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
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
Morocco’s renowned Kasbah du Toubkal has racked up a three-decade record for good stewardship and community relations. Few lodges have had such a profound impact on their surrounding communities. During a visit, Jonathan Tourtellot learns how this came to be. Mountain Lodge Shows What It Takes to Marry Success with
This participatory e-publication, the Destination Stewardship Report, is a collaboration among (left to right above) the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), the Destination Stewardship Center, and the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) – and in time, maybe others. Our goal is to provide information and insights useful
EN ES El flujo de turistas que visitan un destino pasan a formar parte de ese destino. ¿Qué dicen, qué hacen, cómo gastan, cómo se comportan: como invitados o como invasores? – hace la diferencia. Cada vez más, las organizaciones de destinos quieren informar a sus visitantes sobre no hacer
EN ES Los lujosos centros turísticos de las Maldivas, cada uno de ellos ubicado en su propio atolón, han dejado a la mayoría de los isleños fuera de la ecuación turística. Shannon McCarthy y Chloe King describen cómo un modelo de casa de visitantes basado en la comunidad puede cambiar
EN ES Destination Stewardship Report – Vol. 5, No. 1 – June-August 2024 Las rutas de senderismo -populares en todo el mundo- son propensas a desarrollar nudos de sobreturismo, principalmente en sus puntos de acceso. Con experiencia de varias décadas en el turismo de senderismo, no sorprende que los nepaleses
EN ES Cuando una OGD de una ciudad importante comienza a recibir indicios de que el viejo estilo de simplemente comercializar las principales atracciones no es del todo satisfactorio, se produce un examen de conciencia. Adam Burke, director ejecutivo de Turismo de Los Ángeles, explica por qué tuvieron que cambiar
EN ES When a major city DMO starts getting hints that the old style of simply marketing major attractions isn’t quite satisfactory, some soul-searching ensues. Los Angeles Tourism CEO Adam Burke explains why they had to change, and how they did it. A key step: Change the bylaws. To build
EN ES The stream of tourists who visit a destination become part of that destination. What they say, what they do, how they spend, how they behave – as guests or invaders? – makes a difference. Increasingly, destination organizations want to brief their visitors on doing no harm, even doing
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