Travel & tourism and destination management

Scroll down for posts that have been tagged with “travel & tour­ism and des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment”; the man­age­ment of not only des­tin­a­tions but also travel & tour­ism busi­nesses, NGOs, and oth­er stakeholders.

Travel & tour­ism is a rap­idly grow­ing industry that plays a vital role in the glob­al eco­nomy. It involves people trav­el­ling to dif­fer­ent des­tin­a­tions for vari­ous pur­poses such as leis­ure, busi­ness, or cul­tur­al exchange.

Des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment is an essen­tial aspect of the travel & tour­ism industry, as it involves the plan­ning, devel­op­ment, and man­age­ment of tour­ist des­tin­a­tions to ensure they are attract­ive and access­ible to vis­it­ors, and sustainable.

One of the primary goals of des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment is to provide a mem­or­able and enjoy­able exper­i­ence for tour­ists while also pre­serving the envir­on­ment and cul­tur­al her­it­age of the des­tin­a­tion. This can be achieved through a range of activ­it­ies such as sus­tain­able tour­ism prac­tices, the pro­mo­tion of loc­al busi­nesses, and the cre­ation of unique cul­tur­al exper­i­ences for visitors.

Effect­ive des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment requires col­lab­or­a­tion between stake­hold­ers in the tour­ism industry, includ­ing gov­ern­ments, private sec­tor organ­isa­tions, and loc­al com­munit­ies. Cooper­a­tion between these groups can help ensure that tour­ism devel­op­ment is sus­tain­able and bene­fi­cial for all involved.

In con­clu­sion, the travel & tour­ism industry and des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment are cru­cial com­pon­ents of the glob­al eco­nomy. Effect­ive des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment requires cooper­a­tion between vari­ous stake­hold­ers to ensure sus­tain­able tour­ism devel­op­ment while provid­ing vis­it­ors with a mem­or­able and enjoy­able experience.

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From linear to circular: How to build resilience in small island tourism destinations

February 4, 2021
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Picture: David Kirkland. Circular arrows by Gordon Johnson (CC0) via Pixabay (added to image by "GT").

The clue is in its name. Travel & tour­is­m’s fatal flaw is its total reli­ance on free­dom of move­ment. Lock­downs and bor­der clos­ures in response to COVID-19 have blind­sided tour­ism-depend­ent eco­nom­ies and dev­ast­ated live­li­hoods. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, sus­tain­able tour­ism con­sult­ant Angelo Sciacca argues that now is a good time for the stake­hold­ers of […]

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When the odds are against you: How a small tour operator survived 2020

January 14, 2021
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Turtle, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia. Image by Chris Jansen supplied by Live Ningaloo.

From the excit­ing pro­spect of a break­out sea­son to the exist­en­tial threat of bank­ruptcy, 2020 was a tur­bu­lent year for small Aus­trali­an eco-tour oper­at­or Live Nin­ga­loo. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Sonia Beck­with shares how she and her part­ner fought to keep their eco­tour­ism dreams alive. In Decem­ber 2019 we pre­dicted that 2020 would be […]

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A little luxury: What travellers want post-COVID & how to prepare your tour business

January 5, 2021

Abstract art by 8926 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/texture-abstract-structure-color-1909992/ used on the "Good Tourism" Insight post "A little luxury: What travellers want post-COVID & how to prepare your tour business"

When travel & tour­ism inev­it­ably opens up again in your part of the world (if it has­n’t already) for domest­ic and/or inter­na­tion­al trav­el­lers, are you pre­pared to give them what they want? Aus­trali­an tour oper­at­or entre­pren­eur Grant Char­les­worth shares his “Good Tour­ism” Insight into how he’s pre­par­ing his Aus­trali­an Lux­ury Escapes. A lot has changed […]

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Two tourism democratisation challenges to consider as we plan for recovery

October 6, 2020

Two tourism democratisation challenges to consider as we plan for recovery

Sus­tain­able tour­ism con­sult­ant Tim O’Donoghue leads the col­lab­or­at­ive efforts of Teton County, Wyom­ing, USA to become a sus­tain­able des­tin­a­tion. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Mr O’Donoghue iden­ti­fies two core chal­lenges to achiev­ing com­munity con­sensus around tour­ism devel­op­ment plan­ning and des­tin­a­tion man­age­ment. Most com­munit­ies that are travel des­tin­a­tions have seen their tour­ism eco­nom­ies grow organ­ic­ally and […]

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Who dares wins: Who will hit the reset button?

May 22, 2020

Push to reset the world. By Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez (CC0) via unsplash.

A “GT” Insight into the mind of the man who leads one of the world’s sig­ni­fic­ant travel & tour­ism industry organ­isa­tions: Dr Mario Hardy, chief of the Pacific Asia Travel Asso­ci­ation. What does he think about the crisis in which our industry finds itself? Over the past few months, we are reminded every day that […]

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Turn down the volume: How to plan for a sustainable tourism recovery after C‑19

May 6, 2020
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Leatherback hatching at Khao Lampi - Hat Thai Mueng national park. Image courtesy of (c) Phuket Marine National Parks Operations Center 2 / https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2624818794469718&set=pcb.2624819491136315&type=1&theater

Bangkok-based travel & hos­pit­al­ity entre­pren­eur and sus­tain­able tour­ism advoc­ate Willem Niemeijer sees an oppor­tun­ity in the SARS-CoV­­‑2 crisis; an oppor­tun­ity to rebal­ance tour­ism with more sens­ible man­age­ment and less vis­it­or volume. But make your plans swiftly because Mr Niemeijer reck­ons recov­ery will be faster than many think. The lock­down meas­ures in place to keep the […]

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