Welcome to the March-April 2025 wrap of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences shared by friends and Partners of The “Good Tourism” Blog. [You too can share.] What is good tourism? Perhaps it is sharing a home-hosted meal with St Helenians in Sandy Bay, St Helena … ‘a breath of fresh air’. “Good […]
Read More What is good tourism? “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel wrap March-April 2025
It’s not news, but it will be news to many. The remote island of St Helena and its tiny population got a USD 380 million airport. That was shortly before the global COVID shutdowns. While St Helena Airport (HLE) has yet to deliver on its tourism and economic development potential, Marcella Mittens and many other […]
Read More St Helena got an airport: Where to now for one of Earth’s remotest places?
Sometimes the first step is the hardest. This applies as much to the daunting task of obtaining sustainable tourism certification as anything else; especially for micro and small businesses that cannot afford to throw resources at a new department or employee to manage it. Kevin Phun offers his advice in this “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too […]
Read More Considering sustainable tourism certification? What to do first and what to look for
With artificial intelligence (AI) and automation on the rise across many sectors of the global economy, how can travel, tourism, and hospitality brands benefit while staying true to themselves and the experiences they offer? It’s Anishka Narula-Nielsen’s second “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can share.] Dawn of the AI age Like it or not, we’re living at […]
Read More AI and authenticity in tourism, hospitality: Why human stories still matter
Can the local community-based business models of tourism social enterprises be replicated at global scale? Anishka Narula-Nielsen thinks so. It’s her first “Good Tourism” Insight. (You too can write a “GT” Insight.) The search for ‘good tourism’ Tourism is one of the most powerful forces in the world. It drives economies, creates jobs, and introduces us to […]
Read More A force for good: What can global travel & tourism learn from social enterprises?
Is critical tourism studies losing its edge? Are CTS scholars shying away from the politics that are at the heart of critical theory? Prof Mary Mostafanezhad writes this “Good Tourism” Insight about critical tourism studies at the invitation of Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions, a “GT” Insight Partner. Not what you expect Critical tourism studies […]
Read More The problem with critical tourism studies
