Partnering for Destination Stewardship in Florida
Not every state, including Florida, will have its DMO leading the stewardship efforts. Each state needs to evaluate its assets and find the right path.
October 21, 2022
Category: Destination Stewardship Report
Destination Stewardship Report – Fall 2022
The most recent issue of the quarterly Destination Stewardship Report emailed in early November 2022. See it here: DSR Fall 2022.
October 21, 2022
Destination Stewardship Report
Changes at the Destination Stewardship Report
The Summer (Q3) 2022 issue marking the third year of the Destination Stewardship Report has just been emailed, with the usual array of fascinating stories of ways to improve destination stewardship. We have useful lessons and examples from Malaysia, Greece, Brazil, and North Carolina, USA, as well insights on how
August 5, 2022
Repairing Tourism in Transylvania County, NC
How popular North Carolina Transylania county created a locally supported program to clean up wear and tear from tourism.
July 29, 2022
Brazil’s Bombinhas Learns About Itself
Methods for building community identity – What a Brazilian community did to rediscover itself in the face of growing tourism popularity.
July 29, 2022
Disaster Recovery in Evia, Greece
How to provide a roadmap for a sustainable tourism recovery adapted to the characteristics of the place and based on an analysis of the responses from other destinations who have experienced natural disasters.
July 29, 2022
To Market Stewardship, Use Local Voices
A strategic video campaign that enlists local support and participation can shift a DMO from destination promotion to marketing stewardship – a model for any destination.
July 28, 2022
Cultivating Comprehensive Destination Stewardship with GSTC Criterion A4
Sustainability in tourism destinations requires not only the commitment of government and nonprofit organizations, but also the work of the private sector to maintain places in ways such that they can be enjoyed for years to come. DMOs need to encourage that.
July 26, 2022
A Malaysian District Collaborates Lest Tourism Run Wild
What it took to rally the Mersing district’s numerous, varied stakeholders and create the collectively managed Sustainable Travel Mersing Destination Coordination Group.
July 20, 2022
Doing It Better: Big Bay, Michigan
Take a look at how a low-population, outdoorsy locale – Big Bay, Michigan, USA – goes about convening a destination stewardship council after the extractive industries it once depended on have wound down.
May 9, 2022
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Canadians Likely to Avoid U.S. Travel | TTW
Ironic: Loss of foreign revenue hurts U.S. balance of payments
Tourists Skeptical of Visiting “Toxic America” | Euronews
Trump Purge May Cripple U.S. National Parks | Politico
Greenland Unready for Expected Tourism Surge| Arctic Today
Can Nothing Stop Overtourism? | NY Times
Everest Choppers Destroy Peace, Prosperity | Mungabay
Noisy flights destroy Sherpa trekking economy.
How 39 Destinations Combat Overtourism | Independent
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Barcelona Uses Its Tourist Tax for Climate Action | CBS
Andaman Island Plan Called “Ecocide” | Deccan Herald
Port project endangers Great Nicobar tribes, biosphere reserve
Tulum, After the Airport | Washington Post
Once off-beat, the Maya coastal town girds for mass tourism