There are still many opportunities for Pacific Island states to take advantage of tourism for development, according to Ratnakar Adhikari and Joe Natuman writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The seafront of Port Vila, Vanuatu, bustles with activity. Traders – most of them women – call out to tourists wandering past, imploring them to take […]
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While the Galapagos tourism industry relies on natural and historical and natural history attractions, it is also one of the threats to that same heritage … By Veronica Toral-Granda, PhD candidate, and Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, writing for The Conversation. Native species are particularly vulnerable on islands, because […]
Read More Galapagos tourism threatens native wildlife
Vandana Vijay’s Offbeat Tracks launched in 2016 to spread the concept of experiential travel and sustainable community-based ecotourism in India, especially among rural communities in the Himalayas. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Ms Vijay offers examples of how she translates her travel & tourism philosophy into action. UPDATE, June 2021: Prompted by “GT”, Ms Vijay […]
Read More Going off track to find the right path for Himalayan tourism
Professor Geoffrey Lipman joined David Gillbanks on Skype, Thursday, to record the first episode of The “Good Tourism” Podcast. About podcasts & how to subscribe to The “Good Tourism” Podcast [UPDATE November 8, 2017: The International Institute for Peace through Tourism has chosen five people from the world of travel & tourism to honour as “Global Ambassadors […]
Read More The “Good Tourism” Podcast #1: Geoffrey Lipman & the existential threat
Successful sustainable tourism is not only about environmental, social, and economic imperatives; it’s about marketing too! In other words, successful sustainability strategies solve problems for customers. So argues James McGregor, Founder & CEO of Blue Tribe, in this “GT” Insight. I have a confession to make. Sometimes when I travel for business or pleasure I […]
Read More Successful sustainable tourism is NOT all about the environment, society, economy
Lisbon tourism is booming. Within a month of the “GT” Insight direct from Lisbon — “Why We Hate Tourism Tours & why you should too” by Ricardo Oliveira — the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports on the negative impacts of trendy tourism on locals’ lifestyles. Carla da Cunha has a tight budget with which to find a new home in […]
Read More Lisbon locals face eviction in favour of trendy tourism, celebrities, short-term rentals
