‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’
In 2025, Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions, the Substack blog and “Good Tourism” Insight Partner, published a book of the same name compiled by its founder Dr Jim Butcher.
The book is divided into two parts: a collection of in-depth interviews with leading scholars reflecting on the evolution and future of tourism; and a series of thought-provoking essays drawn from the TH:TM Substack and The “Good Tourism” Blog.
Archived below are the “GT” Insights that were adapted for the Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions book, and the TH:TM interview summaries and reflections published as “GT” Insights. Enjoy this collection and know that there is so much more content in the TH:TM book, which is available in print and electronic formats.
‘Ecotourism for the masses, not the elite classes!’ is a slogan you’re unlikely to hear at a protest any time soon. Sudipta Sarkar argues for an urban ecotourism for the masses that looks far beyond Western debates for inspiration. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight initiated by Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner. [You too can write […]
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The importance of languages is universal. However, in native English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, language education has been neglected. This has implications for the inbound travel, tourism, and hospitality industries and their workers, according to Karen Thomas and Jim Butcher. Dr Thomas was the lead researcher for a study on the topic. Drs Thomas […]
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Many British seaside resorts are making a comeback after decades of sniffy criticism led by the media, and despite a persistent narrative of decay and decline. David Jarratt shares this “Good Tourism” Insight; the second in a series initiated by Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Traditional British seaside resorts […]
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Travel & tourism and transportation infrastructure are inextricably linked. The former is almost wholly dependent on the latter. As stakeholders in travel, tourism, leisure, and hospitality, do we take for granted how we move from place to place? Saverio Francesco Bertolucci shares his thoughts in the first in a series of “Good Tourism” Insights initiated by […]
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Is ‘travel for everyone’ a prerequisite for truly sustainable tourism? Iranian scholar S Fatemeh Mostafavi Shirazi posits the idea in this “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] The positives and negatives of the tourism industry, including how crucial it is (or is not) to economic development, and particularly its contributions to the […]
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