“Good Tourism” in New Zealand

“Good Tour­ism” des­tin­a­tions and places in New Zea­l­and, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in Aotearoa who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

‘Real-life tourism’: The essence of regenerative tourism

October 19, 2021

Sharing culture. Regenerative 'real-life' tourism at Kohutapu Lodge, NZ.

Bron­wyn Hutchis­on would like to see more examples of regen­er­at­ive tour­ism in prac­tice. In her second “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Ms Hutchis­on sheds light on a fam­ily-run lodge and tour oper­a­tion in New Zea­l­and whose regen­er­at­ive prac­tices, it is claimed, are rooted in Māori beliefs and cus­toms. Regen­er­at­ive tour­ism is evolving as the new catch-cry for […]

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How New Zealand’s Tiaki Promise advances regenerative travel & tourism

April 8, 2021
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Dolphin tiaki promise inset within a view from Roy’s Peak, Wanaka, New Zealand. Photo by Jasper van der Meij (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/k7D1O46HPwA

Inde­pend­ent research­er Bron­wyn Hutchis­on takes a look at New Zeal­and’s des­tin­a­tion care pledge, the Tiaki Prom­ise, and its poten­tial for advan­cing regen­er­at­ive travel & tour­ism. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [Thanks to Regina Scheyvens for invit­ing Ms Hutchis­on to write a “GT” Insight.] The COVID-19 pan­dem­ic has wreaked hav­oc on domest­ic and inter­na­tion­al tour­ism worldwide. […]

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Planning tourism with purpose & love in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

March 25, 2021
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Planning tourism with purpose & love in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

Kristin Dun­ne’s “eyes were opened” to pos­sib­il­it­ies for travel & tour­ism that she could not ignore; pos­sib­il­it­ies based on pur­pose, place, and pas­sion­ate people. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, the des­tin­a­tion man­ager shares Tour­ism Bay of Plenty’s Te Hā Tāpoi | The Love of Tour­ism. Kia ora koutou from Aotearoa (New Zea­l­and). I am privileged […]

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How to change an iconic travel & tourism experience … for good

June 24, 2020

From the roadside. Mount Sefton, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand. Image by Bernard Spragg (CC0) via Picryl. https://picryl.com/media/mount-sefton-mt-cook-np-nz-68cc04

Mak­ing things bet­ter rarely neces­sit­ates tear­ing everything down and start­ing again. Josie Major of GOOD Travel (no rela­tion) describes how research and a little ima­gin­a­tion can turn a quint­es­sen­tial New Zea­l­and travel exper­i­ence — the road trip — into some­thing poten­tially much bet­ter for every­one. Thanks to “Good Tour­ism” Insight Part­ner Second Look World­wide for invit­ing Josie to con­trib­ute this “GT” […]

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