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PATA Travel Mart 2024 underway with Asia Pacific arrivals forecasts positive
Some 266 sellers from 24 destinations are hoping to establish and strengthen relationships with 191 buyers from 21 source markets at . Attendance at B2B & events continues to be essential according to delegates.
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https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/08/pata-travel-mart-2024/
Pacific Asia Travel Association Chair Peter Semone identified five key for the & industry during a media briefing on the eve of PATA Travel Mart 2024
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/08/five-challenges-for-tourism/
When was the last time you consulted a travel agent?
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How are emerging technologies transforming the travel & tourism industry?
A professor, a director general, a general manager, and a junior marketing manager take a stab at this “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
In BiteX, academics from Canada criticise cruise.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/08/emerging-technologies-tourism/
Cc Greg Richards, Mahiru Fernando (Khiri Travel), Dorji Dhradhul, Samut Bunnag (LightBlue Consulting), Frederic Dimanche, Kelley A McClinchey
Should taxpayers support holidays for those who can't afford them?
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The happiness factor: Social tourism is sustainable tourism
Can ‘social tourism’ — charity- and/or taxpayer-supported holidays — help alleviate stress in society and turn travel & tourism' off-season frowns upside down?
Prof Scott McCabe thinks so.
It's a "Good Tourism" Insight.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/08/social-tourism-is-sustainable/
Cc Jim Butcher
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Can we manage mass tourism for sustainable, equitable, and progressive outcomes?
If one assumes that mass tourism is unavoidable without an authoritarian crackdown on mobility, what should be done about it? Kevin Phun suggests that in every challenge lies an opportunity, and proposes how we might manage mass tourism for sustainable, equitable, and progressive outcomes.
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/07/manage-mass-tourism-sustainable/
" " Cc Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
What kind of camera do you take on your travels?
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A change of pace ... Should I buy a DSLR camera? Or are there better ways to fulfill my photographic needs?
Faced with a confusing array of camera sizes, formats, and technologies, the in-house content creators of travel & tourism organisations might well ask those questions.
London Camera Exchange breaks it down for us.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/07/should-i-buy-a-dslr-camera/
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Beer o’clock ‘keeps the forest standing’ at Cardamom Tented Camp, Cambodia
Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia has launched its own conservation beer with the tagline, “Your Beer Keeps the Forest Standing”.
Profits from the beer help fund the work of 16 forest rangers in Botum Sakor national park.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/07/beer-cardamom-tented-camp-cambodia/
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Domestic disasters & destination ‘dupes’: Climate change impels travel closer to home
Worried about climate change and associated risks to property, American vacationers are growing reluctant to travel far from home.
It’s the third “Good Tourism” Insight by Herb Hiller.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/07/climate-change-travel-home/
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Good news in travel & tourism April-June 2024
This ‘Good news in travel & tourism’ wraps up three months of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences: April, May, and June 2024.
Share ‘Good news’ as you would a meal in Seoul, South Korea …
It’s “GT”. And go!
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/good-news-april-june-2024/
Have you ever eaten a mopane worm?
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Conservation, climate, culture challenge food tourism in Botswana
Delly Chatibura sees a huge opportunity for Botswana to leverage its natural and cultural resources for food security and good food tourism. But it is not without its challenges.
It's a "GoodTourism" Insight.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/food-tourism-in-botswana/
"Local actions speak louder than ‘like’-able words.
"And genuine smiles on the ground tell a story."
Inclusions: How a little place near Angkor became one of the world’s best hotels
There’s a lot of good going on behind the leafy green exterior of one of the world’s best hotels. And much of it is “rather easy”.
Talk is cheap.
Christian de Boer is tired of the hypocrisy that runs rampant in the travel & tourism industry, such as “the B Corps that can’t wait to give you a plastic water bottle” ...
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/jaya-house-siem-reap-best-hotels/
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Have you been to any of the places mentioned in the case studies? Did you enjoy them?
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Community-based tourism for urban & rural development in sub-Saharan Africa
CABI Tourism Cases presents successes, potentials, and challenges of community-based tourism and hospitality for urban and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. Six case studies are free to access until July 31, 2024.
CABI Tourism Cases is a "GT" Partner.
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https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/development-in-sub-saharan-africa/
"So, can we enjoy our rural holidays … without the sermons?"
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Regenerative tourism’s myths and realities
Regenerative tourism is great for destinations that choose to focus on it, and for the few who can afford it. But what about the rest of us?
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight by Jim Butcher. [You too can write one.]
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/regenerative-tourism-myth-reality/
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Are your choices problematic?
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What does it mean to be ‘critical’ of tourism? 18 professors, professionals, and practitioners took the time to share their thoughts.
What do you think? Join the conversation on what makes tourism good, better, best ... It's a "Good Tourism" Insight Bites compilation.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/06/critical-of-tourism/
With thanks to
C Michael Hall; Robin Boustead; Melanie Kay Smith; Dorji Dhradhul;
Jim Butcher; Melissa Tilling; Wolfgang Georg Arlt (Cotri China Outbound); Willem Niemeijer (Khiri Travel); Yesaya Sandang; Jens Thraenhart; Peter Semone (Pacific Asia Travel Association); K Michael Haywood; Valeria Minghetti; Herb Hiller; John Black; Edwin Magio; Ed Jackiewicz; Vilhelmiina Vainikka
SUNx, CFT Uganda Chapter urge tourism climate action and adaptation in Kampala
SUNx Malta and its Uganda Chapter are highlighting the imperative for climate action in tourism, particularly the need to adapt to intensifying weather extremes, at the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2024 taking place in Kampala, . " " Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/05/sunx-uganda-tourism-climate/
When was the last time you felt awe?
Where were you?
How did it make you feel?
Is it a feeling you would deliberately seek out to experience again?
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Totally awesome: Destinations’ urgent need to rediscover the ‘totality of awe’
A collective sense of smallness, connectedness, and awe elicited by the April 8 solar eclipse reminded K Michael Haywood of the potential that destinations have to inspire awe; from the authentic everyday that host communities may take for granted, to the local effects of larger forces that none of us can afford to ignore.
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/05/totally-awesome-destinations/
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Prof Valeria Minghetti on peer review, overtourism, regenerative tourism, and how to succeed:
“Never stop asking yourself questions. Curiosity and the desire to find solutions is what makes a difference,” according to Valeria Minghetti.
Such an attitude will take youngsters a long way in & , she reckons.
And it must be redoubled at the very highest levels of and .
Saverio F Bertolucci interviewed Prof Minghetti for a Tourism’s Horizon Interview.
It's a " " Insight.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/05/professor-valeria-minghetti/
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What's the ideal length of stay in Venice?
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Venice ‘bookable’: Italians lose freedom of movement
Are Venice’s new day-tripper rules having the desired effect? Or are they unreasonably restricting Italians’ freedom of movement?
It's Dominic Standish’s second “Good Tourism” Insight at the invitation of Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/05/venice-bookable/
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"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu
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EXOTravel has joined the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism
As a signatory, we will participate in Roundtable endeavours along with other members to advance our shared vision of a more ethical and rights-respecting tourism industry.
Learn more about and our purpose-driven approach to tourism: https://www.exotravel.com/purpose
Is in your future?
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What constitutes ‘progress’ for travel & tourism in 2024?
Thanks to the 18 professors, professionals, & practitioners who took the time to share their thoughts on the question: "In 2024, what constitutes ‘progress’ for the travel & tourism industry where you work, or that you have identified through your observations, study, or research?"
It’s a “ ” Insight Bites compilation feat. K Michael Haywood; Frederic Dimanche; Aini Wikamto-vd Weert (Khiri Travel); Steve Noakes; Robin Boustead; Saverio F Bertolucci; Richard A. Shepard; C. Michael Hall; Vilhelmiina Vainikka; Kevin Phun (Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore); Duncan M Simpson Writing; Geoff Lipman (SUNx Malta); Allan Michaud (Cardamom Tented Camp); Rob Pearce (Anurak Community Lodge); Aimable Rwaka (Red Rocks Rwanda); Catherine GermierHamel; Greg Bakunzi (Red Rocks Initiative); Dr Erika Jacobson; Ronda Green; Herb Hiller.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/04/progress-travel-tourism-2024/
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Good news in travel & tourism February-March 2024
This ‘Good news in & ’ wraps up two months of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, , and : February and March 2024.
Share ‘Good news’ as you would a picnic; as you would a public space …
It’s “ ”. And go!
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/03/good-news-in-travel-tourism-feb-mar-2024/
Thanks to Michael Haywood; Doreen Nyamweya; Soile Veijola; Vilhelmiina Vainikka; Julio Aramberri; Saverio F Bertolucci; Peter Smith; Jim Butcher; Professor Dimitrios Buhalis; Emil Kukalj; Bernie Rosenbloom; Peter Richards; Naut Kusters; John Hummel; Aline van der Meulen; Jens Thraenhart; Dorji Dhradhul; Sonam Dorji (Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO)); Robin Boustead; Wolfgang Georg Arlt; Steve Noakes; Rwaka Mabrise (Red Rocks Rwanda); Ed Jackiewicz; Richard Butler; S Fatemeh Mostafavi Shirazi; Shamiso Nyajeka; Herb Hiller; Geoff Lipman; Bert van Walbeek; Pannita Sripramai; Duncan M Simpson Writing; Samut Bunnag; Shane K Beary (Track of the Tiger 1986); Ron Davidson; Kevin Phun; Susan Santos de Cárdenas
Thanks also to SUNx Malta; Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore; Khiri Travel; Khiri Reach; Cardamom Tented Camp; CABI Tourism Cases; EU SWITCH-Asia Programme; Chameleon Strategies; The Long Run; Yaana Ventures; One Million Trees; GreenDestinations; Les Roches Global Hospitality Education - Switzerland; Earth Charter Institute ; the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation; European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD)
If you were the destination manager where you live, what policies would you put in place?
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Emil Kukalj reckons ideology is only useful if it is actionable and leads to net positive results.
Saverio F Bertolucci interviewed Mr Kukalj for a Tourism’s Horizon Interview. For this “Good Tourism” Insight, Mr Bertolucci reflects.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/03/emil-kukalj/
" " Cc Montenegro Tourist Service Podgorica
could be the world's greenest, most responsible destination ... Have you been? Do you want to go?
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Supporting ‘Bhutan Believe’: The SUSTOUR Bhutan story so far
Bhutan believes it is (or could be) the world’s greenest, most responsible travel destination. The SUSTOUR Bhutan project, funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme, is supporting Bhutan’s effort to realise this goal with a focus on sustainable, inclusive, and resilient tourism development.
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/03/bhutan-believe-sustour-bhutan/
" " Cc Department of Tourism, Bhutan , Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO), the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (Hrab Bhutan), Allianz selbständiger Reiseunternehmen (ASR), European Centre for Ecological and Agricultural Tourism (ECEAT), Travelife for Tour Operators, CARMACAL, Dorji Dhradhul, Sonam Dorji, Robin Boustead, John Hummel, Naut Kusters, Bernie Rosenbloom
American cultural geographer picks three favourite places to go in Greater Tokyo
Ron Davidson has made a personal list of places to go in Greater Tokyo that don't always appear in travel tips. Here are three recommendations that he thinks contribute to a great "GT" Travel Experience: https://goodtourismtravelblog.com/2024/03/places-to-go-in-greater-tokyo/
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Young people in travel & tourism, and their mentors and supporters, are invited right now to register for the 2024 edition of the Strong Earth Youth
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Why aren’t Kenya tourism authorities taking a responsible approach to growth?
Tourism officer Doreen Nyamweya worries about the strategic direction of Kenya tourism. Ms Nyamweya wonders whether national tourism authorities are ‘imprisoned’ by outdated thinking, confused about Kenya’s position in the world, and disconnected from host communities.
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight. (You too can write one.)
" " CC Magical Kenya - Kenya Tourism Board UK & Ireland Edwin Magio
https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2024/03/kenya-tourism-responsible/
An unforgettable sunrise cruise along the Mae Ping River aboard
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