Good news in travel & tourism October 2022
“Good news in travel & tourism” wraps up a month of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences.
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“Good Tourism” is where free thought travels
Did you ever want to write a thoughtful piece about the state of the tourism industry; how we got here; how we can make it better (or avoid the worst)?
Has a lack of confidence in your writing held you back? Well, please don’t let it.
Your correspondent is here to help you publish your “GT” Insight, just as I’ve helped professors translate their Academese into plain English; just as I’ve helped those for whom English is their second (or more) language.
If you submit a draft that complies with the simple “GT” Insight guidelines, I will personally copy edit your work and ensure that you are happy with it before I click ‘Publish’.
It’s part of “GT’s” mission to offer a platform for truly diverse perspectives.
“GT” Insights: Informed perspectives on the industry
The “Good Tourism” Blog publishes informed opinions on the issues facing the travel & tourism industry, everyone’s business. “GT” Insights are diverse perspectives written by, for, and about our sector. Here are the most recent:
Destination innovation is about more than technology
Technology alone is unlikely to solve all our problems, or help us achieve all that we wish. This is true for tourism destinations as they look to innovate out of crisis and into an uncertain future.
Click here for a “GT” Insight about destination innovation by K Michael Haywood.
How a human rights approach can help hotels improve their water management
Accommodation service providers are expected to honour the human right to water of all those around them. Hoteliers should view this responsibility not as a burden, but as an opportunity to meaningfully engage with destination stakeholders while developing more sustainable water and waste management systems.
Click here for a “GT” Insight about the human right to water by Yesaya Sandang and Stroma Cole.
Gender mainstreaming in tourism & hospitality training. What? Why? How?
What is ‘gender mainstreaming’? Why is it important? And how can it be applied in tourism and hospitality training centres?
“GT” Insight Bites: Diverse perspectives on important topics
A “GT” Insight Bites post is a collection of short written responses to an identical set of propositions and/or questions that The “Good Tourism” Blog puts to a diverse range of travel & tourism stakeholders. Here is the most recent:
‘Tourism is built on the backbone of white supremacy’. What do you think?
Without offering any destination- or market-specific context, one commentator recently asserted that tourism is “built on the backbone of white supremacy”.
What do you think?
It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
Your correspondent put the question to a range of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and invited emailed written responses of no more than 300 words.
Thanks to the eight respondents for sharing their thoughts. Their answers appear in the order received. Click/touch a name to go to their answer:
- Greg Bakunzi — ‘Tourism brings people together’
- Saverio Francesco Bertolucci — ‘Travelling is part of humankind’
- Rieki Crins — Yes, but no longer valid
- Steve Noakes — ‘… in the context of the Doctrine of Discovery’
- Susan Eardly — Green will reign supreme
- K Michael Haywood — The Caribbean context
- Jim Butcher — ‘A recipe for guilt and the re-racialisation of culture’
- Richard A Shepard — ‘A less-than-useless observation’
- What do you think?
Previous “GT” Insight Bites:
- Really, what’s the difference? ‘Sustainable tourism’ vs ‘regenerative tourism’
- Want a career in tourism? Important things you should know
- Diverse perspectives on travel & tourism and a fairer world
- Diverse perspectives on economic degrowth and tourism
- Diverse perspectives on visitor dispersion
“GT” Travel Experiences: Informed inspiration for travellers
The “Good Tourism” Blog’s young sibling The “GT” Travel Blog publishes informed inspiration and top tips for travellers from tourism insiders. Here is the most recent “GT” Travel Experience:
Experience the ‘far side’ of Chitwan National Park, Nepal
“I had always enjoyed my many trips to the Chitwan side [of the National Park]; staying in hotels has its perks. However, travelling to lesser developed destinations where your visit contributes directly to the local economy is a wonderful feeling. And I can not stress enough how living with locals can be a fulfilling experience.” _ Aayusha Prasain shares a “GT” Travel Experience about Chitwan National Park.
