up: feeding Balinese in need
An ikat collective weaves its way through knotty times
COVID-19 has cast a pall over the tapestry of empowerment woven by Watubo, but the collective is steadfast in its vision of ikat that lifts lives
Rural adventures go virtual in a lockdown
From running a virtual tour to launching an online store, two rural communities in Indonesia find new ways to cope when tourism income dried up amid COVID-19
In COVID-19, Phare circus keeps the lights on
This circus with a social mission is helping the arts and livelihoods survive the pandemic through global support
Guiding the way to a greener Himalayas
Amid COVID-19, a community of mountain guides in the western Himalayas reclaims eco stewardship of their land through a carbon offset programme.
Travel in a pandemic - through your taste buds
Amid a travel shutdown, Local Alike is fostering connections and support to faraway destinations through food
Paradise found: A resort's eco push in COVID-19
Batu Batu resort makes hay while the sun shines, raising funds for conservation when tourism dollars dried up amid COVID-19 shutdown
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