An exemplar of nature-based and community-based agritourism in Rwanda: Red Rocks Cultural Campsite

April 21, 2023

文化Campsi田园旅游业在卢旺达在红色岩石te. Image by Kate Webster at www.travellerkate.com

Agritourism showcases agriculture, rural traditions, and natural resources, providing visitors with an opportunity to experience and learn about these elements through tourism. The Red Rocks Cultural Campsite in Musanze, Rwanda is an exceptional model of both nature-based agritourism and community-based agritourism in Rwanda, showcasing the vitality of the African nation. Surrounded by stunning scenery and […]

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Why travel & tourism content marketing? Efficient and effective if target-oriented

andApril 19, 2023

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Travel & tourism content marketing may be an undervalued and poorly used element in the strategic marketing mix; particularly among destinations that want to increase the ‘quality’ and ‘yield’ of their visitors, and private-sector stakeholders who claim they don’t have the time or resources for it. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Zohreh Khosravi and David Gillbanks […]

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Earth Day news: TPCC gathering scientific knowledge on tourism and climate change in time for COP28

April 18, 2023

Tourism Panel on Climate Change (TPCC)

A stocktake of tourism-related climate science, indicators of sector climate risk, and progress on climate action is a key first deliverable for the Tourism Panel on Climate Change (TPCC) in 2023. The TPCC has announced this ahead of Earth Day this Saturday, April 22. The first TPCC Stocktake will be the basis for future science analysis. Sixty-six […]

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Mass tourism in Venice: Are city officials overreacting?

April 11, 2023

Mass tourism in Venice. Overtourism overreaction? Image by Alex B (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/users/mcsmandalas-1918387/

Tourists should be welcomed and celebrated but in Venice they are facing rejection and even criminalisation, according to long-time Veneto resident Dominic Standish. Are city officials overreacting to legitimate concerns about mass tourism in Venice? And how might they manage tourism better? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight initiated by Tourism’s Horizon, a “GT” Insight Partner. [You […]

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Language skills in tourism: Why the Anglosphere needs to appreciate them

andApril 5, 2023

Language skills in tourism Why the Anglosphere needs to value them higher Image by Towfiqu barbhuiya (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@towfiqu999999

The importance of languages is universal. However, in native English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, language education has been neglected. This has implications for the inbound travel, tourism, and hospitality industries and their workers, according to Karen Thomas and Jim Butcher. Dr Thomas was the lead researcher for a study on the topic. Drs Thomas […]

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Good news in travel & tourism February-March 2023

March 31, 2023

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This “Good news in travel & tourism” wraps up two months of “Good Tourism” & “GT” Travel news, insights, and experiences. Share it as you would a selection of fine chocolates … Or would you!? It’s “GT”. And go! (Click/touch a menu item to go straight to it.) “Good Tourism” doesn’t judge. “GT” publishes. Did you ever […]

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