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Anyone seeking new territory to explore, send guests to, or expand into should heed the community’s attitudes to visitors and its expectations of inbound travel & tourism. As part of his postgraduate studies, Saverio Francesco Bertolucci undertook research in the remote Faroe Islands to find out what locals think about tourists and our industry. It’s […]
Read More How to do tourism responsibly in the Faroe Islands
The travel & tourism industry can do plenty to support the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom, such as leverage its communications and payments channels. That would represent a truly ‘ethical tourism’, according to Jim Butcher. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] I’ve never been a fan of […]
Read More War in Ukraine and the real ‘ethical tourism’
How many tourism academics observe the industry as tourists? Melanie Kay Smith does. Dr Smith enjoys regular trips to the Greek islands. Her experiences and conversations over the past two COVID-affected summers have highlighted to her some of the problems caused by imposed limits on tourism. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to Jim Butcher for inviting […]
Read More Mass tourism Corfu: With or without you?
Even the smallest steps taken by travel & tourism stakeholders to counter the global threat of ocean plastic pollution are important, according to PhD candidate Krisztina Eleftheriou-Hocsak. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, she discusses the local actions taken by a nonprofit organisation in Cyprus. [Thanks to Tazim Jamal for inviting Ms Eleftheriou-Hocsak to write a […]
Read More One tourism beach at a time: Local action can help turn the tide on marine plastic
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 […]
Read More Overs & unders: Contrasting destination outcomes during COVID-19
Slow and steady … not too much change and never too quickly … order and moderation … respect for long-standing sources of sustenance and shelter … pride in culture, heritage, and tradition … Conservative values are often compatible with sustainability in rural settings. Marco Ramazzotti discovers that the buzz phrase ‘slow tourism’ describes what Monti […]
Read More Deeper than buzz: ‘Slow tourism’ in the Monti Sibillini