Game Changers

Focusing on people doing notable tourism-related work, we highlight a need they have identified, the difference they are making, and how they are changing the game in the process. The issues they address may be localised or more global in scope, but regardless of these advocates' reach, these profiles open a window into their worlds and shine a spotlight on their passion for the causes they champion.

Game Changers Meet the Peruvian Porters Leading the Way to Workers’ Rights

A former Inca Trail porter and guide sees Peru as a place where porters and travellers can work together to demand changes… and make progress both locally and globally.

Global 5 Minutes Read

Game Changers Meet Mery Calderón, The Coach Helping Connect Visitors to Peruvian Culture

A Peruvian tourism expert helps local women create new ways to share their culture with visitors.

Peru 3 Minutes Read

Game Changers Meet the Cherokee National Treasures Preserving Traditional Skills

Honouring people who have made significant contributions to the preservation of the tribe's art, language, and culture.

Cherokee Nation 3 Minutes Read

Game Changers Meet the British Chairmakers Revitalising an Endangered Craft

Sam Cooper and Richard Platt are continuing a 150-year-old tradition and representing a craft dating back centuries.

Scotland 4 Minutes Read

Game Changers Meet the Kora Cycling Challenge Team, Turning the Wheels of Change

Perhaps the biggest charity ride in the Himalaya, the Kora Cycling Challenge attracts 4,000+ riders in a single day to locations in Nepal and around the world.

Nepal 5 Minutes Read