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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
What challenges face those who would tap Rwanda’s cultural heritage for tourism and development while preserving it for community identity now and in the future? Tour operator Greg Bakunzi shares his thoughts in a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Insight Partner the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) for inviting Greg. You too […]
Read More Tapping potential, preserving value: Rwanda’s cultural heritage tourism challenges
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’
Despite a devastating wildfire in September 2019 and the global pandemic that followed, Australia’s Binna Burra Lodge is open for business. Drawing from that recovery story, Jonathon Day shares five lessons in resilience that any tourism business can apply. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] On September 8, 2019, a bushfire […]
Read More Lessons in resilience: Binna Burra’s rise from the ashes
What would you do if revenues dried up but you had dozens of elephants to look after? The Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury, Laos faced this situation as COVID-19 lockdowns and travel bans bit in March 2020. ECC founding partner Sébastien Duffillot shares what they did. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Destination […]
Read More You can’t furlough an elephant: How Laos’ ECC is surviving the COVID crisis
Some of the very wealthy among us love to live large in Africa’s magnificent landscape, to observe (and hunt) its iconic wildlife. While they are there it is good that they give generously to economic development, philanthropic, and conservation projects, no? Are we missing something? Academics Stasja Koot and Robert Fletcher think so. It’s a “Good […]
Read More ‘Jouissance’: The pleasure & pain of ‘ethical donor tourism’ in Africa