Here you will find globally-relevant news about The “Good Tourism” Blog’s Partners and friends — especially their sustainable tourism and/or responsible travel activities — plus “Good news in tourism” and coverage of international 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 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.
On the 50th Anniversary of the Stockholm Earth Summit, and the 30th Anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit — both of which were led by my friend Maurice Strong, the inspiration for SUNx Malta (Strong Universal Network) — I gave a keynote at a Stockholm event reflecting on the dominant role Maurice played in creating today’s United Nations-led climate […]
Read More Back to the future: A sustainability plan for our kids
Goodbye 2021 Despite the permanent drama of an intensifying pandemic, 2021 also underscored the magnitude of our creeping, existential global climate crisis. Weather extremes decimated communities on all continents: Crazy floods in Europe and Canada; Massive forest fires in the US and Australia; Droughts in Africa; Typhoons in the Pacific and the Atlantic; and growing […]
Read More Hello 2022: Hello Code Red, Climate Friendly Travel
Most of the past year — two years — has been terribly tough for many; especially travel & tourism people. I can’t really say much more about it than I said at the corresponding time last year: Good riddance 2021 … 2022 had better be better … blah blah … But, as I wrote at the end of 2020, it’s important to […]
Read More Top five most visited “GT” Insights & “GT” Travel Experiences of 2021 (& all time)
At SUNx Malta we have a clear view of the path forward for our sector to respond to the “code red” climate crisis identified by UN Secretary General António Guterres. It’s more ambitious than the heavily marketed Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, specifically in terms of earlier delivery dates, coverage of all greenhouse […]
Read More CODE RED: SUNx’ 7‑point climate action plan for tourism is more ambitious than the Glasgow Declaration
It is understandable why many who have worked in the travel & tourism industry are looking elsewhere, or are already gainfully employed in other sectors. What then must students and trainees be thinking? Fortunately, sayings like ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ and ‘it’s always darkest before the dawn’ have metaphorical truth. In this “Good […]
Read More Data analytics, financial acumen are keys to a great career in travel & tourism
New memorandum of understanding (MOU) between partners of The “Good Tourism” Blog signed to mark World Environment Day, June 5. On World Environment Day, June 5, “GT” Partners Planet Happiness and SUNx signed a MOU related to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate-friendly travel. According to a news release, the aim is to […]
Read More “Good Tourism” Partners to jointly support UN SDGs, climate-friendly travel