A “GT” Insight Bites post is a collection of short written responses to an identical set of propositions and/or questions that The “Good Tourism” Blog puts to a diverse range of travel & tourism stakeholders. “GT” publishes all the replies after only very light copy-editing, ensuring that the respondents’ considered thoughts on the matter are faithfully represented.
Are cruise ships a blessing or a blight? Why? Your correspondent put these simple questions about cruise ships to “GT’s” diverse network of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and requested written responses of no more than 300 words. Thanks to those who chose to participate. Their answers appear in the order […]
Read More Cruise ships: Blessing or blight?
What is the difference between a tourist and a traveller? How do the behaviours and attitudes of tourists differ from those of travellers when interacting with people and places? Your correspondent put these tourist vs traveller questions to “GT’s” diverse network of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and invited emailed […]
Read More Tourist vs traveller: What’s the difference?
The heads of finance, operations, and public relations walk into their boss’s office … It might be the setup for a joke — feel free to suggest a punchline — but it could pertain to a very serious matter. What is the most important issue that they could talk about? And how might they come to an agreement? Your correspondent […]
Read More The heads of finance, operations, and public relations walk into their boss’s office …
You learn that you will be appointed Tourism Minister of your country in January 2023. To help prepare yourself for media interviews, draft a brief summary of your vision for the future of tourism in your nation. Your correspondent put this hypothetical to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their […]
Read More Yes, Tourism Minister
Over the next five years, what is the single biggest challenge or threat facing tourism where you work, or that you have identified through your research and study? And what are the key strategies that your organisation, destination, or the industry at large should employ to overcome it? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Your correspondent put the […]
Read More What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2027?
Without offering any destination- or market-specific context, one commentator recently asserted that tourism is “built on the backbone of white supremacy”. What do you think? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Your correspondent put the question to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and invited emailed written responses of no […]
Read More ‘Tourism is built on the backbone of white supremacy’. What do you think?