55 ways tourism can be friendlier to the environment: An ‘Eco-Guide’

, and November 30, 2021

Picture collage of students at ASSET-H&C member institutions

“Good Tour­ism” Insight Part­ner ASSET‑H&C has pub­lished the free Eco-Guide for Hos­pit­al­ity Busi­nesses and Schools, which lays out 55 tips for redu­cing tour­is­m’s neg­at­ive effects on the envir­on­ment. Soph­ie Hart­man, Nguyễn Thị Thu Thảo, and Võ Thị Quế Chi describe the why, the how, and a few of the what in this “GT” Insight.  [Scroll […]

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CODE RED: SUNx’ 7‑point climate action plan for tourism is more ambitious than the Glasgow Declaration

and November 26, 2021
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Climate Friendly Travel; SUNx' Code Red Plan for our Kids

At SUNx Malta we have a clear view of the path for­ward for our sec­tor to respond to the “code red” cli­mate crisis iden­ti­fied by UN Sec­ret­ary Gen­er­al António Guterres. It’s more ambi­tious than the heav­ily mar­keted Glas­gow Declar­a­tion on Cli­mate Action in Tour­ism, spe­cific­ally in terms of earli­er deliv­ery dates, cov­er­age of all greenhouse […]

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Zambia’s untapped tourism potential & its prospects for a green economy

November 23, 2021
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Sunset over the Luangwa River, a tributary of the Zambezi. Photo by Ian McGrory (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/62CtkV44DuY Zambia wordmark by syafrani_jambe (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/state-international-flag-zambia-2732088/

Zim­b­ab­wean schol­ar Sham­iso Nyajeka makes a strong pitch for the devel­op­ment of a respons­ible, sus­tain­able, and eco­­nom­ic­ally-inclus­ive travel & tour­ism industry in Zam­bia, where deep poverty per­sists des­pite a luc­rat­ive min­ing tra­di­tion.  It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  [Thanks to Jim Butcher for invit­ing Ms Nyajeka to write a “GT” Insight.] Nestled at the inter­sec­tion of cent­ral, east­ern, and […]

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Science, mahout traditions may help save Asian elephants from extinction in Laos

and November 16, 2021

Elephant family crossing a river. Captive breeding technology and mahout knowledge may help save Asian elephants in Laos. Image supplied by Anabel Lopez Perez.

Asi­an ele­phants are at risk of extinc­tion in the wild and in cap­tiv­ity. That they are not repla­cing their num­bers in cap­tiv­ity may come as a sur­prise to many. This is why con­­ser­­va­­tion-ori­en­ted cap­tive breed­ing pro­grams are import­ant to the spe­cies. Wild­life bio­lo­gist Ana­bel Lopez Perez of Laos’ Ele­phant Con­ser­va­tion Cen­ter and Hol­lis Bur­b­ank-Ham­­marlund of […]

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Smart clusters: How tourism destinations can organise for a better future

November 9, 2021

Our Milky Way is a cluster of stars that includes ours. Image by Greg Rakozy (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/oMpAz-DN-9I

How can travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers work and play bet­ter togeth­er with­in des­tin­a­tions to ensure optim­al out­comes?  K Michael Hay­wood sug­gests clus­ter­ing. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] There is strong evid­ence link­ing pos­it­ive busi­ness per­form­ance and out­comes with soci­et­al out­comes and life-affirm­­ing val­ues. Nev­er­the­less, many tour­ism enter­prises remain […]

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Good news in travel & tourism October 2021

October 30, 2021

Indian rojak. A diversity of tasty tidbits with a rich chilli dip. Image by Jason Goh (CC0) from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/indian-rojak-food-flour-sauce-2870575/

“Good news in travel & tour­ism” wraps up a month of “Good Tour­ism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, tips, and advice. Share it like you would an Indi­an rojak. It’s “GT”. And go!(Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “GT” Exper­i­ences “GT” Insights Good news from friends (includ­ing jobs) Prac­tise what you preach, Pro­fess­or Imposter outed […]

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