Good news in tourism June 21 – 27, 2020

David Gillbanks June 28, 2020

On the road to Mt Cook, New Zealand. By Bernard Spragg (CC0 1.0) via Wikimedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Road_to_Mount_Cook._NZ_(15143746653).jpg

… because it’s everyone’s business! Published every Sunday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new week in travel & tourism. This week in “Good news …”: Carbon-neutral aviation Carbon-neutral shipping Community focus Wildlife & ecotourism Arts, crafts, & cultural heritage Tourism infrastructure Friends indeed Odds & ends It’s “Good Tourism”. And go! […]

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Tags: "Good Tourism" & "GT" Travel news & "Good news in travel & tourism"

Keeping elephants healthy under the cloud of COVID-19

Hollis Burbank-Hammarlund and A "GT" Partner message or sponsored post June 27, 2020

Dr Wachiraporn Toonrongchang and team at at a private camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Image supplied by Dr Nissa Mututanont of the GTAEF Foundation.

News from the field — from the Elephant Healthcare Emergency Lifeline Fund in Chiang Mai, Thailand — by Hollis Burbank-Hammarlund of Work for Wild Life International. What’s the saying? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? For Thailand’s tourism elephants confined to lock-down mode — along with the facilities and people who care for them — the need for routine and […]

Posted in "GT" news & events, "Good Tourism" in Asia, "GT" news from Asia, Sponsored posts
Tags: COVID-19, Health and wellness tourism, Risk and crisis management, Tourism elephants and their mahouts, Wildlife and other (non-human) animals

How to change an iconic travel & tourism experience … for good

Josie Major June 24, 2020

From the roadside. Mount Sefton, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand. Image by Bernard Spragg (CC0) via Picryl. https://picryl.com/media/mount-sefton-mt-cook-np-nz-68cc04

Making things better rarely necessitates tearing everything down and starting again. Josie Major of GOOD Travel (no relation) describes how research and a little imagination can turn a quintessential New Zealand travel experience — the road trip — into something potentially much better for everyone. Thanks to “Good Tourism” Insight Partner Second Look Worldwide for inviting Josie to contribute this “GT” […]

Posted in Insights & Best Practices, "Good Tourism" in Oceania, "GT" Destinations & Places, “Good Tourism” in New Zealand
Tags: COVID-19, Responsible travel & tourism, Sustainable tourism and regenerative tourism, Tourism infrastructure and development

Good news in tourism June 14 – 20, 2020

David Gillbanks June 21, 2020

Mother and baby mountain gorillas, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Source: Wikimedia / Carine06

… because it’s everyone’s business! Published every Sunday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new week in travel & tourism. This week in “Good news …”: Community Parks Wildlife Aviation Friends indeed Odds & ends It’s “Good Tourism”. And go! Important “GT” news first: On Thursday your correspondent questioned whether or not the […]

Has ‘Future of Tourism’ failed host communities?

David Gillbanks June 18, 2020
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Are host communities being ground down by the tourism industrial complex? Caption by "GT". Image by Andrius Petrucenia (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia. "GT" cropped it and applied a rouge filter. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mincer_(3075035).jpeg

The Future of Tourism Coalition is rather like a public relations pyramid scheme. The earlier one signs up to it, the greater the PR benefit. After everyone rushes in it will no longer be newsworthy. So if you’re going to sign up for it, do so after you read this hot take. Or wait until […]

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Tags: Community-based tourism, Responsible travel & tourism, Sustainable tourism and regenerative tourism, Tourism impact, Tourism resilience and recovery

Good news in tourism June 7 – 13, 2020

David Gillbanks June 14, 2020

Just hanging around at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sabah, Malaysia. By Rob and Stephanie Levy (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr. "GT" cropped it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/59773274@N00/2214312234

… because it’s everyone’s business! Published every Sunday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new week in travel & tourism. This week in “Good news …”: Reopenings Markets & messages Ecotourism & the great outdoors Aviation Odds & ends It’s “Good Tourism”. And go! Reopenings Jamaica will reopen its borders to international […]

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