Sponsored posts

‘Sponsored posts’ on “Good Tour­ism” are ad hoc i.e. they are not pub­lished as part of an act­ive and ongo­ing “GT” Part­ner­ship arrange­ment. (Sponsored posts by act­ive “GT” Part­ners are referred to as ’ ”Good Tour­ism” Part­ner mes­sages’). This is the archive page for all ad hoc sponsored posts.

Supporting ‘Bhutan Believe’: The SUSTOUR Bhutan story so far

and March 25, 2024

Supporting 'Bhutan Believe'

Bhutan believes it is (or could be) the world’s green­est and most respons­ible travel des­tin­a­tion. The SUSTOUR Bhutan pro­ject, fun­ded by the European Uni­on under its SWITCH-Asia pro­gramme, is sup­port­ing Bhutan’s effort to real­ise this goal with a focus on sus­tain­able, inclus­ive, and resi­li­ent tour­ism devel­op­ment.  “The SUSTOUR pro­ject stands as a beacon of relevance […]

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Lasting Laos: Meet 20 certifiably-sustainable hotels and tour companies at ITB

February 28, 2024

Lasting Laos: Meet Laos' five 'exemplary' certifiably-sustainable tourism companies at ITB Berlin 2024

Travel agents and tour oper­at­ors seek­ing cer­ti­fi­ably-sus­tain­able ground con­tent in the peace­ful and beau­ti­ful emer­ging des­tin­a­tion of Laos can find exactly what they are look­ing for at ITB Ber­lin 2024: Last­ing Laos

Five exem­plary Lao tour­ism com­pan­ies are set to show­case their Trav­elife cer­ti­fic­a­tion, innov­at­ive spir­it, and com­mit­ment to sus­tain­ab­il­ity and sus­tain­able prac­tices at ITB.

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Believe in Bhutan: Book a meeting at ITB for sustainable, affordable, life-changing tours

February 19, 2024

Believe in Bhutan: Book a meeting at ITB for sustainable, affordable, life-changing tours. Bhutan Believe.

Believe it.  Bhutan, the land famed for its Gross Nation­al Hap­pi­ness, majest­ic land­scapes, and unique cul­tur­al exper­i­ences, is now more access­ible than ever for trav­el­lers.  This is thanks to sev­er­al key improve­ments in travel pro­ced­ures, includ­ing a sim­pli­fied visa pro­cess, reduced Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment Fee (now US$100 per day), and increased flight options.  Not only that, […]

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Discover >100 new carbon-neutral ways to experience Thailand at ITB Berlin 2024

February 15, 2024

Discover >100 new carbon-neutral ways to experience Thailand at ITB Berlin 2024

Are you attend­ing ITB Ber­lin 2024 and look­ing for fun and inspir­ing new car­­bon-neut­ral tours and activ­it­ies in Thai­l­and for your increas­ingly cli­mate-aware cus­tom­ers? You’re in luck because the Thai Eco­tour­ism and Adven­ture Travel Asso­ci­ation (TEATA), in part­ner­ship with lead­ing Thai research and edu­ca­tion insti­tutes, is rolling out more than 100 new, inspir­ing tours designed to reduce […]

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Don’t forget niches: Marketing to micro-communities for sustainable tourism growth

and February 12, 2024

'Niche inspiration', Image supplied by Chameleon Strategies, with credit to Shutterstock.com/Graceful Digital Shutterstock.com/Ground Picture Shutterstock.com/Mike_O Shutterstock.com/Bill45 Shutterstock.com/Anna Jedynak Shutterstock.com/goodluz Shutterstock.com/CandyRetriever Shutterstock.com/SALMONNEGRO-STOCK

“Instead of reach­ing a mass audi­ence, des­tin­a­tions can be a big fish in a small pond by focus­ing on niche mar­kets, where they can excel and provide the most value to both vis­it­ors and the tour­ism industry.” So says Jens Thraen­hart, glob­al tour­ism strategist and found­ing part­ner of UNWTO Affil­i­ate Mem­ber Chamele­on Strategies.  Accord­ing to […]

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Tourism & the climate crisis: New TPCC Horizon Papers on the implications of ‘Doughnut Economics’ & aviation’s inadequate climate change policies

January 24, 2024

New TPCC Horizon Papers on tourism and the climate crisis. Background image by Pete Linforth (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/sunset-sea-horizon-sun-sky-ocean-298850/

Fol­low­ing its recent Tour­ism and Cli­mate Change Stock­take 2023 in Decem­ber, the Tour­ism Pan­el on Cli­mate Change (TPCC) has pub­lished two new ‘Hori­zon Papers’: The TPCC Exec­ut­ive Board issued the fol­low­ing state­ment: “Our recent Stock­take of the tour­ism sec­tor, by more than 60 lead­ing tour­ism and cli­mate aca­dem­ic and industry experts, made it clear that […]

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