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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In a globalised world in which if suburban shopping centres on opposite sides of the planet were to switch places overnight there would be very few differences for locals to get used to, what does it take to rebuild uniqueness in destinations? Michael Haywood appeals to the senses. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too […]
Read More To revitalise destinations, awaken the senses
What are tourism officials in the United Arab Emirates’ northern-most member doing to leverage and protect the cultural heritage of 7,000 years of history? Raki Phillips, CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, lets us know. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Insight Partner the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) for inviting Raki […]
Read More Balancing tourism development with care for cultural heritage in Ras Al Khaimah
Anyone seeking new territory to explore, send guests to, or expand into should heed the community’s attitudes to visitors and its expectations of inbound travel & tourism. As part of his postgraduate studies, Saverio Francesco Bertolucci undertook research in the remote Faroe Islands to find out what locals think about tourists and our industry. It’s […]
Read More How to do tourism responsibly in the Faroe Islands
What challenges face those who would tap Rwanda’s cultural heritage for tourism and development while preserving it for community identity now and in the future? Tour operator Greg Bakunzi shares his thoughts in a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Insight Partner the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) for inviting Greg. You too […]
Read More Tapping potential, preserving value: Rwanda’s cultural heritage tourism challenges
The travel & tourism industry can do plenty to support the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom, such as leverage its communications and payments channels. That would represent a truly ‘ethical tourism’, according to Jim Butcher. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] I’ve never been a fan of […]
Read More War in Ukraine and the real ‘ethical tourism’
‘Magnificent’, the adjective, should properly be applied to human actions and virtues rather than tangible things, derived as it is from the Latin ‘magnum facere’, which means to do something great. Why is ‘Magnificence’ K Michael Haywood’s “North Star”? And how does he think tourism should navigate towards it? Creating ‘Community Shared Value’ demands that DMOs […]
Read More Towards ‘magnificence’: The aspirational trajectory of value-creating journeys