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Why VisitScotland declared a climate emergency & what it means for tourism

February 2, 2021

Uath Lochans, Kingussie, Scotland. By VisitScotland / Damian Shields.

As has been widely repor­ted in both industry and main­stream media, Vis­itScot­land has joined oth­er travel & tour­ism organ­isa­tions in “declar­ing a cli­mate emer­gency”. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, trends strategist Chris Green­wood shares the early devel­op­ments of the Scot­tish nation­al tour­ism board’s emer­gency response and its implic­a­tions for stake­hold­ers. As we look ahead to […]

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Host communities are at the core of tomorrow’s sustainable tourism

January 28, 2021

Baan Talae Nok, Andaman Coast, southern Thailand

The post-pan­­dem­ic future of travel & tour­ism will be more com­munity-based than it has been, accord­ing to sus­tain­able tour­ism expert Eva Moss­berg. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Ms Moss­berg points to the vil­lage of Baan Talae Nok in south­ern Thai­l­and for an example of how and why. “Humans are not per­fect decision makers. Not only are […]

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In the eye of the beholder: How to create valuable tourism experiences

January 21, 2021

Flowers, cosmos, and the eye of the beholder. By DanielHannah (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/eye-creative-galaxy-collage-4997724/

Set­ting prices, drum­ming up demand, and deliv­er­ing appro­pri­ate value-for-money are core chal­lenges for travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers, par­tic­u­larly in des­tin­a­tions wor­ried about a post-COV­­ID return to over­tour­ism. An easy way to reduce demand might be for gov­ern­ments to increase tour­ism taxes and/or for busi­nesses to raise prices, but will the value still be there?  “Good Tourism” […]

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When the odds are against you: How a small tour operator survived 2020

January 14, 2021
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Turtle, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia. Image by Chris Jansen supplied by Live Ningaloo.

From the excit­ing pro­spect of a break­out sea­son to the exist­en­tial threat of bank­ruptcy, 2020 was a tur­bu­lent year for small Aus­trali­an eco-tour oper­at­or Live Nin­ga­loo. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Sonia Beck­with shares how she and her part­ner fought to keep their eco­tour­ism dreams alive. In Decem­ber 2019 we pre­dicted that 2020 would be […]

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The effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on wildlife and wildlife tourism

January 12, 2021
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A bold and curious kookaburra at a picnic area in Brisbane, Australia. Image by Ronda J Green.

COVID-19 lock­downs have not only impacted travel & tour­ism, includ­ing wild­life tour­ism, but also wild­life itself. As a research eco­lo­gist, con­ser­va­tion­ist, eco-tour pro­pri­et­or, and chair of Wild­life Tour­ism Aus­tralia, Ronda J Green is inter­ested in all aspects of that. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Dr Green sum­mar­ises the effects coronavir­us lock­downs have had on wildlife […]

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Should it all be ecotourism? Reimagining travel & tourism in 2021

January 7, 2021
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Image from Edgewalkers' Boranup Walking Retreat in Margaret River, Western Australia. Source: https://edgewalkers.com.au/walking-creativity-retreat

While road-trip­ping across West­ern Aus­tralia in 2020, Erika Jac­ob­son of boutique eco-tour out­fit Edge­walk­ers “reima­gined” what travel & tour­ism might be like in 2021 if all stake­hold­ers were of like mind. Dr Jac­ob­son encour­ages us to reima­gine with her in this “Good Tour­ism” Insight. Cer­tain that we would not be tak­ing our guests over­seas in […]

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