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The first Sustainable Tourism Laos Showcase by “GT” Destination Partner WeAreLao asks: “How does IHG implement its strict Green Engage global guidelines in Laos?” “It’s hard work to get to where we want to go,” said Crowne Plaza Vientiane General Manager Patria Puyat, “but it can be done.” “Sustainability is the right thing to do,” Ms Puyat said. […]
Read More Engaged in green: Crowne Plaza Vientiane, Laos
The post-pandemic future of travel & tourism will be more community-based than it has been, according to sustainable tourism expert Eva Mossberg. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Ms Mossberg points to the village of Baan Talae Nok in southern Thailand for an example of how and why. “Humans are not perfect decision makers. Not only are […]
Read More Host communities are at the core of tomorrow’s sustainable tourism
Everyone working in travel & tourism and the hospitality sector should be appropriately valued, paid, and recognised. With fresh research in hand, Sophie Hartman, Nguyễn Thị Thu Thảo, and Võ Thị Quế Chi from the Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises for Training in Hospitality & Catering (ASSET‑H&C) explain how vocational education and training can […]
Read More How can vocational education contribute to women’s empowerment in hospitality & tourism?
Susan Eardly and Dinesh Pathirana are empowering rural Sri Lankan families previously reliant on tourism income to develop sustainable businesses. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Ms Eardly discusses funguses and answers the question: “Why fungi?” (Thanks to “GT” Friend Richard Shepard for the introduction.) Sri Lanka, the tropical island set like a pearl in the Indian […]
Read More Why are travel & tourism workers growing mushrooms in rural Sri Lanka?
Introductory note by Hollis Burbank-Hammarlund, Work for Wild Life International: The concept of ‘essential workers’ has been front and centre since the COVID-19 virus struck our world earlier this year. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, as well as teachers, grocery store workers, transportation staff and so many others have been working tirelessly to support essential human needs […]
Read More Mahouts matter: The Elephant Conservation Center’s essential workers
Social entrepreneur Kumar Anubhav writes about the existential problems facing rural tourism stakeholders in India, and the survival and sustainability solution he and his friends are rolling out as Project TraVival; the subject of this “Good Tourism” Insight. COVID-19 has not only changed the way we work, live, and think, but it has also changed […]
Read More How will rural tourism in India survive the COVID crisis?