Experience Redesign for Sustainability

Slow Tourism Products

Extending stays reduces impact:

Village Immersion Programs

• Week-long minimum stays
• Local family integration
• Skill-learning focus
• Community contribution requirements

Walking/Cycling Tours

• Luggage transport services
• Local guide employment
• Small group sizes
• Off-season scheduling

Regenerative Tourism

Beyond sustaining to improving:

Volunteer Tourism

• Vineyard work exchanges
• Trail maintenance programs
• Archaeological dig participation
• Rural renovation projects

Conservation Tourism

• Wildlife monitoring participation
• Marine protected area support
• Reforestation programs
• Scientific research assistance

Participant testimony: "I paid to work in lavender fields, learning traditional harvesting. It was harder than any beach vacation but infinitely more rewarding. I left feeling I'd contributed, not just consumed."