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.
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Regenerative tourism is great for destinations that choose to focus on it, and for the few who can afford it. But what about the rest of us? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight by Jim Butcher. ‘Regenerative’ is the latest ethical prefix to accompany ‘tourism’, following a well-worn path from ‘eco’, ‘sustainable’, ‘green’, ‘community’, ‘responsible’ et cetera. […]
Read More Regenerative tourism’s myths and realities
Some “GT” readers are critical of tourism, particularly ‘mass tourism’. Some in the universities see themselves as part of a ‘Critical Tourism Studies’ movement. But what does it mean to be ‘critical’ in relation to modern tourism? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question. Your correspondent put the question to the travel & tourism stakeholders in the “GT” […]
Read More What does it mean to be critical of tourism?
A collective sense of smallness, connectedness, and awe elicited by the April 8 solar eclipse reminded K Michael Haywood of the potential that destinations have to inspire awe; from the authentic everyday that host communities may take for granted, to the local effects of larger forces that none of us can afford to ignore. It’s […]
Read More Totally awesome: Destinations’ urgent need to rediscover the ‘totality of awe’![Professor Valeria Minghetti: "[B]e curious. Never stop asking yourself questions. Curiosity and the desire to find solutions is what makes a difference ..."](https://www.goodtourismblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Professor-Valeria-Minghetti-1024x768.jpg "Prof Valeria Minghetti on peer review, overtourism, regenerative tourism, and how to succeed 4")
“Never stop asking yourself questions. Curiosity and the desire to find solutions is what makes a difference,” according to Valeria Minghetti. Such an attitude will take youngsters a long way in travel & tourism, she reckons. And it must be redoubled at the very highest levels of academia and industry. Saverio F Bertolucci interviewed Prof Minghetti […]
Read More Prof Valeria Minghetti on peer review, overtourism, regenerative tourism, and how to succeed
Are Venice’s new day-tripper rules having the desired effect? Or are they unreasonably restricting Italians’ freedom of movement? This is Dominic Standish’s second “Good Tourism” Insight at the invitation of Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner. [You too can write a “GT” Insight. Your organisation can also become a “GT” Partner.] Bookings and fees Since April 25, […]
Read More Venice ‘bookable’: Italians lose freedom of movement
In 2024, what constitutes ‘progress’ for the travel & tourism industry where you work, or that you have identified through your observations, study, or research? 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. Thanks to the 18 […]
Read More “GT” Insight Bites: What constitutes ‘progress’ for travel & tourism in 2024?