BEN KEENE'S BLOG
Tribewanted 2: coming soon...
Tags: Local
Since we landed on Vorovoro Island in Fiji in September 2006 we’ve been asked where we might go next. After completing our three years on Vorovoro and with the project continuing for the long-term in partnership with the local community, now is the time to start our second tribe…
Follow the build up on facebook" or twitter" and register your interest in joining or following the tribe here" .
There will be a small launch event in collaboration with our friends at Escape the City on the evening of May 12th in Central London. Register" your attendance
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Read More >>>Vorovoro Cyclone Appeal
*On Monday 15th March category 4 Cyclone Tomas – with winds of 230 kmph (the equivalent of Katrina) – smashed into north eastern Fiji. It was the biggest storm to hit the islands since ‘Bebe’ in 1972. *
A state of emergency has been declared by the government in …
Read More >>>flash picnic island style
Tags: Global
Vorovoro Island in Fiji is waiting for you to play your part.
A community adventure in paradise beckons.
Join the tribe. Escape. Belong.
7 nights / all meals/ £220
14 nights / all meals / £440
London to Fiji £750rtn Air Korea
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Read More >>>Tribewanted recognised as one of the UKs smartest small businesses
Tags: Tribe / Fiji
Tribewanted" has been chosen by a judging panel including Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs such as Bebo Founder Michael Birch as a winner of Smarta.com’s inaugural ‘Smarta 100’.
The Smarta 100 is the ultimate business accolade, recognizing the UK’s smartest small businesses. Smarta.com has uncovered remarkable companies who …
Read More >>>Flying to Fiji in 2010 from UK, US, Aus, Nz
Tags: Fiji / Global
2010 is a good year for getting a better priced ticket to Fiji from most parts of the world. It’s especially good value right now if you are flying from Australia.
*Round the World tickets stopping in Fiji *
There are a number of options that include a …
Read More >>>Wanted: International Tribe Managers
Tags: Tribe / Fiji / Global
We’re looking for a handful of tribal enthusiasts to help bring new members to Vorovoro over the coming months. So, if you have some spare time and you’re a natural sharer of stories, a spreader of adventures, a persuader of hesitants, and answerer of numerous questions then read on about …
Read More >>>enter the geo-tourists...
Tags: Tribe / Local / Global
Jonathan Tourtellot is a classic product of this infamous society I’m sitting in: wise, whimsical and, despite a head cold, full of wonder for the world – he is the stereotypical adventurous professor leading an ambassadorial training session deep inside the arteries of natgeoHQ, Washington DC.
And the subject …
Read More >>>tripbods, awards and orangutans: my world travel market top ten
Tags: Global
See the world under one roof! The biggest global travel market gathered for its 30th – and hopefully – the end of one the toughest years for the industry.
I carefully handpicked the people I was keen to catch up with and talks I was going to attend. The …
Read More >>>Responsible and fairly traded tourism at Tribewanted
Tags: Tribe / Fiji / Partners
Fair trade is an attempt to slow down economic activity to match the pace of culture; it is commerce with a conscience. For those of us who travel, it doesn’t take long to realize that the resilience of culture will wear thin and eventually break when it is made to …
Read More >>>Geotourism winners announced
Brilliant competition which I was fortunate to be part of announced its winners this week from over 600 entries
http://geotourism.changemakers.com/"
congrats to Pepy Cambodia, Nature Air and the innovative Wikiloc
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Read More >>>Cahill family to lead Vorovoro in year four
Tags: Press / Team / Fiji
Congratulations to Jimmy, Jenny and their three children, Lucas, Bethany and Oliver from Indiana, USA, for beating strong competition to be appointed to run Vorovoro during the fourth year.
Jimmy will be Project Director and Jenny on-island Tribe Manager, working alongside the full-time Fijian team. They will return to …
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