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Before December 2019, “GT” would summarise under-reported news stories or thought-provoking feature articles of international importance 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.
I jot down this irrelevant preamble on December 31, 2020 … Most of the past 364 days have been terribly tough for many, of course, especially travel & tourism folk. Can’t say much more about it than every person and their pet has already said — “Good riddance 2020 … Hope 2021 is better … blah blah […]
Read More The five most visited “Good Tourism” posts of 2020 (& all time)
“Good Tourism” Partner announcement: Youth Summit to create tomorrow’s Climate Friendly Travel leaders through a virtual program of fun and educational events, as well as create Climate Friendly Travel Champions. SUNx Malta will host the first ever climate friendly youth travel summit in April 2021. The ‘Strong Earth Youth Summit’ (SEYS) will include lectures, workshops […]
Read More SUNx Malta to stage first Strong Earth Youth Summit
Much has been written about including host communities in destination management and tourism development decision-making, but how would one go about measuring contentment, well-being, or even happiness, on an ongoing basis? In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Paul Rogers of “GT” Insight Partner Planet Happiness presents a solution. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 global […]
Read More Why build well-being into destination resilience and tourism recovery?
“Asking questions is the best place to start,” Anna Pollock said during the afternoon of the third and final day of the 2020 Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference. And she’s right, of course, yet no-one got the opportunity to ask her any! Ms Pollock may be right about the benefit of questions, but she’s obviously not […]
Read More Regenerative ecotourism: Asking questions is the best place to start
Several speakers considered what ecotourism might look like post-COVID and explored “revolutionary” ideas during the second day of the 2020 Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference. And, predictably, there were lots of other “re-” words bandied about — Reset. Rethink. Redesign. Reflect. Reboot. Regenerate. … — words better applied to the travel industry at large rather than the “eco-” niche; […]
Read More Re: Ecotourism
Politicians and public servants spruiked their respective places and tax-payer-funded initiatives, and industry giants and global consultants had their say, but it was the small entrepreneurs who were the most inspiring speakers on the first day of the 2020 Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference. What matters? Indeed Sonia Beckwith, co-owner of Live Ningaloo, had a […]
Read More ‘Not good enough. Move your … !’ Grit, honesty, hope, and how to survive a crisis