I jot down this irrelevant preamble on December 31, 2020 … Most of the past 364 days have been terribly tough for many, of course, especially travel & tourism folk. Can’t say much more about it than every person and their pet has already said — “Good riddance 2020 … Hope 2021 is better … blah blah […]
Read More The five most visited “Good Tourism” posts of 2020 (& all time)
“Good Tourism” Partner announcement: Youth Summit to create tomorrow’s Climate Friendly Travel leaders through a virtual program of fun and educational events, as well as create Climate Friendly Travel Champions. SUNx Malta will host the first ever climate friendly youth travel summit in April 2021. The ‘Strong Earth Youth Summit’ (SEYS) will include lectures, workshops […]
Read More SUNx Malta to stage first Strong Earth Youth Summit
Everyone working in travel & tourism and the hospitality sector should be appropriately valued, paid, and recognised. With fresh research in hand, Sophie Hartman, Nguyễn Thị Thu Thảo, and Võ Thị Quế Chi from the Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises for Training in Hospitality & Catering (ASSET‑H&C) explain how vocational education and training can […]
Read More How can vocational education contribute to women’s empowerment in hospitality & tourism?
As the “build back better” buzz continues, social impact and communications specialist Helen Usher wants travel & tourism stakeholders to factor animal welfare into their plans. In this “Good Tourism” Insight Ms Usher suggests how we might do just that. This is a time of unprecedented global crisis for the tourism sector; a time we switch […]
Read More Travel & tourism’s social impact and how to build back better for animals
Much has been written about including host communities in destination management and tourism development decision-making, but how would one go about measuring contentment, well-being, or even happiness, on an ongoing basis? In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Paul Rogers of “GT” Insight Partner Planet Happiness presents a solution. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 global […]
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Because we cannot be cancelled … Published most Sundays, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new week in travel & tourism … everyone’s business. This week’s good travel & tourism news menu: (Click / touch an item to go straight to it.) “Good Tourism” news (since the last “Good news”) incl. […]
Read More Good news in tourism “Good Tourism” catch-up Dec 13, 2020
