The world has become a much smaller place, we are more easily connected to family members living at other ends of the world and more direct flights and accessibility to exotic destinations means we are able to travel with ease. However, with said changes, it is more important than ever that we embrace local cultures and travel to new destinations in a responsible, appreciative manner.

Here are our top tips on how you can be more ethically, economically and socially responsible on your next journey.

In April, I was privileged to be amongst one of the first group of guests to visit our latest TreadRight heritage sustainability project, the Laboratorio Giuditta Brozzetti weaving workshop in Perugia, Italy.

This is a new, included experience of which guests travelling on Luxury Gold by Insight Vacations’ ‘Ultimate Italy’, or several of Insight’s fantastic Premium Italian tours visiting Perugia can now witness firsthand.