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.
You learn that you will be appointed Tourism Minister of your country in January 2023. To help prepare yourself for media interviews, draft a brief summary of your vision for the future of tourism in your nation. Your correspondent put this hypothetical to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their […]
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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 […]
Read More What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2027?
Without offering any destination- or market-specific context, one commentator recently asserted that tourism is “built on the backbone of white supremacy”. What do you think? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Your correspondent put the question to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and invited emailed written responses of no […]
Read More ‘Tourism is built on the backbone of white supremacy’. What do you think?
In destination and industry practice, what is (are) the difference(s) between ‘sustainable tourism’ and ‘regenerative tourism’? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Your correspondent put the question to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and invited emailed written responses of no more than 300 words. My thanks to […]
Read More Really, what’s the difference? ‘Sustainable tourism’ vs ‘regenerative tourism’
In 2022, what is the most important thing that a young person should understand before embarking upon a career in tourism? For this “GT” Insight Bites, your correspondent put the question above to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Partners, guest authors, and their invitees — and invited written responses of up to 300 words. My thanks […]
Read More “GT” Insight Bites: Want a career in tourism? Important things you should know
How can travel & tourism contribute to a fairer world? For this “GT” Insight Bites, your correspondent put the question above to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders, and invited written responses of up to 300 words. My thanks to all 15 respondents. Their answers appear in the order in which I received them … […]
Read More “GT” Insight Bites: Diverse perspectives on travel & tourism and a fairer world