“What happens when a destination nears the end of its lifecycle? More important, what can we learn from the decisions that led to its decline?” So asks Oregon State University professor Todd Montgomery, himself a tourism industry veteran. Here’s his considered response. Tourism at the Inflection Point: The Old Model
As you might note from some of our recent articles, academia has been stepping forward increasingly with practical approaches for meeting the challenge of destination stewardship. Marketing focused by a “get more tourists” mandate can be counterproductive in that regard, but some DMOs are pioneering methods for building pride in
Every year, the global Green Destinations Top 100 competition invites candidates to submit stories on sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. From last year’s winner, we’ve selected this submission from Croatia on how to preserve a rural area’s sense of place in a modernizing region. Synopsis by Ailin Fei.
One of Spain’s Canary Islands has established an organized structure for destination stewardship, including strong educational components. With Tiffany Chan, Víctor Fernández Morales describes the process and the results so far. The vineyard landscape of La Geria, Lanzarote: Each vine grows in a shallow pit shielded by a windbreak of
Author Tonya Fitzgerald has assembled a thorough, readable handbook for any practitioner who works on caring for places. No stranger to the topic himself, Executive Editor Jonathan Tourtellot takes a look and likes what he sees. This Inaugural Book About Our Key Subject Deserves Your Attention Just out as of
Every year, the global Green Destinations Top 100 competition invites candidates to submit stories about sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. In this selection we learn how, when external forces began disrupting a Thai village’s fishing economy and way of life, community-based sustainable tourism helped save the day. Abstract
Another winner from the Top 100 – Every year, the global Green Destinations Top 100 competition invites candidates to submit stories about sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. In this selection from Brazil, strict regulation, research, and education enable protection of a lively species of dolphins. Synopsis by Ailin
Colorado’s spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery has long drawn everyone from families on a driving holiday to hardcore climbers and skiers. Visitors discover a state rich in history, geology, and nature, and they come in increasing numbers. The U.S. state has risen to the challenge with a collaborative, statewide destination stewardship
Worldwide, destinations still graced with brilliantly starry skies are discovering they have an increasingly rare tourism asset, one that can draw stargazers, boost ecotourism, and even enhance spiritual travel. A great way to advertise and protect that asset is to obtain an international Dark Sky certification. Ian Vorster explains the
When shorelines, coral reefs, and small islands are involved, tourism can both support and interfere with conservation. When visitation gets out of hand, stewards of these places need guidance. When asked for help, a unique network of researchers, managers, and others – the membership of OCTO – volunteered some responses
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