How to find a green hotel? What do you do if you prefer to stay at a hotel that cares about its employees, the community it operates in, and the natural surroundings? You may have stayed at...
New Malaysia Infographic and Destination Page
All You Need to Know About Traveling to Malaysia We are slowly but surely adding details and information to our Malaysia and...
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Discovering Beaches on Nias Island, Indonesia
Interview with Sustainable Tourism Advisor, Björn Svensson Today we are lucky to be joined by a professional beach surveyor...
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Selingan Turtle Island – The Complete Experience Guide
A Small Island in the Sulu Sea of Malaysian Borneo One of three small islands in the Turtle Islands Park, Selingan...
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Koh Chang Noi (Andaman) – the unknown Elephant Island
Another Elephant Island in Thailand The elephant is a central national symbol in Thailand, so it is only fitting that the country...
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New Cambodia Infographic & Destination Page
Cambodia Infographic We are happy to present the brand new Cambodia destination guide on Beachmeter.com. But first, check out our...
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Practical Tips for Sustainable Travel
Have you ever wondered what you can do to travel like a sustainability champion? Some people mistakingly think that the very act of traveling is incompatible with sustainability because of...
Man-Made Beaches – from Grooming to Construction
Why man-made beaches? We like our beaches to be clean, comfortable, and stunning. We want soft white sand and coconut palms. So what happens when a beach does not live up to our criteria of...
How to Bargain in Thailand
The exotic act of bargaining “Traveling to Thailand? You better polish those bargaining skills”. Isn’t that what we read or hear before our first trip to the East? First...
Why Travelers Shouldn’t be Afraid of Tourist Scams
Walking down Khao San Road in Bangkok, Jalan Jaksa in Jakarta, or the Old Quarter in Hanoi the same thing always happens… One, you see local residents approaching travelers and trying...
The Best Beach Cocktails
“Beach & Beers” was the official theme of our recent beach adventure We filled a bag with ice and beers, went to the beach for two whole days, swam, played frisbee, relaxed...
Goa’s Beaches – Shattered Images & 10 Lessons Learned
Heading to Goa’s beaches, I was loaded with images and expectations of what was to come Whenever I thought of Goa, I would picture trance music and neon disco lights. I would think of...
The Survival of Travel Agencies – 15 Do’s & Don’ts
The Survival of Travel Agencies In “The Challenges Facing Travel Agencies”, we listed a number of trends and developments within the last 10 years affecting the environment in...
The Challenges Facing Travel Agencies
An Uphill Battle for Travel Agencies How can travel agencies survive in a world where it has become so easy to be our own travel managers? How can travel agencies survive when more and...