Herewith the second of our profiles of destination organizations that at least partially meet the GSTC-D criterion for holistic destination management. In this post: Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, which is adopting a multisector, high-tech “Intelligent Destination” approach.
VIDEO – Our expedition to the Balkan Adriatic shows what tourism should do—and not do. The rugged coastal regions including Albania and Montenegro have sustainability lessons the world should heed.
We offer the first of our profiles of destination organizations that at least partially meet GSTC destination criterion A2 for holistic destination management. In this post: the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association, B.C., which has burst out of the usual DMO mold to embrace sustainability and extensive community involvement.
How should undiscovered coastal destinations handle sustainable tourism? Learn tips from Jonathan Tourtellot’s interview with Urdaibai, a Basque magazine.
Jake Pearring of Milllion Mile Secrets provides a traveler’s guide to voluntouring opportunities worldwide. Destinations, take notice: A resource you can tap.
A new French ecoresort offers a model for other developers and destinations to emulate, says Dr. David Randle, managing director of Florida-based Blue Communities Consortium.
In this post, two urgent calls for your recommendations,
video from the Balkans, conference notes, and a challenge in how to avert overtourism.
A trip into a popular wild paradise raises a question: What happens when public opinion fails to protect a destination? The only answer: Don’t give up.
Eugene Kim tries out a home-sharing service that matches resident language learners with visiting travelers. It’s a good deal for destinations as well.
The rising buzz in tourism circles about overtourism is now spilling into the mainstream media, especially in Europe, which seems to have the largest numbers of unhappy, tourism-battered residents. Here’s some of the latest information on overtourism.
Namibia, Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants for Food | AP
Park authorities: population exceeds carrying capacity
Texas Coast Developers Ignore Storms, Sea Level Rise | Washington Post
Greece Plans Crackdown on Overtourism | Skift
Cruise pax and stort-term rentals targeted.
Ugandans Protest Marketing a Circumcision Ritual to Tourists | Big News
Kushner Seeks to Trumpify a Wild Albanian Coast | Washington Post
Environmentalists question resort planned by Trump’s son-in-law
Vietnam Deepens Historic-Site Experiences with Gamification | ANN
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