“Good Tourism” Destinations & Places

“GT” Des­tin­a­tions & Places is all about con­fid­ent des­tin­a­tions, their spe­cial places, and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers there who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

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Don’t forget niches: Marketing to micro-communities for sustainable tourism growth

and February 12, 2024

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“Instead of reach­ing a mass audi­ence, des­tin­a­tions can be a big fish in a small pond by focus­ing on niche mar­kets, where they can excel and provide the most value to both vis­it­ors and the tour­ism industry.” So says Jens Thraen­hart, glob­al tour­ism strategist and found­ing part­ner of UNWTO Affil­i­ate Mem­ber Chamele­on Strategies.  Accord­ing to […]

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How to implement sustainable food systems in Southeast Asian hospitality

January 23, 2024

How to implement sustainable food systems in Southeast Asian hospitality. Spoons students.

Nguyễn Thị Thu Thảo sum­mar­ises the case stud­ies shared and les­sons learned at a recent event about sus­tain­able food sys­tems organ­ised by the Asso­ci­ation of South­east Asi­an Social Enter­prises for Train­ing in Hos­pit­al­ity & Cater­ing (ASSET‑H&C). ASSET‑H&C is “GT” Insight Part­ner. [You too can write a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.] Where to start? Food waste, if it were a […]

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Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism

and January 10, 2024

Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism ... Base image by staboslaw via Pixabay

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.

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Oh, Canada: Reconciliation via Indigenous storytelling, dignity, and ‘dark tourism’

and January 8, 2024
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Can 'dark tourism' help Canada reconcile its past and present? Photo by Taylor Burke: Cedar Lake Ranch, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) Manitoba.

Can tour­ism — ‘dark tour­ism’ — and the storytelling that it facil­it­ates help Canada and Cana­dians recon­cile their past and look for­ward to a bright­er, more united future? Kel­ley A McClinchey and Frédéric Dimanche explore these themes in this “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] A rev­el­a­tion of truth For more than 150 years, Canada’s Indigenous […]

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Cash, time, or freedom: Travel & tourism is expensive

November 28, 2023

Then as now, tourism is expensive. Photo Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.

If one can put romantic notions of ‘the good old days’ aside, then one must acknow­ledge that travel was then, and is now, an elit­ist pur­suit for those with the lux­ur­ies of cash, time, and/or free­dom. Tour­ism is expens­ive. Our industry has to change, accord­ing to Duncan M Simpson. But how?

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Partnerships: Good partners are like family at Red Rocks Initiatives Rwanda

and November 27, 2023

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At Red Rocks Ini­ti­at­ive for Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment in Rwanda we are always open to new part­ner­ships.  We recog­nise that good part­ners helped us take our very first steps. And good part­ners have helped us get to where we are now. They, and new part­ners, will be val­ued stake­hold­ers in our ongo­ing jour­ney. More than stakeholders, […]

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