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.
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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Carbon neutral travel & tourism. Net-zero travel. Zero-carbon tourism. Carbon footprint(s). Footprint size. Footprint depth. Be careful where you step for the whole landscape is a potential minefield … locally, nationally, and globally … as we navigate climate and climate change. Kevin Phun of “GT” Partner the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore carefully touches on all […]
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In this fresh “GT” Insight, responsible tourism and economic development specialist Kevin Phun takes a peek at the piscatorial proficiencies of the people of Penghu, Taiwan to discuss how the tangible and intangible should be considered interconnected when planning sustainable cultural heritage tourism attractions. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) refers to aspects of peoples’ cultures that […]
Read More How can tourism safeguard intangible cultural heritage? A peek at Penghu