goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism March 8 – 14, 2020Published Sunday to be ready Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week in travel & tourism. And go! The World Economic Forum…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism March 1 – 7, 2020Published Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week. Let’s get stuck in … And go! Important “GT” stuff…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoSignatories to Tourism Declares Climate Emergency on “system change”, “regulatory action”Climate change is real. How do we respond? The first four points in the Tourism Declares Climate Emergency declaration are personal undertakings or organisational…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism February 23-29, 2020After a week of rising fears and a big cancellation, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a new work week. And go! “GT” published a fresh “GT”…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoFirst SUNx climate-friendly travel think tank releases calls to act & act nowThe key calls to action from the inaugural SUNx — Strong Universal Network Climate Friendly Travel Think Tank that concluded in Malta were (according to the official press…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoHow a small South African backpackers is making a big community-based differenceThe Hogsback region in the Eastern Cape of South Africa attracts visitors to its indigenous forests, lush mountainous landscape, and breathtaking hikes. Lieve Claessen and…goodtourism (23)in #tourism • 5 years agoGood news in tourism February 16 – 22, 2020Happy “Good news in tourism day”! Posted on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a work week. And go! Important…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoDare to share, not declare: Travel & tourism and the reality of climate changeClimate change is real. It comes with costs. Climate policy also comes with costs. The trick is to find a sensible balance. So said compassionate rationalist Bjorn Lomborg in a…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism February 9 – 15, 2020It’s time to choose your own adventure! Posted on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a work week. And go…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism February 2 – 8, 2020Happy “Good news in tourism” day! “Good news in tourism” is when we wake up to the potential for positive empowerment in our travel & tourism industry. Posted on Sunday to…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoHow a community-based tourism & homestay network empowers women in NepalTourism impact and sustainability expert Aadyaa Pandey discusses a few of the challenges overcome by Nepal’s Community Homestay Network (CHN). And she celebrates its positive…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism Jan 26 to Feb 1, 2020Welcome to a new week of buzzword salads smeared with fear … No way! Fill yourself up without weighing yourself down. Tuck into something packed full of goodness. Get your…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism January 19 – 25, 2020Happy new year of the rat! Don’t panic. “Good news in tourism” is here. Published on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start…goodtourism (23)in #aviation • 5 years agoSUN calls for “moon-shot” effort by aviation sector to be zero-carbon by 2050“Good Tourism” Insight Partner SUNx — Strong Universal Network — has again called for a “moon-shot” effort by the aviation and air transport sector to be zero-carbon by 2050.…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoHow tourism & fishing are helping to save Irrawaddy dolphins in MyanmarThe Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project (LIDP) is a social business supporting the protection of Irrawaddy dolphins in Myanmar’s Ayeyawaddy Dolphin Protected Area. LIDP is…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism January 12 – 18, 2020The travel & tourism industry is not to blame for all the world’s problems, but it can and should and does assume some responsibility for them. And often helps solves them. That…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoWhy ‘The “Good Tourism” Blog’ won’t be declaring a climate emergencyThe short answer is: It’s not “GT’s” role! At writing, 26 tourism organisations and five individuals had declared a global climate emergency on behalf of the multi-trillion…goodtourism (23)in #australia • 5 years agoHer beauty and her terror — The wide brown land, Australia, is open for business“The best way to support Australia, Australian communities, and the tourism sector is to keep visiting,” says Tourism Australia on its bushfire information resources web…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoGood news in tourism January 5 – 11, 2020Welcome to The “Good Tourism” Blog’s weekly reminder — if you need it — that as a tourism stakeholder YOU are NOT bad! You are probably pretty good, actually; one of…goodtourism (23)in #travel • 5 years agoIt’s not ‘no’. It’s ‘know’ … a “Good Tourism” travel tip for the new decadeWhat do you think about this simple little rhyme as a catch-all travel tip or philosophy for the new decade? It’s not ‘no’. It’s ‘know’. Gotta go? Then go!