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4 -min. read Finding zen and protecting the planet needn't be mutually exclusive, as these three new additions to the PURE community prove. From Mozambique to Morocco, meet the retreats making eco-friendly beautiful.

5 -min. read Innovative startups may have caused a storm in a lot of areas in the travel industry, but until recently few have thought to rethink suitcases. Emma Tucker fills us in on startups and hotels who are working to fill this potential goldmine of a gap in the market, and to make schlepping our stuff from A to B that little bit easier.

5 -min. read New technology is causing a storm in the travel industry, enabling consumers to experience the world the cleverer and craftier ways. Get acquainted with five gadgets that are impacting everything from communication to healing.

5 -min. read Next on our list of awe-inspiring mavericks is Singita, who won the Conservation & Sustainability Award in 2017. Find out how they've put their devotion to our planet at the core of everything they do, and how they're harnessing it to inspire their guests and the world to follow suit..

4 -min. read In a world emotionally unresponsive to the preconceived ideas of sustainability-obsessed hippies, Food Cabinet is a studio using sexed-up marketing language and design-led collaborations to successfully voice food sustainability issues.

3 -min. read Whether travellers are looking for artisanal studio workshops or an introduction to the underworld of the Japanese mafia, these tour operators in Japan can deliver. Emma Love investigates how these trailblazers are staying at the top of their game.

4 -min. read Heather Richardson tells the inspirational tale of how nature tourism revived the almost barren landscape surrounding Grootbos, a luxury lodge a few hours away from Cape Town. See how conservation goals can be achieved with bucketloads of perseverance and collaboration...

4 -min. read This week, meet the three hotels who’re making their mark by harmonising the contemporary and historical elements of their respective brands.

5 -min. read Botanical is the new black for a growing generation of cacti-crazed influencers and entrepreneurs. Lisa Davidson digs a little deeper into our global obsession with greenery.

6 -min. read Emma Tucker gives us the low-down on six wacky ideas from Radical Innovation Award entrants that are forecasting – and driving – changes of epic proportions expected to transform the travel industry in the years to come...

4 -min. read Be Good is a series that uncovers travel projects that are not simply paying lip service to the growing importance of doing the right thing. First up is a man who's fighting against marine pollution by making ‘bottle boats’.

6 -min. read Meet the Mavericks from 2017 is a series that reveals the world-changing work and invaluable insights behind the revolutionaries who took away a trophy at last year’s PURE Awards. Up first are Cascada Expediciones, whose Dientes Trek won the coveted Transformation Travel Award.