“Good Tour­ism” in the United Kingdom
“Good Tour­ism” des­tin­a­tions and places in the United King­dom, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers there who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

‘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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Why VisitScotland declared a climate emergency & what it means for tourism

February 2, 2021

Uath Lochans, Kingussie, Scotland. By VisitScotland / Damian Shields.

As has been widely repor­ted in both industry and main­stream media, Vis­itScot­land has joined oth­er travel & tour­ism organ­isa­tions in “declar­ing a cli­mate emer­gency”. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, trends strategist Chris Green­wood shares the early devel­op­ments of the Scot­tish nation­al tour­ism board’s emer­gency response and its implic­a­tions for stake­hold­ers. As we look ahead to […]

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Scottish tourism plans transformational path to post-COVID recovery

November 3, 2020

The Loup of Fintry. Image supplied by VisitScotland.

Vis­itScot­land chief Mal­colm Roughead shares how his organ­isa­tion has worked with host com­munit­ies and oth­er tour­ism stake­hold­ers to plot a respons­ible and sus­tain­able route out of the COVID crisis. Enjoy this “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  Scot­tish tour­ism, like the sec­tor world­wide, is in a pre­cari­ous state. The coronavir­us pan­dem­ic and its ongo­ing effects are chal­len­ging the […]

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