“Good Tourism” Destinations & Places

“GT” Des­tin­a­tions & Places is all about con­fid­ent des­tin­a­tions, their spe­cial places, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers there who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

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Africa must put communities, conservation at the centre of travel & tourism recovery

October 5, 2021

Generations. In "Kargi, a remote nomadic settlement in Kenya". Image by Ian Macharia (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/7k91OUDYAQ0

Pick­ing up on the reports, find­ings, declar­a­tions, and state­ments of organ­isa­tions and opin­ion lead­ers in Africa and around the world, tour­ism schol­ar Edwin Magio calls upon Afric­an travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers to put words into action. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  As the Afric­an tour­ism sec­tor pre­pares to recov­er from the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic, tour­ism experts […]

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Atrocity, curiosity, tragedy, travel: Battlefield tourism in the Solomon Islands

September 28, 2021

Kinugawa Maru, Japanese supply vessel wrecked at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Top image by Gilly Tanbose (CC0) via Unsplash. Bottom image by author.

Dark peri­ods of his­tory evoke strong emo­tions, par­tic­u­larly among those with close con­nec­tions to par­ti­cipants. As doc­u­mented by Steph­en Pratt and his col­leagues, cruise tour­ists who chose to join a shore tour of World War II bat­tle­field sites, museums, and memori­als on Guadal­canal did so for a vari­ety of reas­ons and felt a range of […]

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Delicious, nutritious, precious: Nigeria’s ‘Slow Food’ travel & tourism potential

September 21, 2021
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Ofuda rice from southwestern Nigeria is usually produced on a small scale. Image by Stephen Olatunde (CC0) via unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/gB5qrP0eY50

Slow Food has found sup­port in Niger­ia. With its poten­tial to con­trib­ute to a cul­ture of sus­tain­ab­il­ity, as well as to vis­it­ors’ exper­i­ences, might Slow Food be a wel­come addi­tion to tour itin­er­ar­ies there?  Adenike Ade­bayo thinks so.  It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  [Thanks to Jim Butcher for invit­ing Dr Ade­bayo to write a “GT” Insight.] Gast­ro­nomy and good […]

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Mass tourism Corfu: With or without you?

September 14, 2021

Mass tourism on Corfu: With or without you? By CALIN STAN (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/CiXkT47l6co

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 […]

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One tourism beach at a time: Local action can help turn the tide on marine plastic

August 17, 2021

One piece at a time, one beach at a time: Tourism can stem the tide and then turn the tide on marine plastic pollution. By Karuvadgraphy (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/sunrise-sunset-grass-morning-dusk-4807648/

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 […]

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How community homestays contribute to experiential travel & tourism in Nepal

July 22, 2021

Travellers cooking with Host at Panauti Community Homestay in Nepal

Homestays encour­age vis­its to under-appre­­ci­ated parts of any des­tin­a­tion and longer stays over­all. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Aay­usha Pra­sain explains how com­munity-based homestays in Nepal offer a more authen­t­ic exper­i­ence, help spread the bene­fits of travel & tour­ism more widely, and may even pro­mote an appre­ci­ation of loc­al cul­ture and her­it­age among young people. […]

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