“Good news in travel & tourism” wraps up a month of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, tips, and advice. It’s “GT”. And go!(Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “GT” Travel “GT” Insights Good news from friends(including job opportunities) Why scare quotes (“ ”)? Friends indeed Keep up with “GT” If you like “GT” […]
Read More Good news in travel & tourism August 2021
Many people will be keen to travel for wellness, perhaps even enlightenment, when they arrive at the end of their COVID-19 tunnels. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, university lecturer Ricardo Nicolas Progano points to the potential for rural destinations with sacred, spiritual, or religious heritage to tap into pent-up wellness tourism demand. [Thanks to Jim […]
Read More Wellness pilgrimage: A post-COVID tourism business opportunity for sacred sites
Nearly everyone wants to escape their everyday and take a holiday, including working people with small budgets and limited time. Does that mean they, and those who cater to them, are terrible people? Jim Butcher doesn’t think so. In his third “Good Tourism” Insight, Dr Butcher paints mass tourism in a progressive light and defends […]
Read More In praise of holiday Fordism & why it’s misanthropic to malign mass tourism
Even the smallest steps taken by travel & tourism stakeholders to counter the global threat of ocean plastic pollution are important, according to PhD candidate Krisztina Eleftheriou-Hocsak. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, she discusses the local actions taken by a nonprofit organisation in Cyprus. [Thanks to Tazim Jamal for inviting Ms Eleftheriou-Hocsak to write a […]
Read More One tourism beach at a time: Local action can help turn the tide on marine plastic
“Good news in tourism” wraps up a month of “Good Tourism” news and content. It’s “GT”. And go!(Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “GT” Travel “GT” Insights Good news from friends Friends indeed Keep up with “GT” If you like “GT” and you don’t want to miss a thing, subscribe to “GT’s” weekly e‑news: […]
Read More Good news in tourism July 2021
Kevin Phun passes a sustainability lens over concerns about mangrove forests to determine what it would take for our travel & tourism industry to be a responsible contributor to protecting and restoring them. It’s his third “Good Tourism” Insight. Mangroves are important to coastal communities. They shield them from the worst effects of strong winds, […]
Read More How can tourism protect & promote mangroves?
