Paradise Opens the Eyes

The World Progress Now team took a family trip to the beautiful island of Kauai over the holidays.  Kauai is the fourth largest island of the Hawaiian Archipelago. The island’s beauty cannot be described with words; Waimea Canyon State Park is breath taking and the lush green scenery is enough to make time disappear completely. … Read this post >>>

#gowithoutplastic

World Progress Now is proud to announce the launch of our first campaign to #gowithoutplastic.  We are specifically targeting single use plastic products.  This means plastic grocery bags, water bottles, soda bottles, shampoo bottles, and all other plastics that are thrown away. Tourism lends itself to convenience.  Many travelers don’t want to be bothered by … Read this post >>>

Responsible Tourism in Belize, Guatemala, and The Yucatan Peninsula

Tikal, Guatemala

This past May, World Progress Now’s cofounders (Alec and Nicole Griffin) traveled to visit friends, explore new areas of the ancient Maya world and test out the possibility of responsible tourism (not using one-time-use plastic water bottles), with the goal of learning whether or not the formation of a responsible tourism infrastructure was needed or … Read this post >>>