“Good Tourism” Destinations & Places

“GT” Des­tin­a­tions & Places is all about con­fid­ent des­tin­a­tions, their spe­cial places, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers there who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

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The flaw in sustainability: Why responsible tourism avoids hard questions

February 8, 2026

The flaw in sustainability and why responsible tourism avoids the hard questions. A Gemini-generated image.

Ewan Cluck­ie argues that travel & tourism’s sus­tain­ab­il­ity claims have cre­ated a cred­ib­il­ity crisis, and that it is time to ask hard ques­tions about own­er­ship, gov­ernance, and incentives.

“The travel industry talks a lot about sus­tain­ab­il­ity […] Yet trust in sus­tain­ab­il­ity claims is declin­ing, and scru­tiny from reg­u­lat­ors, con­sumers, and part­ners is increasing.”

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From conservation to regeneration: APE Malaysia’s decade of purpose-driven tourism

January 22, 2026

This APE Malaysia field team includes residents of the local Sukau village.

At APE Malay­sia, our work sits at the inter­sec­tion of wild­life con­ser­va­tion, eco­sys­tem res­tor­a­tion, and respons­ible tourism.

Our diverse pro­grammes are tightly con­nec­ted by one guid­ing prin­ciple: tour­ism must con­trib­ute to eco­lo­gic­al recov­ery rather than accel­er­ate envir­on­ment­al loss.

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YAANA Ventures’ walkathon to support eight Asian charities

January 20, 2026

YAANA Ventures’ walkathon to support eight Asian charities. A Gemini-generated image incorporating a pic of the walkers supplied by Yaana Ventures.

Diver­si­fied sus­tain­able travel group YAANA Ven­tures will hold sim­ul­tan­eous walk­a­thons in 10 Asi­an des­tin­a­tions to boost eight loc­al charities.

The walk­a­thons will take place on Feb­ru­ary 1, 2026, in Nonthaburi and Khao Sok in Thai­l­and; Kandy, Sri Lanka; Sanur, Bali, Indone­sia; Vien­tiane, Laos; Yan­gon, Myan­mar; Cebu, the Phil­ip­pines; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet­nam; and Koh Kong and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

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Imagining peace: How travel writing bridges divides between Israel and the UAE

and January 10, 2026

Imagining peace: How travel writing bridges divides between Israel and the UAE.

Fol­low­ing the 2020 Abra­ham Accords, the United Arab Emir­ates (UAE) trans­formed from a dis­tant adversary to a pop­u­lar hol­i­day des­tin­a­tion for Israelis. 

Dr Irit Shmuel and Prof Paolo Mura ana­lyse how travel nar­rat­ives are help­ing to bridge the cul­tur­al divide between the two places.

It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.

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Khiri Travel achieves GSTC certification across eight Asian destinations

January 6, 2026

Khiri Travel achieves GSTC certification across eight Asian destinations

Khiri Travel, the South­east Asia-based des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment com­pany, has earned cer­ti­fic­a­tion as a sus­tain­able tour oper­at­or by the Glob­al Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Coun­cil (GSTC).

Eight coun­tries
Rig­or­ous audit process
Staff cer­ti­fic­a­tion and awards
About Khiri Travel

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Gastronomic Gaborone: Can culinary innovation co-exist with authenticity?

and December 10, 2025

Gastronomic Gaborone: Can culinary innovation co-exist with authenticity? Image by Gemini featuring 'seswaa' (pounded beef), the national dish of Botswana. "GT" added the words.

In Gabor­one, Bot­swana, the food scene is trans­form­ing, blend­ing indi­gen­ous ingredi­ents with mod­ern gastronomy. 

As Gabor­one reima­gines tra­di­tion­al Set­swana fla­vours for the tour­ist pal­ate, Delly Cha­ti­bura and Brighton Hur­ombo ask: Can culin­ary innov­a­tion co-exist with the com­mun­al spir­it of the past?

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