The New Destination Stewardship Report Puts Yet More Information at Your Service By Jonathan Tourtellot, CEO and Executive Editor Our latest DSR issue adds still more to the array of information – pages, postings, news links, directories, and subdirectories – available on the Destination Stewardship Center website. We hope this
Now in its Sixth Year, the Destination Stewardship Report Archive Offers a Wealth of Experiences – Information You Can Cite and Lessons You Can Use Learn how— In Morocco, an adventure lodge empowered the subsistence villagers of a remote mountain valley. In Colombia, indigenous values give a national park ecosystem “time
The 2024 winter issue of the Destination Stewardship Report appeared just a little late – in January 2025, but we still plan on getting things back on track by April. This one was worth the wait. Take a look. The new issue was emailed with this template: Winter 2024 and
World Tourism Day Forum, Cruise Impacts in Alaska, Facets of True Destination Stewardship From DSC Director Jonathan Tourtellot: The September 2024 Forum – Last month I was privileged to be able to attend CREST’s 2024 World Tourism Day Forum: “Tourism, Justice, & Peace” and to moderate a panel discussion on
Tourism is roaring back as pandemic-era restrictions fade away and destinations welcome visitors again. But how can destinations and businesses promote help create more responsible stewards? Dr. Rachel Dodds, Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, shares a few practical steps. Travel is different now When I took my daughter to Disneyland
December 2002 report: What’s been happening at the Destination Stewardship Center and our allied organizations.
The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) and Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency are co-hosting a two-day virtual event on September 28 and 29, “Tourism in a Climate Crisis,” providing practical, actionable information for destinations, accommodations, and tour operators.
UPDATE: “Philanthropic investing” helped transform an endangered Ecuadorean mansion into an award-winning hotel. Via the DSC, plans are now afoot for a new project in Cuenca. The invitation is out: We want to match more investors with local entrepreneurs.
There has been nothing like them, before or since. For seven years, from 2004 to 2010, National Geographic’s landmark Destination Scorecard surveys recorded experts’ opinions on stewardship for hundreds of places around the world. Now, for the first time, the results are amassed here, with easy-to-understand letter grades.
US Restaurants Frostbitten by ICE | NY Times
Ethnic eateries lose business – “Worse than Covid”
Santorini Now a “Tourist Hell” | Tourism Review
Malawi Elephant Move Backfires | WSJ
Future of Tourism Is Storytelling, Not Discounts | Forbes
Slovenia’s Quiet Tourism Strategy | Eturbo News
Hawaii Climate Tax on Cruise Ships Blocked | Skift
CLIA and Trump administration win court ruling.
French Golf Course Showcases Ecosensitity | Golf Course Industry News
It can be done.
Kiribati Tourism Fights Plastic, Rising Sea | ETurbo News
Berlin to Follow Danish Model | The Berliner
Rewarding tourists for making sustainable choices.
Bali Ditches Inappropriate Sightseeing Elevator | TTW
Iceland Rethinks Mass Tourism | NY Times
Airbnb Crackdown in New York Didn’t Free up Housing | WSJ
The 2023 rules muted tourist partying but not soaring rents.
Morocco’s Gnaoua Music Festival Said to Lose Authenticity | TTW
As tourism rises, founding African diaspora communities fade