In what ways might supernatural folktales — and their animist characteristics — influence residents’ and tourists’ perceptions of and behaviours within landscapes?
Vivian Sakko investigated this question on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, for an award-winning master’s thesis about folklore tourism …
Read More Re-awakening: How can vibrant tales connect us all through folklore tourism?
Do fun and politics mix? Can we or should we ‘leave our cares behind’ on holiday?
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
Thanks to Jim Butcher, K Michael Haywood, Chris Kittishinnakuppe, and Vilhelmiina Vainikka for taking the time to consider the question. Their responses appear in the order received.
And thanks to Willem Niemeijer and John Morris Williams for sharing unrelated ideas in the form of “Good Tourism” Insight BiteXes.
Read More Do fun and politics mix? Can we ‘leave our cares behind’ when we go on holiday?
Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia is among the world’s most responsible tourism projects according to the International Centre for Responsible Tourism.
The ecolodge was acclaimed among 30 finalists at ICRT’s 2025 Global Responsible Tourism Awards in London, November 3.
Read More Cardamom Tented Camp among the world’s most responsible tourism projects: ICRT
Perhaps 80% of the plastic in our oceans gets there via rivers. In Manado, Indonesia the grassroots No-Trash River project uses simple barriers to catch plastic waste, preventing it from reaching the Bunaken Marine Park and spoiling its dive tourism hotspots.
Learn more from Anna Clerici, co-founder of the No-Trash Triangle Initiative which is an EXO Foundation Sustainability Award winner.
Read More Can the tide of ocean plastic be stopped? The No-Trash Triangle Initiative thinks so
Welcome to the September-October 2025 wrap of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences shared by friends and Partners of ‘The “Good Tourism” Blog’ and “GT” Travel Blog’.
Read More What is good tourism? “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel September-October 2025
A social enterprise designing low-carbon, community-based tourism experiences has launched Thailand’s first electric longtail boat engine, the EV Boat, reducing carbon emissions by 96% and cutting fuel costs dramatically.
What will POSITIV Group do with a USD 20,000 microloan from EXO Foundation’s Reset Tourism Fund?
Read More Thailand’s waterways to become quieter, cleaner as electric engine secures finance
