Abandoned buildings can be an eyesore, a blight on a land- or cityscape, and even an embarrassment to many locals. Yet they are all a part of a place’s history and heritage. While very few would argue that all are worth saving, many heritage buildings do indeed deserve a new lease of life and may […]
Read More How can a circular tourism economy help repurpose heritage buildings?
Ecotourism is in high demand right now in places where physically-distanced outdoor activity is possible. And when the world finally breaks its COVID shackles, those who have been locked down for months in urban environments will likely be desperate for a taste of nature. To help prepare stakeholders for that surge, The Centre for Responsible […]
Read More Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop
From a facilitator of potentially damaging masses to a mere tinkerer at the economic margins of a place, travel & tourism can be anything a destination chooses it to be. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Peter Smith suggests that mass tourism may offer more to the world’s poorest stakeholders than many commentators acknowledge. [Thanks to Jim Butcher for […]
Read More For the sake of the world’s poor, might the risk of overtourism be worth it?
Sustainable tourism expert and educator Ivana Damnjanović is passionate about travel, stories, and education; so much so that she thinks that they could be the source of, framework for, and means to happiness. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. Travel & tourism has long been considered a magic box that brings certain profit. No matter how […]
Read More Travel, stories, education: The keys to happiness?
The parties behind the auction — global initiative for Climate Friendly Travel SUNx — Strong Universal Network and cybersecurity company WISeKey — have created the first ever non-fungible token (NFT) related to climate change and sustainability. The first-off-the-line “Earth Swatch” watch, designed by climate activist and sustainable development pioneer Maurice Strong for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, is going up for […]
Read More Time to be ‘Strong’: Unprecedented NFT Earth Swatch auction to benefit tourism’s post-pandemic recovery, climate resilience, and environmental causes
Much has been made about how travel & tourism exploits host communities. But can our industry proactively improve locals’ health and well-being? Ani Thompson thinks so. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, the hotelier shares how she has leveraged the resources available to her to help tackle the scourge of noncommunicable diseases in her native Cook […]
Read More Living the good life: Can tourism help save a host community from itself?
