Kevin Phun

Kev­in Phun

Kevin Phun

Kev­in Phun is a spe­cial­ist in respons­ible tour­ism who com­bines tour­ism and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment know­ledge and expert­ise. He is the founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS) and can be reached at kevin[at]crts.asia.

Considering sustainable tourism certification? What to do first and what to look for

April 23, 2025

Considering sustainable tourism certification? What to do first and what to look for. Made with an image by Christophe from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/validation-positive-logo-1614001/

Some­times the first step is the hard­est. This applies as much to the daunt­ing task of obtain­ing sus­tain­able tour­ism cer­ti­fic­a­tion as any­thing else; espe­cially for micro and small busi­nesses that can­not afford to throw resources at a new depart­ment or employ­ee to man­age it.  Kev­in Phun offers his advice in this “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too […]

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Can we manage mass tourism for sustainable, equitable, and progressive outcomes?

July 30, 2024
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Can we manage mass tourism for sustainable, equitable, progressive outcomes? Image generated by Copilot.

If one assumes that mass tour­ism is unavoid­able without an author­it­ari­an crack­down on mobil­ity, what should be done about it? Kev­in Phun sug­gests that in every chal­lenge lies an oppor­tun­ity, and pro­poses how we might man­age mass tour­ism for sus­tain­able, equit­able, and pro­gress­ive out­comes. In less than two hours’ time (as I write this), I will […]

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Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism

and January 10, 2024

Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism ... Base image by staboslaw via Pixabay

Kev­in Phun of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore hosts the Respons­ible Tour­ism pod­cast, which explores the many dimen­sions of respons­ible tour­ism. Mr Phun sum­mar­ises his thoughts about the chal­lenges and oppor­tun­it­ies around equit­able cli­mate adaptation.

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Why sustainability certification is a process or journey, not a destination

May 23, 2023

Is sustainability certification a journey rather than a destination? Singapore garden image by Paula Prekopova (CCO) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/Mt9DbRm2KmA

Organ­isa­tions can reap bene­fits while pur­su­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity cer­ti­fic­a­tion, which can extend far bey­ond the acquis­i­tion of the cer­ti­fic­ate itself, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun. We have often heard that: “Suc­cess is a jour­ney, not a des­tin­a­tion”.  The second part of the quote is: “The doing is often more import­ant than the out­come.” BrainyQuote attrib­utes these words […]

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How can travel & tourism help save heritage sites from climate change?

December 6, 2022

How can travel & tourism help save heritage sites from climate change? Venice image by Albrecht Fietz (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/venice-italy-island-historic-center-7572877/

Travel & tour­ism and nat­ur­al and cul­tur­al her­it­age are often inter­de­pend­ent. So how should tour­ism respond to wor­ries that cli­mate change threatens her­it­age sites? It’s a ques­tion posed by Kev­in Phun in this “Good Tour­ism” Insight. Can tour­ism enable and enhance cli­mate change mit­ig­a­tion and adapt­a­tion meas­ures? Can tour­ist activ­it­ies help increase loc­al com­munit­ies’ resi­li­ence?  Global […]

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How can tourism protect & promote mangroves?

July 27, 2021
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Mida Creek mangroves, Malindi, Kenya. By Timothy K (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/1CiE1x4dHIY

Kev­in Phun passes a sus­tain­ab­il­ity lens over con­cerns about man­grove forests to determ­ine what it would take for our travel & tour­ism industry to be a respons­ible con­trib­ut­or to pro­tect­ing and restor­ing them. It’s his third “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  Man­groves are import­ant to coastal com­munit­ies. They shield them from the worst effects of strong winds, […]

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