“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.

“Good Tourism” Destination Partnership

For “GT” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner­ship or sponsored con­tent about your spe­cial place, please click here for more inform­a­tion.

Thailand’s tourism elephants lose when pragmatism gives way to politics, ideology

June 1, 2021
One Comment

Fundraising livestreams are the best hope for unemployed elephants in Thailand. Pic supplied by John Roberts.

The best hope for Thail­and’s unem­ployed tour­ism ele­phants now are livestreams and the gen­er­os­ity of donors. As travel resumes, ele­phant expert John Roberts fears that loc­al polit­ics and act­iv­ist ideo­logy will con­tin­ue to be a bar­ri­er to optim­al out­comes.  It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  It is always fool­ish to gaze into a crys­tal ball and […]

Read More Thailand’s tourism elephants lose when pragmatism gives way to politics, ideology
Posted in Insights & Best Practices, "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Thailand, "GT" Destinations & Places
Tags: ,

On the fringes: When the City of Sedona’s tourism policy failed the urban outskirts

May 25, 2021

Loy Butte is to the northwest of Sedona, Arizona. (Oak Creek Canyon is to the north.) There are remarkable rocks and spectacular scenes all around Sedona. By Sunfellow (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/loy-butte-sedona-arizona-hiking-672889/

Ari­zon­a’s great out­doors is a draw for people escap­ing COVID lock­down. While the state’s cit­ies and tour­ist towns reap the eco­nom­ic rewards, some places only see the down­side as the masses pass through. How can tour­ism policy-makers account for the poten­tial neg­at­ive effects of inbound travel on those just out­side a des­tin­a­tion?  It’s a “Good […]

Read More On the fringes: When the City of Sedona’s tourism policy failed the urban outskirts
Posted in Insights & Best Practices, "Good Tourism" in the Americas, "GT" Destinations & Places, “Good Tourism” in the United States of America, Downloads
Tags: , ,

From the ashes: The role of solidarity in Binna Burra’s tourism recovery

May 13, 2021
One Comment

Binna Burra terrace sunset. Image supplied by author.

After a dev­ast­at­ing fire fol­lowed by glob­al pan­dem­ic, the ongo­ing recov­ery of Binna Burra Lodge in Queens­land, Aus­tralia was­n’t pos­sible without the sup­port of people near and far who feel a con­nec­tion to the place, its his­tory, and its land­scape. The story illus­trates the power and value of good­will, an intan­gible asset that mani­fes­ted at […]

Read More From the ashes: The role of solidarity in Binna Burra’s tourism recovery
Posted in Insights & Best Practices, "Good Tourism" in Oceania, "GT" Destinations & Places, “Good Tourism” in Australia
Tags: , , ,

Deeper than buzz: ‘Slow tourism’ in the Monti Sibillini

April 29, 2021
One Comment

Lone hiker in the Monti Sibillini National Park. Photo courtesy of (c) Roberto Aureli.

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
Posted in "GT" Destinations & Places, "Good Tourism" in Europe, "Good Tourism" in Italy, Insights & Best Practices
Tags: , , ,

Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop

April 21, 2021

Termas Geométricas, Coñaripe, Panguipulli, Chile. By J Balla Photography (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/jpyJeOg4BnI

Eco­tour­ism is in high demand right now in places where phys­ic­ally-dis­­tanced out­door activ­ity is pos­sible. And when the world finally breaks its COVID shackles, those who have been locked down for months in urb­an envir­on­ments will likely be des­per­ate for a taste of nature. To help pre­pare stake­hold­ers for that surge, The Centre for Responsible […]

Read More Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop
Posted in "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news & events, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
Tags: , ,

Living the good life: Can tourism help save a host community from itself?

April 13, 2021
One Comment

Barefoot Bar: Living the good life in the Cook Islands. Image supplied by Ani Thompson

Much has been made about how travel & tour­ism exploits host com­munit­ies. But can our industry pro­act­ively improve loc­als’ health and well-being? Ani Thompson thinks so. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, the hoteli­er shares how she has lever­aged the resources avail­able to her to help tackle the scourge of non­com­mu­nic­able dis­eases in her nat­ive Cook […]

Read More Living the good life: Can tourism help save a host community from itself?
Posted in "GT" Destinations & Places, "Good Tourism" in Oceania, “Good Tourism” in Cook Islands, Insights & Best Practices
Tags: , , , ,