Deeper than buzz: ‘Slow tourism’ in the Monti Sibillini

April 29, 2021
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Lone hiker in the Monti Sibillini National Park. Photo courtesy of (c) Roberto Aureli.

Slow and steady … not too much change and nev­er too quickly … order and mod­er­a­tion … respect for long-stand­ing sources of susten­ance and shel­ter … pride in cul­ture, her­it­age, and tra­di­tion … Con­ser­vat­ive val­ues are often com­pat­ible with sus­tain­ab­il­ity in rur­al set­tings. Marco Ramaz­zo­tti dis­cov­ers that the buzz phrase ‘slow tour­ism’ describes what Monti […]

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Tourism & hosts’ well-being: Moving beyond GDP towards a better life

April 27, 2021
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Arriving at happiness? By Jacqueline Munguía (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/1pAwJiCD60c Graph climber overlay by Peggy_Marco (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/refugees-economic-migrants-1015309/

Every­one wants to be happy, or at least con­tent. Travel & tour­ism has long proven to deliv­er that to its cus­tom­ers. But what about about the res­id­ents of places they travel to and through?  In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, uni­ver­sity pro­fess­or Larry Dwyer iden­ti­fies a prom­ising hol­ist­ic frame­work for bench­mark­ing broad­er soci­et­al well-being.  Dr Dwyer […]

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How can a circular tourism economy help repurpose heritage buildings?

April 22, 2021

A home. Abandoned. By Tama66 (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/users/tama66-1032521/

Aban­doned build­ings can be an eye­sore, a blight on a land- or city­scape, and even an embar­rass­ment to many loc­als. Yet they are all a part of a place’s his­tory and her­it­age. While very few would argue that all are worth sav­ing, many her­it­age build­ings do indeed deserve a new lease of life and may […]

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Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop


Termas Geométricas, Coñaripe, Panguipulli, Chile. By J Balla Photography (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/jpyJeOg4BnI

Eco­tour­ism is in high demand right now in places where phys­ic­ally-dis­­tanced out­door activ­ity is pos­sible. And when the world finally breaks its COVID shackles, those who have been locked down for months in urb­an envir­on­ments will likely be des­per­ate for a taste of nature. To help pre­pare stake­hold­ers for that surge, The Centre for Responsible […]

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For the sake of the world’s poor, might the risk of overtourism be worth it?

April 20, 2021
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Passport, camera, money ... go. By bjwhite66212 (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/camera-passport-money-travel-6117369/

From a facil­it­at­or of poten­tially dam­aging masses to a mere tinker­er at the eco­nom­ic mar­gins of a place, travel & tour­ism can be any­thing a des­tin­a­tion chooses it to be.  In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Peter Smith sug­gests that mass tour­ism may offer more to the world’s poorest stake­hold­ers than many com­ment­at­ors acknow­ledge. [Thanks to Jim Butcher for […]

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Travel, stories, education: The keys to happiness?

April 15, 2021

Story time with Mama; a framework for happiness? Photo by Liana Mikah (CC0) via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/Puhj02KOHrc

Sus­tain­able tour­ism expert and edu­cat­or Ivana Dam­njan­ović is pas­sion­ate about travel, stor­ies, and edu­ca­tion; so much so that she thinks that they could be the source of, frame­work for, and means to hap­pi­ness. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. Travel & tour­ism has long been con­sidered a magic box that brings cer­tain profit. No mat­ter how […]

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