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."