Dancers, singers, and drummers from a local women’s cooperative welcome visitors to the Red Rocks Cultural Center in Nyakinama village, Rwanda. Pic by David Gillbanks.
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Technology alone is unlikely to solve all our problems, or help us achieve all that we wish. This is true for tourism destinations as they look to innovate out of crisis and into an uncertain future. It’s a “GT” Insight by K Michael Haywood. [You too can write a “Good Tourism” Insight.] The World Tourism Innovation […]
Read More Destination innovation is about more than technology
In destination and industry practice, what is (are) the difference(s) between ‘sustainable tourism’ and ‘regenerative tourism’? 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 more than 300 words. My thanks to […]
Read More Really, what’s the difference? ‘Sustainable tourism’ vs ‘regenerative tourism’
In 2022, what is the most important thing that a young person should understand before embarking upon a career in tourism? For this “GT” Insight Bites, your correspondent put the question above to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Partners, guest authors, and their invitees — and invited written responses of up to 300 words. My thanks […]
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For tourism destinations and service providers to survive and thrive in the face of current and looming challenges they must become more resilient, according to K Michael Haywood. Prof Haywood argues that this can be achieved by democratising ‘communities-as-destinations’ and enacting principles of sustainability and regeneration. Tourism’s revival may be underway, though its resilience is […]
Read More Tourism’s resilience relies on sustainable, regenerative, needs-based models
In the first of her ‘Invisible Changemaker’ interviews, Elisa Spampinato chats with Mark Chapman, a pioneer of community-based tourism in Ethiopia. The “Good Tourism” Blog is proud to publish this interview series in collaboration with Elisa’s Traveller Storyteller, a “GT” Partner. It’s a “GT” Insight Interview. [You can write a “GT” Insight.] To start this […]
Read More Invisible changemaker: A pioneer of community-based tourism in Ethiopia
A bed & breakfast in Nieuwpoort, Belgium has leveraged the support of a European Union-funded project to implement viable ‘circular’ solutions. According to authors Angelo Sciacca, Lucien von Schomberg, and Eline Brutyn, the B&B’s owners have set a good example for other travel & tourism entrepreneurs to follow. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too […]
Read More Belgian B&B implements sustainable circular solutions: A case study