Prof Dimitrios Buhalis on the ‘democratisation of tourism’ and ‘overtourism’

There’s always a tension between rights and responsibilities; the promise of freedom for oneself and the potential to infringe upon others.

This is playing out in debates about travel & tourism, and about what ‘progress’ looks like.

For Dimitrios Buhalis, pragmatic problem-solving is key to achieving win-win outcomes … for the billions who won’t be denied their dreams.

Saverio F Bertolucci interviewed Prof Buhalis for a Tourism’s Horizon Interview. For this “Good Tourism” Insight, Jim Butcher reflects.

Contents

• Who is Professor Dimitrios Buhalis?
• The ‘democratisation of tourism’
• ‘There’s no such thing as overtourism!’
• Win-win for the billions
• A labour of love
• What do you think?
• About the author
• About the Tourism’s Horizon Interviews