“Good Tourism” Insight Bites

A “GT” Insight Bites post is a col­lec­tion of short writ­ten responses to an identic­al set of pro­pos­i­tions and/or ques­tions that The “Good Tour­ism” Blog puts to a diverse range of travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers. “GT” pub­lishes all the replies after only very light copy-edit­ing, ensur­ing that the respond­ents’ con­sidered thoughts on the mat­ter are faith­fully represented.

Considering a career in tourism? Important things you should know in 2024

March 5, 2024

So, you want a career in tourism? Map image by Harish Sharma (CC0) from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/spread-of-education-world-map-3245801/

In 2024, what is the most import­ant thing that a young per­son should under­stand before embark­ing upon a career in tour­ism? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the ques­tion to the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the “GT” net­work, invit­ing emailed writ­ten responses of no more than 300 words.  Thanks to the nine human respondents […]

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What did tourism learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?

February 8, 2024

What was the main lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has the travel & tourism industry learned it? Base image generated by DALL-E, which was prompted for a surrealist image of a viral particle in front of a classroom. "GT" added 'Lessons'.

What was the main les­son of the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic, and has the travel & tour­ism industry learned it? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the ques­tion to the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the “GT” net­work, invit­ing emailed writ­ten responses of no more than 300 words.  Thanks to the 10 respond­ents who shared their thoughts […]

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In 2024, what are the best opportunities for tourism over the next five years?

January 16, 2024

Travel & tourism's best opportunities over the next five years to 2029. Rainbow image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/vectors/rainbow-painted-fortune-cartoon-307622/

Over the next five years, what is the best oppor­tun­ity for travel & tour­ism where you work, or that you have iden­ti­fied through your research and study? And what are the key strategies that your organ­isa­tion, des­tin­a­tion, or the industry at large should employ to take advant­age of that oppor­tun­ity? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your correspondent […]

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What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2028?

December 19, 2023
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What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2028? Cobra image by P Schreiner (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/line-cobra-dangerous-reptile-1974382/

Over the next five years, what is the single biggest chal­lenge or threat facing tour­ism where you work, or that you have iden­ti­fied through your research and study?  And what are the key strategies that your organ­isa­tion, des­tin­a­tion, or the industry at large should employ to over­come it? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the […]

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“GT” Insight Bites: On empowerment, promotion, and the power of expression

October 26, 2023

Nyungura ‘Leonard’ Bapfakwita expresses himself in real time at the 2023 Red Rocks Cultural Festival in Rwanda. Picture by David Gillbanks.

Thanks to these two Rwandan tal­ents for con­trib­ut­ing to this instal­ment of “GT” Insight Bites: Leonard, who demon­strated his art in real time at the Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Fest­iv­al; Roger, who shared with me his love of birds as we walked through his beau­ti­ful vil­lage. You too can contribute.

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“GT” Insight Bites: On enrichment, repatriation, the double-edged blade, and war

October 11, 2023

"Thanks to tourism and the money I am able to save and send back to Congo DRC, I have started a nursery school on Idjwi Island in Lake Kivu." _ Rick Masumbuko

Write no more than 300 words on a travel & tour­ism top­ic that is import­ant to you. This is an open invit­a­tion to travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers to con­trib­ute a “GT” Insight Bite. Simply con­tact “GT”. Unlike oth­er “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites that have dead­lines and are based on spe­cif­ic ques­tions or hypo­thet­ic­als, this invit­a­tion is ongo­ing and […]

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