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In what ways might supernatural folktales — and their animist characteristics — influence residents’ and tourists’ perceptions of and behaviours within landscapes?
Vivian Sakko investigated this question on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, for an award-winning master’s thesis about folklore tourism …
Read More Re-awakening: How can vibrant tales connect us all through folklore tourism?
How can the European Union’s (EU) travel and hospitality sectors establish clear responsibility boundaries while ensuring environmental, social, and governance (ESG) accountability across the entire tourism value chain? Robin Boustead shares his first “Good Tourism” Insight. Looming deadlines, fines, (prison?) We are rapidly approaching the end of the first year of data gathering for companies […]
Read More Wasn’t me! Defining tourism sub-sector responsibilities for EU ESG reporting
Property management professional Saverio Francesco Bertolucci shares his views on Barcelona’s housing crisis and the anti-tourism politics at play in his adopted home city. Published in collaboration with Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions, a “Good Tourism” Insight Partner, it’s Mr Bertolucci’s seventh “GT” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] On the anti-tourism radar The most […]
Read More For real: Barcelona’s housing crisis caused by anti-hospitality policy, not tourism
VisitScotland’s plan to close its visitor information centres (‘iCentres’) misses the mark, according to Alastair Naughton who pens his fourth “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] VisitScotland’s proposal to close all its iCentres by 2026 is a misguided strategy that fails to recognise the diverse needs of tourists. While it is true […]
Read More The human touch: Why Scotland should keep its visitor information centres open
Can ‘social tourism’ — charity- and/or taxpayer-supported holidays — help alleviate stress in society and turn the travel & tourism industry’s off-season frowns upside down? Scott McCabe thinks so. Professor McCabe penned this “Good Tourism” Insight at the invitation of Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions, a “GT” Insight Partner. Family holidays: A fine time … Term-time holiday fines were back in […]
Read More The happiness factor: Social tourism is sustainable tourism
Are Venice’s new day-tripper rules having the desired effect? Or are they unreasonably restricting Italians’ freedom of movement? This is Dominic Standish’s second “Good Tourism” Insight at the invitation of Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner. [You too can write a “GT” Insight. Your organisation can also become a “GT” Partner.] Bookings and fees Since April 25, […]
Read More Venice ‘bookable’: Italians lose freedom of movement