Unhiding Hirapur: A case study in cultural heritage tourism development

May 17, 2022

Tourism scholars and professionals with the yogini at Hirapur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

How does an insti­tu­tion of the Min­istry of Tour­ism, Gov­ern­ment of India trans­form under­ap­pre­ci­ated cul­tur­al her­it­age into a tour­ism attrac­tion? Ady­asha Das offers this “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  [Thanks to “GT” Part­ner the World Tour­ism Asso­ci­ation for Cul­ture and Her­it­age (WTACH) for invit­ing Dr Das to write this “GT” Insight. You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Through my research, […]

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What do non-fungible tokens, natural habitats, & tourism experiences have in common?

and May 10, 2022

What do non-fungible tokens, natural habitats, & tourism experiences have in common? Image by Ifatahmad (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/fantasy-lake-sunset-sky-7022197/

A rel­at­ively new form of digit­al own­er­ship, non-fun­­­gible tokens (NFTs) have not only been attract­ing head­lines, but also the ima­gin­a­tions of those who would advance envir­on­ment­al causes that are close to their hearts. There are oppor­tun­it­ies for travel & tour­ism too, accord­ing to Lauren Uğur and Richard Powazyn­ski. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too […]

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To revitalise destinations, awaken the senses

May 3, 2022

Awaken the senses. Image by geralt (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/light-circles-points-abstract-face-2935944/

In a glob­al­ised world in which if sub­urb­an shop­ping centres on oppos­ite sides of the plan­et were to switch places overnight there would be very few dif­fer­ences for loc­als to get used to, what does it take to rebuild unique­ness in des­tin­a­tions?  Michael Hay­wood appeals to the senses. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too […]

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Good news in travel & tourism April 2022

April 29, 2022

Share "Good news in travel & tourism April 2022" as you would a bar of chocolate. Image by AlexanderStein (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/chocolate-bars-dark-chocolate-183543/

“Good news in travel & tour­ism” wraps up a month of “Good Tour­ism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and exper­i­ences. Share it as you would a bar of chocol­ate. It’s “GT”. And go! (Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “GT” Insights: Informed per­spect­ives on the industry The “Good Tour­ism” Blog pub­lishes informed opin­ions on the […]

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Balancing tourism development with care for cultural heritage in Ras Al Khaimah

April 12, 2022

Ras Al Khaimah arab guide with camel. Source: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority.

What are tour­ism offi­cials in the United Arab Emir­ates’ north­ern-most mem­ber doing to lever­age and pro­tect the cul­tur­al her­it­age of 7,000 years of his­tory?  Raki Phil­lips, CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Tour­ism Devel­op­ment Author­ity, lets us know. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Insight Part­ner the World Tour­ism Asso­ci­ation for Cul­ture and Her­it­age (WTACH) for invit­ing Raki […]

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A gorilla-sized opportunity to join Rwanda’s Red Rocks Cultural Festival

and April 4, 2022

Red Rocks Cultural Festival Rwanda red sarong man dancing

Cul­min­at­ing in Kwita Izina — the Gor­illa Nam­ing Cere­mony — and a night of music and dan­cing, the Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Fest­iv­al is an annu­al event in Rwanda.  In 2022 the 10th instal­ment of the vibrant Fest­iv­al will take place August 26 to Septem­ber 2 at Nyak­i­n­ama vil­lage in Rwanda’s Musan­ze dis­trict. I invite you to join and/or sponsor […]

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