Category: Stewardship

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

Nationwide Tourism Change: Slovenia Shows How To Do It

Slovenia has created a program that has been adopted by communities throughout the country, creating an “ecosystem” of some 60 sustainable destinations.

May 6, 2022

The DSC’s New Library Page is Live

Under “Stewardship Resources” check out “Library,” our growing compilation of books, reports, classics, and documentaries that may be useful for destination stewardship practitioners and advocates. We welcome suggestions for additions. Thanks to Page Editor Siobhán Daly, as well as Shelby Fitzgerald and others who have helped assemble this collection.

April 21, 2022

Community-based tourism

Winter Issue of the Destination Stewardship Report Released

The new Winter issue of the Destination Stewardship Report (2022 Q1 Vol.2, No. 3) includes some excellent changes. You’ll see a freshened design, courtesy of GSTC’s Tiffany Chan. The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) has now joined the DSR partnership, and CREST’s Ellen Rugh has provided immeasurable editorial help. This issue includes six feature stories.

February 17, 2022

Destination Stewardship Report

Doing It Better: Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

On a long, skinny Icelandic peninsula, five small municipalities have teamed up to create a modest destination stewardship council and supporting network. Tiffany Chan explores the Snæfellsnes model of sustainable collaboration – a work in progress that has already earned a platinum sustainability rating. The eighth in our series on destination stewardship councils.

February 14, 2022

Autumn 2021 Destination Stewardship Report Is Out

The 2021 Autumn (4Q) edition of the Destination Stewardship Report, released in early November, includes 7 new feature articles from around the world on how destinations are coping with stewardship challenges.

November 23, 2021