Kevin Phun
Kevin Phun is a specialist in responsible tourism who combines tourism and sustainable development knowledge and expertise. He is the founder of the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore (CRTS) and can be reached at kevin[at]crts.asia.
Kevin Phun of the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore hosts the Responsible Tourism podcast, which explores the many dimensions of responsible tourism. Mr Phun summarises his thoughts about the challenges and opportunities around equitable climate adaptation.
Read More Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism
Organisations can reap benefits while pursuing sustainability certification, which can extend far beyond the acquisition of the certificate itself, according to Kevin Phun. We have often heard that: “Success is a journey, not a destination”. The second part of the quote is: “The doing is often more important than the outcome.” BrainyQuote attributes these words […]
Read More Why sustainability certification is a process or journey, not a destination
Travel & tourism and natural and cultural heritage are often interdependent. So how should tourism respond to worries that climate change threatens heritage sites? It’s a question posed by Kevin Phun in this “Good Tourism” Insight. Can tourism enable and enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation measures? Can tourist activities help increase local communities’ resilience? Global […]
Read More How can travel & tourism help save heritage sites from climate change?
Kevin Phun passes a sustainability lens over concerns about mangrove forests to determine what it would take for our travel & tourism industry to be a responsible contributor to protecting and restoring them. It’s his third “Good Tourism” Insight. Mangroves are important to coastal communities. They shield them from the worst effects of strong winds, […]
Read More How can tourism protect & promote mangroves?
Carbon neutral travel & tourism. Net-zero travel. Zero-carbon tourism. Carbon footprint(s). Footprint size. Footprint depth. Be careful where you step for the whole landscape is a potential minefield … locally, nationally, and globally … as we navigate climate and climate change. Kevin Phun of “GT” Partner the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore carefully touches on all […]
Read More Footprints: What does it mean for travel & tourism to be carbon neutral?
In this fresh “GT” Insight, responsible tourism and economic development specialist Kevin Phun takes a peek at the piscatorial proficiencies of the people of Penghu, Taiwan to discuss how the tangible and intangible should be considered interconnected when planning sustainable cultural heritage tourism attractions. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) refers to aspects of peoples’ cultures that […]
Read More How can tourism safeguard intangible cultural heritage? A peek at Penghu