Destination Stewardship Report – August-Dec 2024

Destination Monitor Selections

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