“Good Tourism” Insights

Dancers, singers, and drummers from a local women’s cooperative welcome visitors to the Red Rocks Cultural Center in Nyakinama village, Rwanda. Pic by David Gillbanks.

Dan­cers, sing­ers, and drum­mers from a loc­al women’s cooper­at­ive wel­come vis­it­ors to the Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Cen­ter in Nyak­i­n­ama vil­lage, Rwanda. Pic by Dav­id Gillbanks.

“Good Tour­ism” Insights are ori­gin­al posts by aca­dem­ics, experts, and prac­ti­tion­ers who are keen to share their sus­tain­able tour­ism and respons­ible tour­ism insights, expert­ise, and exper­i­ences, in plain Eng­lish, for the bene­fit of all travel & tour­ism stakeholders.

Each “GT” Insight rep­res­ents the opin­ion of its author, NOT neces­sar­ily the opin­ion of The “Good Tour­ism” Blog, its Part­ners, or its pub­lish­er. The “Good Tour­ism” Blog neither pays nor is paid for any “GT” Insight. 

Any­one with an informed and sin­cerely-held opin­ion about travel & tour­ism is wel­come to sub­mit a “GT” Insight for pub­lic­a­tion. The “GT” Insight guidelines are very simple.

A matter of taste: Travellers, tourists, and ‘tourism for peace’

November 4, 2024
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Travellers, tourists, and tourism for peace ... Picture of flat tyre with peace sign hub cap by Charles Pickrell (CC0) via Unsplash.

Does being a ‘trav­el­ler’ or a ‘tour­ist’ have any­thing to do with ‘tour­ism for peace’? Jim Butcher ques­tions Fabio Car­bone’s cari­ca­ture of arrog­ant tour­ists and his claim that only trav­el­lers hold the keys to world peace.  A grand claim Fabio Car­bone, glob­al ambas­sad­or of the Inter­na­tion­al Insti­tute of Peace Through Tour­ism (a notion endorsed by the United Nations […]

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The human touch: Why Scotland should keep its visitor information centres open

October 16, 2024

VisitScotland's plan to close its visitor information centres (‘iCentres’) is a catastrophic move, according to Alastair Naughton who pens his fourth “Good Tourism” Insight. Mysterious stone circles by pexels (CC0) via Pixabay. Flag of Scotland by jorono (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/stone-circles-mystery-cult-1853340/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/international-banner-flag-scotland-2423877/

Vis­itScot­land’s plan to close its vis­it­or inform­a­tion centres (‘iCentres’) misses the mark, accord­ing to Alastair Naughton who pens his fourth “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Vis­itScot­land’s pro­pos­al to close all its iCentres by 2026 is a mis­guided strategy that fails to recog­nise the diverse needs of tour­ists.  While it is true […]

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Would you abolish taxes on tips?

October 3, 2024

Abolishing taxes on tips is a promise made by both US presidential candidates. Based on where you are, and your experience of tourism and hospitality, what do you think of the policy? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Pic by Sam Dan Truong (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/clear-glass-jar--rF4kuvgHhU

Abol­ish­ing taxes on tips is a prom­ise made by both US pres­id­en­tial can­did­ates. Based on where you are, and your exper­i­ence of tour­ism and hos­pit­al­ity, what do you think of the policy? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the ques­tion to the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the “GT” net­work, invit­ing responses of no […]

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Preserving Nigeria’s cultural heritage through authenticity in tourism, education, technology

October 1, 2024

Calabar Carnival, ‘Africa’s Biggest Street Party, part of Nigeria's cultural heritage Akintomiwaao, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Today, ‘Octo­ber First’, is Nigeria’s Nation­al Inde­pend­ence Day. To mark the occa­sion, UK-based Nigeri­an aca­dem­ic Shola Osinaike makes a case for con­nect­ing Nigeria’s cul­tur­al her­it­age to its prom­ising future through authen­t­ic exper­i­ences in tour­ism, edu­ca­tion, and tech­no­logy. Thanks to “Good Tour­ism” Insight Part­ner Tourism’s Hori­zon: Travel for the Mil­lions for invit­ing Dr Osinaike to write […]

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Three critics walk into a bar …

September 10, 2024

Three critics walk into a bar … "Good Tourism" Insight Bites. Sign photos by Steve Allison via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/bar-led-signage-LRx-y4bRdMA

Three crit­ics — a set­tler colo­ni­al­ism crit­ic, an illeg­al immig­ra­tion crit­ic, and a mass tour­ism crit­ic — walk into a bar …  Is this the set-up for a joke or a real pos­sib­il­ity? What shared con­cerns might they dis­cuss, and where might their per­spect­ives diverge? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the ques­tion to the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in […]

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How are emerging technologies transforming the travel & tourism industry?

August 8, 2024

How are emerging technologies transforming the travel & tourism industry? Image generated by AI

How are emer­ging tech­no­lo­gies trans­form­ing the travel & tour­ism industry? It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Bites ques­tion. Your cor­res­pond­ent put the ques­tion to the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the “GT” net­work, invit­ing responses of no more than 300 words. (You too can join the “GT” net­work. Register.) Thanks to the four respond­ents — pro­fess­ors, pro­fes­sion­als, prac­ti­tion­ers — who took the time to share their […]

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