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Rwanda names baby mountain gorillas, celebrates conservation & ecotourism

September 2, 2023

19th Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda - Meet Mukundwa, Teta's son

The world has met in Kinigi, Musan­ze at the foot­hills of Rwanda’s Vol­ca­noes Nation­al Park to name 23 baby moun­tain gor­il­las in a glob­al cel­eb­ra­tion of con­ser­va­tion and com­munity-led efforts to pro­tect their hab­it­at.  Graced by HE the First Lady of Rwanda, Jean­nette Kagame, the 19th Kwita Izina Gor­illa Nam­ing Cere­mony, Septem­ber 1, brought together […]

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Learn Rwandan cuisine at Red Rocks Cultural Campsite

August 16, 2023

Learn Rwandan cuisine at Red Rocks Cultural Campsite

If you’re a travel agent look­ing for a unique des­tin­a­tion to recom­mend to your cli­ents, or a tour oper­at­or search­ing for a new part­ner in Africa, con­sider Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Camp­site in Musan­ze, Rwanda.  This hid­den gem is about more than moun­tain gor­il­las. As its name sug­gests, it offers vis­it­ors an oppor­tun­ity to immerse themselves […]

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You are invited to Rwanda for the 11th Red Rocks Cultural Festival 2023

July 25, 2023
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You are invited to the Red Rocks Cultural Festival 2023

As the Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Fest­iv­al 2023 approaches, all eyes turn to Rwanda, the land of a thou­sand hills, cul­tur­al won­ders, and warm hos­pit­al­ity.  Now in its 11th year, this extraordin­ary fest­iv­al offers a glimpse into the soul of the coun­try; pro­mot­ing cul­tur­al her­it­age, com­munity con­ser­va­tion, and empower­ment.  Wheth­er you are a seasoned trav­el­ler or […]

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Is there a link between tourism’s resilience and adaptability to climate change?

July 14, 2023

Is there a link between tourism's resilience and adaptability to climate change? Photo by Karim MANJRA (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/Jwk88nuBMr4

Tour­ism des­tin­a­tions and attrac­tions should think about how to increase resi­li­ence so that cli­mate adapt­a­tion has a high­er chance of suc­ceed­ing, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS), a “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner.  “The call to increase resi­li­ence in tour­ism to enable adapt­a­tion in more places is surely get­ting louder,” […]

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Mountain biking in Scotland? Not if you’re dependent on public transport

July 11, 2023
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Mountain biking in Scotland? Not if you’re dependent on public transport ... Linn Of Dee waterfall image supplied by Alastair Naughton

Scot­land’s tour­ism author­it­ies have been keep­ing glob­al stake­hold­ers happy by declar­ing ‘cli­mate emer­gency’ and plan­ning ‘trans­form­a­tion­al tour­ism’, but have they lost touch with Scots? In his first “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Alastair Naughton ques­tioned the poor access­ib­il­ity of Scot­tish ski resorts. In this “GT” Insight he won­ders why pub­lic trans­port is mak­ing it more dif­fi­cult to go […]

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Who’s the new boss? Asia Pacific tourism industry association seeks leader

June 13, 2023

Who's the new boss of an Asia Pacific travel & tourism industry association? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34011100/plot-pacific-ocean-and-continents-with-ggplot2borders

A long-estab­l­ished Asia Pacific region­al travel & tour­ism industry asso­ci­ation com­pris­ing pub­lic and private sec­tor mem­bers is seek­ing a new exec­ut­ive lead­er.  What spe­cif­ic pri­or­it­ies and com­pet­en­cies should the ideal can­did­ate have? Your cor­res­pond­ent put this (hypo­thet­ic­al?) scen­ario and ques­tion to “GT’s” diverse net­work of travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Part­ners, and their invit­ees — and […]

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