Here you will find news about The “Good Tourism” Blog’s Partners and friends in Africa — especially their sustainable tourism and/or responsible travel activities — plus “Good news in tourism” and coverage of African travel & tourism industry events to which “GT” is invited or otherwise involved. Ad hoc sponsored news posts are also very welcome.
Before December 2019, “GT” would summarise under-reported news stories or thought-provoking feature articles of relevance to Africa by non-industry media. The sources were well-attributed and linked. Any content republished in full was available rights-free for that purpose from the likes of The Conversation or the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Published Sunday to be ready Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week in travel & tourism. And go! The World Economic Forum (WEF) describes itself as “a platform for the world’s 1,000 leading companies”. Mainstream media and politicians hang on to WEF’s every utterance, presumably because […]
Read More Good news in tourism March 8 – 14, 2020
Published Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week. Let’s get stuck in … And go! Important “GT” stuff first: “GT” asked a sample of Tourism Declares Climate Change signatories what they meant by “system change” and “urgent regulatory action” and on Tuesday […]
Read More Good news in tourism March 1 – 7, 2020
After a week of rising fears and a big cancellation, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week. And go! “GT” published a fresh “GT” Insight on Friday about a backpackers in a rural community at the edge of Hogsback, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It’s a small tourism […]
Read More Good news in tourism February 23 – 29, 2020
Happy “Good news in tourism day”! Posted on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a work week. And go! Important “GT” stuff first: The climate-related carbon targets in the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) do not even come close to offering the best value […]
Read More Good news in tourism February 16 – 22, 2020
It’s time to choose your own adventure! Posted on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a work week. And go! Important “GT” stuff first: “GT” is open to orthodox and heterodox ideas. For those who would like to share their unique perspective on what does […]
Read More Good news in tourism February 9 – 15, 2020
Happy “Good news in tourism” day! “Good news in tourism” is when we get woke to problematic neocolonial dependencies wake up to the potential for positive empowerment in our travel & tourism industry. Posted on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a work […]
Read More Good news in tourism February 2 – 8, 2020