Here you will find news about The “Good Tourism” Blog’s Partners and friends in Asia (including the Middle East) — especially their sustainable tourism and/or responsible travel activities — plus “Good news in tourism” and coverage of Asian 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 about or of importance to Asia 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.
Welcome to The “Good Tourism” Blog’s first summary of and links to a week of good news and quirkiness in the world of travel & tourism. Published on Sunday to be ready on Monday morning, it’s the perfect positive start to a working week in travel & tourism! Share it with your colleagues. In no […]
Read More Good news in tourism December 1 – 7, 2019
A two-pronged campaign to reduce domestic consumer and foreign traveller demand for ivory and ivory products launched in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. While much of the focus of the launch event was on the domestic consumer campaign and the celebrity influencers who are the faces of it, of greatest relevance to the tourism industry is the […]
Read More Thailand says “No” to ivory in two-tusked campaign funded by USAID
With annual visitor arrivals to Georgia expected to more than double the population of the former Soviet republic, “Good Tourism” Insights contributor Richard Shepard is working to mitigate the negative effects of overtourism in rural communities. Tourism in Georgia is approaching 8 million visitors annually and is projected to reach 11 million in a few […]
Read More Sustainable rural tourism project in Georgia seeks crowdfunding support
Female nature-based tourism guides in India, such as at the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, are helping to upend sexist views, according to a report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Bobbing along a dirt track in a central Indian tiger reserve, Varsha Hinge surveyed the landscape for pawprints and listened out for deer calls […]
Read More On the tiger trail, India’s women unveil and roar ahead in tourism
Work, including offering tourists rides, is “not bad” for elephants — in moderation — so long as it takes into account the workload, stress, and welfare of each individual elephant, according to Dr Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Researcher, Center of Excellence in Elephant Research and Education, Chiang Mai University. Dr Pakkanut revealed this at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council conference in […]
Read More Elephants are smart. What if tourism jobs were good for them?
The principles of community-based tourism should be at the centre of ALL categories of tourism — niche or mainstrean; urban or rural; cultural or nature-based; eco- or adventure; gastronomic or party; mountain or beach … you get the idea. Therefore, the needs of the host community must always be considered before the needs of visitors. This is […]
Read More Hey, tourism! Shouldn’t the needs of host communities ALWAYS come first?