All of us had to adjust while the pandemic filtered into our dayto-day life, making major lifestyle changes as we went along. For nearly two years of having to find new creative ideas and hoping for the travel industry to recover, conservation continued... education continued... and so did the passion for sustainable tourism. You see, while the world seemingly came to a standstill, nature forced us to keep going. Conservation had to continue. Supporting communities had to continue. Therefore, tourism had to continue. Because conservancies and communities still rely on tourism.
With this in mind, Journeys Namibia invited a group of wonderful influential guests from neighbouring South Africa. The group included journalists who highlighted the importance of sustainable tourism in our country, emphasising the importance of community lodges and conservation in Namibia, and essentially for Namibia. We focused on three of our lodges – those with a strong focus on community and conservation. Unique in their own way, each caters to different target markets and visitors. The goal should be to spread the word of conservancy
