Local knowledge now: Coastal, marine tourism cannot wait for universities to catch up

Should envir­on­ment­al stew­ard­ship be treated as an elect­ive add-on, or is it an essen­tial part of tour­ism and hospitality? 

Steve Ekstrom argues that coastal des­tin­a­tions can­not afford to wait years for aca­demia to catch up. He reck­ons the future of coastal and mar­ine travel & tour­ism depends on imme­di­ately equip­ping front­line work­ers with the loc­al know­ledge to explain, inter­pret, and pro­tect their home waters.

Opportunities in coastal and marine tourism education: Hello universities!

Coastal and mar­ine tour­ism accounts for at least half of the glob­al sec­tor, so why are uni­ver­sit­ies largely ignor­ing it?

Jeff Wilks illu­min­ates the oppor­tun­it­ies for high­er edu­ca­tion to offer coastal and mar­ine tour­ism edu­ca­tion (and train­ing) to those keen to dive into the ‘Blue Economy’.

It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.