“Good Tourism” in the United States of America

“Good Tour­ism” des­tin­a­tions and places in the United States of Amer­ica (USA), and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the USA who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

On ‘permanent vacation’: Why digital nomads feel at ‘home’ in Bend, Oregon

and October 24, 2023

On ‘permanent vacation’ Why digital nomads feel at ‘home’ in Bend, Oregon pic by Ed Jackiewicz

For some, excess­ive work-related travel dis­rupts lives at home. For digit­al nomads, work makes itin­er­ant life­styles pos­sible. Digit­al nomads may be an attract­ive long-stay vis­it­or seg­ment for some des­tin­a­tions to tar­get. But they won’t stay very long if they don’t like the place. What makes des­tin­a­tions attract­ive to digit­al nomads? Ron Dav­id­son and Ed Jackiewicz […]

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For the better: Racial diversity, equity, & inclusion in USA tourism

July 1, 2021

By Capri23auto (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/migration-integration-migrants-3130767/

Is the United States’ travel & tour­ism industry based on white priv­ilege and Black exclu­sion? Stephanie M Jones thinks so. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Ms Jones explains why she reck­ons a per­man­ent budget item for racial diversity, equity, and inclu­sion would make for bet­ter tour­ism. What’s good about tour­ism?  The people who make it […]

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Overs & unders: Contrasting destination outcomes during COVID-19

June 29, 2021

The Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA ((CC0) Pixabay) and Stari Most over the Neretva River in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina ((c) Jada Lindblom)

Places that rely on travel & tour­ism are loc­ated all over the world, in nations at dif­fer­ent stages of eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment and often vastly dif­fer­ent pop­u­la­tion sizes. When inter­na­tion­al travel shuts down it is no won­der then that they have dif­fer­ent exper­i­ences. Devel­op­ment spe­cial­ist Jada Lind­blom com­pares two des­tin­a­tions close to her heart in this […]

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Outrigger goes big on World Oceans Month this June

June 8, 2021

Outrigger collage

Bare­foot lux­ury and cor­al reef con­ser­va­tion meet at Out­rig­ger Resorts. WAIKIKI – In hon­our of World Oceans Month this June, Out­rig­ger Hotels and Resorts is eager to con­tin­ue its sup­port in pro­tect­ing and sus­tain­ing the oceans and the spe­cies that inhab­it them. Mak­ing Big Waves for Glob­al Change Through its OZONE pro­gramme, Out­rig­ger has cham­pioned ocean and cor­al health […]

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On the fringes: When the City of Sedona’s tourism policy failed the urban outskirts

May 25, 2021

Loy Butte is to the northwest of Sedona, Arizona. (Oak Creek Canyon is to the north.) There are remarkable rocks and spectacular scenes all around Sedona. By Sunfellow (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/loy-butte-sedona-arizona-hiking-672889/

Ari­zon­a’s great out­doors is a draw for people escap­ing COVID lock­down. While the state’s cit­ies and tour­ist towns reap the eco­nom­ic rewards, some places only see the down­side as the masses pass through. How can tour­ism policy-makers account for the poten­tial neg­at­ive effects of inbound travel on those just out­side a des­tin­a­tion?  It’s a “Good […]

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Overtourism to no tourism and back again: What is Lake Tahoe’s ‘new normal’?

December 8, 2020
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Sunset over Lake Tahoe. Image by Rachid Dahnoun / Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority

Lake Tahoe, USA lived through the sud­den over­­­tour­ism-to-no-tour­ism with­draw­al exper­i­enced by many pop­u­lar des­tin­a­tions in 2020. The area also had to endure a wrench­ing return to over­tour­ism as city-slick­­ers rushed to get their nature fix after COVID lock­down. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Lake Tahoe Vis­it­ors Author­ity boss Car­ol Chap­lin out­lines the crazy jour­ney before […]

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