“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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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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For the better: Racial diversity, equity, & inclusion in USA tourism

July 1, 2021

By Capri23auto (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/migration-integration-migrants-3130767/

Is the United States’ travel & tour­ism industry based on white priv­ilege and Black exclu­sion? Stephanie M Jones thinks so. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Ms Jones explains why she reck­ons a per­man­ent budget item for racial diversity, equity, and inclu­sion would make for bet­ter tour­ism. What’s good about tour­ism?  The people who make it […]

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Overs & unders: Contrasting destination outcomes during COVID-19

June 29, 2021

The Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA ((CC0) Pixabay) and Stari Most over the Neretva River in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina ((c) Jada Lindblom)

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 […]

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Outrigger goes big on World Oceans Month this June

June 8, 2021

Outrigger collage

Bare­foot lux­ury and cor­al reef con­ser­va­tion meet at Out­rig­ger Resorts. WAIKIKI – In hon­our of World Oceans Month this June, Out­rig­ger Hotels and Resorts is eager to con­tin­ue its sup­port in pro­tect­ing and sus­tain­ing the oceans and the spe­cies that inhab­it them. Mak­ing Big Waves for Glob­al Change Through its OZONE pro­gramme, Out­rig­ger has cham­pioned ocean and cor­al health […]

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Ethically yours: Silver Naga, Vang Vieng, Laos

and June 2, 2021

Silver Naga Vang Vieng Laos staff at the pool with a view

Rachel Dechaineux uses ‘eth­ic­al’ a lot, both in word and in deed, because she feels that tour­ism is all about people. This is the fourth Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by Bernie Rosen­bloom of “Good Tour­ism” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao. Ms Dechaineux is the own­er of the river­side Sil­ver Naga hotel in Vang Vieng, Laos. “We aim to […]

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