Coastal and marine tourism and cruises

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Coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises are bur­geon­ing sec­tors with­in the travel & tour­ism and hos­pit­al­ity indus­tries, present­ing a pleth­ora of oppor­tun­it­ies for industry pro­fes­sion­als. These forms of tour­ism offer unique and cap­tiv­at­ing exper­i­ences for trav­el­lers who are cap­tiv­ated by the allure of the sea. As industry insiders, it is crit­ic­al to grasp the sig­ni­fic­ance of coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises and their impact on the travel industry.

One of the key draws of coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises is the chance to wit­ness the breath­tak­ing diversity of mar­ine life. Coastal areas are home to a pleth­ora of flora and fauna. Activ­it­ies such as snor­kelling, scuba diving, or boat tours allow trav­el­lers to have up-close encoun­ters with mar­ine biodiversity.

Coastal land­scapes are a major draw for tour­ists. Coastal areas offer stun­ning vis­tas that can be explored in vari­ous ways, such as hik­ing, cyc­ling, or boat­ing. The nat­ur­al beauty of coastal land­scapes serves as a major selling point for coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises, attract­ing trav­el­lers seek­ing immers­ive and awe-inspir­ing experiences.

Cruises, in par­tic­u­lar, offer a unique and con­veni­ent way to explore coastal and mar­ine des­tin­a­tions. Cruise ships are float­ing resorts that provide trav­el­lers with a wide range of amen­it­ies and activities.

Coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises also offer oppor­tun­it­ies for relax­a­tion and well­ness. Many coastal des­tin­a­tions and cruises offer well­ness activities.

In addi­tion to the nat­ur­al attrac­tions, coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises also offer oppor­tun­it­ies for cul­tur­al exper­i­ences. A large and grow­ing per­cent­age of people live near the coast, includ­ing many indi­gen­ous com­munit­ies. Inter­act­ing with loc­al com­munit­ies, learn­ing about their way of life, and enga­ging in cul­tur­al activ­it­ies can provide trav­el­lers with a deep­er under­stand­ing of the loc­al cul­ture and her­it­age, enhan­cing their over­all travel experience.

How­ever, it is imper­at­ive to emphas­ise the import­ance of respons­ible and sus­tain­able tour­ism prac­tices in coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises. As industry pro­fes­sion­als, we can pro­mote respons­ible travel prac­tices among trav­el­lers, such as min­im­ising envir­on­ment­al impact, respect­ing loc­al cul­tures and com­munit­ies, and sup­port­ing sus­tain­able initiatives.

In con­clu­sion, coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises offer unpar­alleled oppor­tun­it­ies for trav­el­lers to explore and appre­ci­ate the won­ders of the sea. As industry pro­fes­sion­als, it is cru­cial to under­stand the sig­ni­fic­ance of coastal tour­ism, mar­ine tour­ism, and cruises and pro­mote respons­ible and sus­tain­able tour­ism practices.

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From reef rubble to recovery: How Livingseas Asia is leading tourism in Bali


From reef rubble to recovery: How Livingseas Asia is leading tourism in Bali

Tour­ism built Bali’s repu­ta­tion but nearly broke its reefs. Now, the same industry is becom­ing a force for recovery.

Led by Liv­ing­seas Asia, a pion­eer­ing dive oper­at­or in Padang­bai, a grow­ing num­ber of vis­it­ors are return­ing not to take, but to give back. They are reviv­ing cor­al eco­sys­tems one dive at a time.

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Can the tide of ocean plastic be stopped? The No-Trash Triangle Initiative thinks so


Can the tide of ocean plastic be stopped? The No-Trash Triangle Initiative thinks so. Photo by Ezra Kaunang for NTTI

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.

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Support small islands: Register now for 4th Annual SEYS (Strong Earth Youth Summit)


SUNx Malta Strong Earth Youth Summit SEYS 2024 promotion

Young people in tour­ism, and their ment­ors and sup­port­ers, are invited right now to register for the 2024 edi­tion of the Strong Earth Youth Sum­mit (SEYS). The Strong Earth Youth Sum­mit (SEYS) is an annu­al trib­ute to Maurice Strong, cli­mate act­iv­ist for over 50 years and Sec­ret­ary Gen­er­al of the first “Earth Sum­mit” in 1972 […]

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Souvenirs: Can three pieces of coral inspire tourism towards ocean regeneration?

July 4, 2023

Can travel & tourism contribute to ocean regeneration? Image by Vlad Tchompalov (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/ZEpxoNzKfcc

Three pieces of cor­al, and the memor­ies they evoke, inspire K Michael Hay­wood to con­sider how travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers might con­trib­ute to ocean regen­er­a­tion.  It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Every souven­ir deserves a val­ued space in our homes. As gathered from the beach in Sao Mar­tinho do Porto, […]

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Cruise ships: Blessing or blight?

May 2, 2023

Cruise ships: Blessing or blight? A DALL‑E-generated "watercolour of small islands and a cruise ship"

Are cruise ships a bless­ing or a blight? Why? Your cor­res­pond­ent put these simple ques­tions about cruise ships to “GT’s” diverse net­work of travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Part­ners, and their invit­ees — and reques­ted writ­ten responses of no more than 300 words.  Thanks to those who chose to par­ti­cip­ate. Their answers appear in the order […]

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‘Where seagulls don’t land anymore’: Are British seaside resorts trending again?

March 7, 2023
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British seaside resorts: St Leonard’s-on-Sea

Many Brit­ish sea­side resorts are mak­ing a comeback after dec­ades of sniffy cri­ti­cism led by the media, and des­pite a per­sist­ent nar­rat­ive of decay and decline. Dav­id Jar­ratt shares this “Good Tour­ism” Insight; the second in a series ini­ti­ated by Tourism’s Hori­zon, a “GT” Insight Part­ner.  [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Tra­di­tion­al Brit­ish sea­side resorts […]

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