“Good news in travel & tourism” wraps up a month of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences. Share it as you would a spicy somtam bpu. It’s “GT”. And go! (Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “Good Tourism” Insights “GT” Travel Experiences Good news from friends *Shock!* A civilised climate debate […]
Read More Good news in travel & tourism February 2022
Despite a devastating wildfire in September 2019 and the global pandemic that followed, Australia’s Binna Burra Lodge is open for business. Drawing from that recovery story, Jonathon Day shares five lessons in resilience that any tourism business can apply. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] On September 8, 2019, a bushfire […]
Read More Lessons in resilience: Binna Burra’s rise from the ashes
What would you do if revenues dried up but you had dozens of elephants to look after? The Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury, Laos faced this situation as COVID-19 lockdowns and travel bans bit in March 2020. ECC founding partner Sébastien Duffillot shares what they did. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Destination […]
Read More You can’t furlough an elephant: How Laos’ ECC is surviving the COVID crisis
Are there needs, wants, and desires common to all (or most) individuals within your community? How might travel & tourism serve them? K Michael Haywood explores the challenge all destinations face if they wish to create ‘community shared value’. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT” Insight.] Destinations International, the professional association for […]
Read More Tourism’s common challenge: How do we create ‘community shared value’?
“Good news in travel & tourism” wraps up a month of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences. Share it as you would a dim sum brunch. It’s “GT”. And go! (Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “Good Tourism” Insights “GT” Travel Experiences Good news from friends Your comments (climate; ‘jouissance’) Friends […]
Read More Good news in travel & tourism January 2022
Through the lens of science fiction, his own writings about travel & tourism, and the musings of contemporary thinkers, tourism futurist Ian Yeoman wonders whether the COVID-19 pandemic represents a turning point for our industry. If so, which path will we take? Dr Yeoman is hopeful. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. [Thanks to Jim Butcher for inviting […]
Read More From dystopia, utopia: COVID-19, collapse, and new hope for tourism’s future
