Herb Hiller

Herb Hiller

Herb Hiller

Herb Hiller, The Cli­mate Trav­el­er, has “pro­gressed across 55 years from travel insider to a solu­tions-driv­en crit­ic of main­stream tourism”.

Mr Hiller has lived in the Carib­bean region and the US states of Flor­ida and Geor­gia, work­ing much of his career on multi-mod­al mobil­ity. He ini­ti­ated the Carib­bean Tour­ism Research Cen­ter in Bar­ba­dos; led the reviv­al of the Flor­ida state bicyc­ling and B&B move­ments; inspired the Great Flor­ida Bird­ing Trail; and wrote the cov­er story for Flor­ida Trend in 1996 that called for the newly-estab­lished Vis­it Flor­ida DMO to go green.

Two of Herb’s books have won top hon­ours in their fields. A fourth is near completion.

Domestic disasters & destination ‘dupes’: Climate change impels travel closer to home

July 2, 2024
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Domestic disasters & destination ‘dupes’: Climate change impels travel closer to home. Worried about climate change and associated risks to property, American vacationers are growing reluctant to travel far from home. Image by WikiImages (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/hurricane-devastation-charley-63005/ "GT" added the text.

Wor­ried about cli­mate change and asso­ci­ated risks to prop­erty, Amer­ic­an vaca­tion­ers are grow­ing reluct­ant to travel far from home. It’s the third “GT” Insight by Herb Hiller. [You too can write a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.] Cli­mate change at home and away In this epoch of cli­mate change, a fam­ily on Grand Bahama depos­its a Nor­we­gi­an Cruise Line […]

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A climate-conscious reading of ‘The New York Times’ list of ‘52 Places To Go in 2024’

January 30, 2024

Herb Hiller offers a "climate-conscious" reading of 'The New York Times' list of '52 Places to Go in 2024. This is a screen snip of a cover page of the online article. "GT" added "CLIMATE conscious?"

Cli­mate action advoc­ate Herb Hiller offers a cli­mate-con­­s­cious read­ing of The New York Times’ list of ‘52 Places to Go in 2024’.  It is his second “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] People love to travel but keep get­ting shoved around. We live in an epoch of cata­stroph­ic glob­al warm­ing, which fre­quently forces us […]

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Foraging for climate-conscious travel information: Where is our trusted guide?

March 14, 2023

Foraging for blackberries. What about for climate-conscious travel information? Image by Eduardo Jaeger (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@designerjaeger

Des­pite warn­ings of cli­mate cata­strophe, declar­a­tions of cli­mate emer­gency, and the guilt and angst they stir up in many people, most of us still want to travel.  Herb Hiller sees the need for a trus­ted and author­it­at­ive source of cli­mate-con­­s­cious travel & tour­ism advice. The cit­ies and the coun­tryside of the Glob­al North grew wealthy […]

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