Data analytics, financial acumen are keys to a great career in travel & tourism

September 9, 2021

Data analytics, financial acumen are keys to a bright future in travel & tourism. Image by Pete Linforth (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/earth-internet-globalization-2254769/

It is under­stand­able why many who have worked in the travel & tour­ism industry are look­ing else­where, or are already gain­fully employed in oth­er sec­tors. What then must stu­dents and train­ees be think­ing?  For­tu­nately, say­ings like ‘every cloud has a sil­ver lin­ing’ and ‘it’s always darkest before the dawn’ have meta­phor­ic­al truth. In this “Good […]

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Tourism, capitalism, & the coronavirus crisis: What is to be (un)done?

September 7, 2021
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Coronavirus crisis. Image by geralt (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/coronavirus-virus-pandemic-crisis-6557675/

Does the travel & tour­ism indus­tri­al crisis induced by gov­ern­ment responses to the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic war­rant a “full-spec­trum inter­ven­tion” to ‘demo­crat­ise’ tour­ism for a ‘post-cap­it­al­ist’ future?  Raoul V Bian­chi thinks so. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [Thanks to Jim Butcher for invit­ing Dr Bian­chi to write a “GT” Insight.] The glob­al COVID-19 pan­dem­ic has triggered an unpre­ced­en­ted crisis. […]

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Good news in travel & tourism August 2021

September 1, 2021

'Forest bathing'. No water necessary. By Motoki Tonn via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/X00q3RXcyZ4

“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” […]

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Wellness pilgrimage: A post-COVID tourism business opportunity for sacred sites

August 31, 2021
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Is there wellness, perhaps even enlightenment, at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel? By Warren Wong via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/P1fZRtz7-VE

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 […]

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In praise of holiday Fordism & why it’s misanthropic to malign mass tourism

August 24, 2021
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Dr Butcher defends the much-maligned mass tourist. Image by Kindel Media (CC0) via Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/sea-flight-sunny-beach-8185803/

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 […]

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One tourism beach at a time: Local action can help turn the tide on marine plastic

August 17, 2021

One piece at a time, one beach at a time: Tourism can stem the tide and then turn the tide on marine plastic pollution. By Karuvadgraphy (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/sunrise-sunset-grass-morning-dusk-4807648/

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 […]

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