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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Travel is often about breaking free. In this spirit, according to Ahmed Abdel Fattah, Western destinations offer veiled Muslim women tourists a unique chance to explore who they are, challenge the norms of their own societies, and experience a refreshing sense of freedom.
Read More Unveiling freedom: Muslim women tourists in the West
‘Authenticity’ is the ideal for many travellers, influencers, and commentators. But what is it? Can destination marketers and tourism professionals package it and sell it … authentically?
Thanks to Prof Valeria Minghetti and Dr Shamiso Nyajeka for taking the time to share their thoughts on the question. Their responses appear in the order received.
And thanks to Dr Seyedeh Fatemeh Mostafavi Shirazi for an insight into the challenges of domestic overtourism in northern Iran.
Read More What is ‘authenticity’ in travel & tourism?
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s shocking and very public murder, millions of followers mourned (and continue to mourn), a few extremists celebrated (and continue to celebrate), while many shrugged and pointed to why it was Mr Kirk’s fault.
Still others, like Saverio Francesco Bertolucci, worry about the state of debate in the West, where one’s sincerely-held opinions can literally get one killed …
Read More Is debate dead? Not if tourism students have a say
Undertourism: Who’s suffering, and why?
Many thanks to Saverio Francesco Bertolucci, Jim Butcher, Dorji Dhradhul, K Michael Haywood, and Chris Kittishinnakuppe for sharing their thoughts on ‘undertourism’; the flip side of ‘overtourism’.
Their responses appear in the order received.
Read More Undertourism: Who’s suffering, and why?
Some are calling on tourism leaders to do more to promote peace. Given that tourism is often among the first casualties of war, in what tangible and measurable ways can its leaders foster peace and understanding?
Four respondents from the “Good Tourism” network took the time to share their thoughts.
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Read More Tourism, war, and peace
Even as Thimlich Ohinga’s dry stone walls crumble, the local community continues to be excluded from the management of the Kenyan UNESCO World Heritage site.
This according to tourism officer Doreen Nyamweya’s who shares her second “Good Tourism” Insight:
Last month, July 2025, I spent time in Migori County, Kenya, on a field visit for my MSc thesis on responsible tourism awareness levels among host communities in heritage destinations …
Read More Thimlich Ohinga: UNESCO World Heritage site management is failing a local community