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Among tourism academics and thinkers today — the outspoken ones at least — Jim Butcher is one of the few who would challenge the notion that post-pandemic tourism must — for the sake of the planet — be much diminished from what it was. He does just that in this “Good Tourism” Insight. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been said […]
Read More Why tourism degrowth just won’t do after COVID-19
The Future of Tourism Coalition is rather like a public relations pyramid scheme. The earlier one signs up to it, the greater the PR benefit. After everyone rushes in it will no longer be newsworthy. So if you’re going to sign up for it, do so after you read this hot take. Or wait until […]
Read More Has ‘Future of Tourism’ failed host communities?
A “GT” Insight into the mind of the man who leads one of the world’s significant travel & tourism industry organisations: Dr Mario Hardy, chief of the Pacific Asia Travel Association. What does he think about the crisis in which our industry finds itself? Over the past few months, we are reminded every day that […]
Read More Who dares wins: Who will hit the reset button?
Bangkok-based travel & hospitality entrepreneur and sustainable tourism advocate Willem Niemeijer sees an opportunity in the SARS-CoV‑2 crisis; an opportunity to rebalance tourism with more sensible management and less visitor volume. But make your plans swiftly because Mr Niemeijer reckons recovery will be faster than many think. The lockdown measures in place to keep the […]
Read More Turn down the volume: How to plan for a sustainable tourism recovery after C‑19
During this coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic we are seeing something we have witnessed many times before — the fickleness of travel & tourism demand — exacerbated by enforced travel restrictions. As governments around the world shut down travel, borders, and gatherings of various sizes to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus contagion and buy time to develop treatments and vaccines, your […]
Read More As we sit out COVID-19, let’s think about a fair & fail-safe treatment or vaccine for overtourism
“The best way to support Australia, Australian communities, and the tourism sector is to keep visiting,” says Tourism Australia on its bushfire information resources web page. “If you cannot travel to an affected area due to bushfires, one of the many ways to help includes rescheduling instead of canceling …” If you didn’t already know, your […]
Read More Her beauty and her terror … The wide brown land, Australia, is open for business