Tourism is a numbers game, and more isn't always better (as Barcelona and Iceland will tell you). Travel has almost doubled in less than 20 years. There were nearly 1.18 billion international travelers in 2016, up from 674 million in 2000, according to the United...
TRAVEL has a way of breaking down man-made barriers and fostering a much more open-minded, tolerant perspective of the world -- a sentiment Martin Luther King, Jr. expressed in more ways than one. Today, we celebrate the birthday of MLK, Jr. -- one of the most...
![[Interview] Social Entrepreneur Julia Kastner, Founder of Eva & Paul, A Socially-Conscious Premium Organic Denim Brand for Women](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/EvaandPaul_6B_SocialMission.jpg)
Meet Julia Kastner, founder of Eva & Paul, a socially-conscious, premium organic denim line for women, focusing on the perfect sizing and boosting sustainability, while supporting local farmers and artisans in rural India. While traveling in Mexico as a Kiva...
![[Guest Post] Taking Finance From the Concrete Jungle of Urban London to the Amazon Jungle of Rural Peru](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pimco-eep-719.jpg)
During the summer of 2012, Amy Wang, an American working in London took a breather from her job to pursue economic development work in the Amazon jungle, as part of her company’s Emerging Enterprise Program. The program lasted 8 weeks, and was a corporate...
![[Interview] Microfinance Entrepreneur Shyam K. Iyer, Founder of SKI Charities, An Organization Dedicated to Women’s Empowerment](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/252998_10151334039574195_1623233733_n.png)
Talent is universal. Opportunity is not. Microfinance, a concept institutionalized in 1976 by Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus, continues to create waves in the international development world, helping to provide low-income...
If you've been following me on Twitter or if you're a fan of Nicolas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Gabrielle Union, Olivia Wilde, Diane Lane, America Ferrera, Eva Mendes, or Meg Ryan, it's likely you've heard the buzz about the new documentary, Half the Sky that just aired...