Here you will find news about The “Good Tourism” Blog’s Partners and friends in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and other Pacific nations — especially their sustainable tourism and/or responsible travel activities — plus “Good news in tourism” and coverage of travel & tourism industry events in the Oceania region 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 importance to the Oceania region 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 almost famous summary of a week of good news and quirkiness — from villages to nations — in the world of travel & tourism. Published on Sunday to be ready on Monday, it’s the perfect positively-spun start to a working week wherever you are! Share it with your colleagues. In no particular order: Be […]
Read More Good news in tourism December 8 – 14, 2019
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
Catering to luxury ecotourism is at odds with the wild and undeveloped nature of national parks that locals want, according to Freya Higgins-Desbiolles of the University of South Australia. Kangaroo Island, less than 130 kilometres from Adelaide, is one of Australia’s ecological jewels. Tourism Australia describes it as a “pristine wilderness”, with cliffs, beaches, wetlands […]
Read More On Kangaroo Island and elsewhere, beware the lure of the luxury ecotourist
UPDATE (May 16, 2019). The organisers have decided to postpone the planned two-day mini-conference at Binna Burra Lodge in October 2019 and make it a three-day event in 2020 — from Tuesday, October 13 to Thursday, October 15. The first World Heritage-themed mini-conference took place over three days at the Binna Burra Lodge in October 2018. The topic was ‘Managing the growth of […]
Read More “Good Tourism” supports the second World Heritage mini-conference
Co-creator of the concept of “endemic tourism”, Ian Oelrichs OAM passed away February 24, 2019. A landscape architect and urban designer by trade, Mr Oelrichs had more than 40 years of experience in development, natural resource management, and tourism. (LinkedIn.) In 2011 Mr Oelrichs received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) honour for his […]
Read More Vale Ian Oelrichs, “strategic thinker & visionary”
Jason Paul Mika of Massey University shares five insights on the role of tourism in sustainable development: Tourism is New Zealand’s biggest export earner, contributing 21% of foreign exchange earnings. The latest data show tourists added NZ$39.1 billion to the economy and the industry has seen a 44% increase over the past five years. But […]
Read More Five insights that could move tourism closer to sustainability: Lecturer