Tourism Tomorrow

12/04/2017

This site is looking for new admins to contribute. Ideally a tourism/hospitality student as this is 100% non commercial. If you're interested please PM me :)

01/09/2016

Responsible tourism brings strangers together in a fair and respectful way. It offers positive and optimistic opportunities to challenge stereotypes and to foster understanding.

Bigotry is on the rise. But we can fight it with responsible travel.

23/05/2016

As Thailand closes one of its islands due to the environmental damage caused by mass tourism, we take a look at some other popular destinations facing destruction

24/03/2016

Johnny Langenheim: Tensions are running high in Bali, with a decision due any day on a controversial land reclamation project

20/01/2016

It's high time airlines dealt with spare premium seats in a sensible way: by auctioning them off

LAST week, a fellow Gulliver posted a story about how United Airlines, seemingly everyone’s least-favourite full-service carrier, is slowly becoming less awful....

12/01/2016

Explosion in tourist area of Istanbul!

Eexplosion reported at the major tourist attraction of Sultanahmet square, cause unknown

19/12/2015

Should we reconsider the roles DMOs play in destination marketing and management?

public domainDoug LanskyTravel Writer, Author, Keynote SpeakerFollowUnfollowFollowingLoadingMaybe It's Time for Destinations to Get Out of The Website BusinessDec 17, 20152 views1 Like0 CommentsShare on LinkedInShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Let me start by asking another question: Should NYC & C…

09/12/2015

01/12/2015

You might wanna consider this for your next flight ;)

30/11/2015

The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. We get it. This is your cheat sheet.

20/11/2015

ON AVERAGE, a nonstop transatlantic flight and back spews out about a tonne of CO2 emissions per passenger. But that figure hides a big spread in the fuel efficiency...

16/11/2015

Game changer!!

Marriott International said today it had agreed to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts for $12.

10/11/2015

In a globalized age — when a McAloo Tikki is just as Indian as the Taj Mahal — has the very word lost its meaning?

03/11/2015

The economist writes: "A friendlier service, roomier seats, more movie options, better food and greater punctuality. None of this is likely to lead to higher profits for airlines"

FOR all the frequent travellers out there just aching for airlines to make the flying experience slightly less unpleasant, there’s one fundamental obstacle: you....

02/11/2015

Three quarters of people writing reviews on TripAdvisor do so because they want to share a good experience, rather than rant about it.

29/10/2015

Study shows combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on atolls may be more severe and happen sooner than previous estimates

18/07/2015

Check out this cool twitter movement :)

The user-generated campaign is sweeping the Twitterverse with supporters including UNWTO sharing the hashtag and images to promote tourism and demystify perceptions.

17/06/2015

From the Cambodian Khmer Times.

Glue-sniffing is a common problem among street children in Cambodia. Often it is linked to child begging.KT Photo: Fabien Mouret PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) Child-protection NGOs and government o...

01/06/2015

Great initiative in Indonesia! GreenIndonesia would ultimately help the communities secure the rights to their own lands, an elusive goal that they have long pursued.

Indonesia’s Indigenous Communities Use Ecotourism To Secure the Rights to their Land Posted by Dan Klotz on January 23, 2015 (0) More » Sunset at Sawai village on the island of Seram. Credit: GreenIndonesia/RifkyFrom Chandra Kirana in Bogor, Indonesia. Six Indigenous communities have launched an eco…

31/05/2015

What's really going on with the polar ice caps?

Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf could disappear before the end of the decade, says NASA. But climate change deniers aren’t buying it.

26/05/2015

Excellent piece on underserved start up opportunities in travel! Reading this makes you wonder why nobody has thought of this earlier...

Web 1.0 travel services tend to start with a website homepage with a destination-focused question: "Where do you want to go?"

24/05/2015

UNWTO looking for staff to join projects in Saudi Arabia!

Posts within the World Tourism Organization are filled following a careful selection process that takes into account the candidates' academic qualifications, international experience, language skills, among others.

16/05/2015

Is Myanmar making the same mistakes as neighbouring Thailand?!

Bangkok - Regional and international ecotourism experts are to convene for a May 19-21 conference in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar to discuss ecotourism in...

06/05/2015

Unethical poverty gazing or a chance to truly connect with the destination and its community? Favela tourism (or slum tourism) is a controversial topic that is likely to stay. Can ‘sustainable favela tours’ be the answer?

Favelas, the informal settlements that sprawl into the hills of Rio de Janeiro and other urban areas in Brazil, are known for their lack of public infrastructure, their high crime and their high po...

05/05/2015

KLM let's us in on some of their lessons learned over the past 5 years!

A lot has happened and changed in our social media service since the Icelandic volcano erupted, but what have we learned in the past five years?

04/05/2015

Great 'reality check' article on the start-up scene in travel!

The travel industry has not been very receptive recently to digital travel startups.

03/05/2015

As Australians encourage others not to visit Indonesia in response to the country's death penalty, Indonesians fight back.

“GO AWAY Aussies, it’s better without you here.”

02/05/2015

KLM strikes again, this time for kings day...And the Dutch show everyone how to have a proper party! ;)

30/04/2015

Spend your tourist dollars wisely!

We investigate tourism leakage and see how little of your holiday expenses actually remain to benefit the local communities of your travel destinations.

28/04/2015

Call for research position at the UNWTO

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