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
Tag: Gastronomy
Slovenia’s Green Gourmet Tourist Route
Slovenia Green Gourmet Route is an innovative product based on principles of responsibility. The route emphasizes the sustainable and gastronomic features of the country and brings benefits to local providers and communities.
May 6, 2022
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“Inspiring Places” Pilot Video Released
Featuring Sierra Gorda, Querétaro, Mexico. We chose this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve as the international pilot for the World’s Inspiring Places series. Here’s why.
January 28, 2018
Agritourism & Gastronomy
Good Food Tours Rely On Mom-and-Pop Shops
Supporting local businesses is the key to successful culinary tourism—better for the tourist, and better for the communities. A Madrid food tour shows why.
April 25, 2017
Tourist to Locals: Go Locavore.
Improve your tourism appeal and lose weight! A Puerto Rico trip inspires a recommendation for all destinations: Grow, serve, and eat more fresh veggies. Boost gastronomic tourism and public health. Here’s how.
April 5, 2015
Olive Oil Bread, Mint Lemonade, and Camaraderie
Food and fellowship sum up a student’s-eye view of a geotourism experience in Archanes, Crete—proof that authenticity survives not far from the generic resorts of the island’s north coast.
December 7, 2014
It Takes Two To Tango: Hands Across The Med
Under the “Connect to Grow” initiative, geotourism helps St. Catherine, Egypt and Troodos, Cyprus collaborate to protect and enhance their traditional products. A model for other destinations?
March 12, 2014
Development Endangers Med Diet Foods
Mass tourism is among the pressures now endangering the producers of the foods on which the Mediterranean diet depends. Nikki Rose of Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries explains the problem and a solution.
February 15, 2014
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Destination Monitor News
Tourists Skeptical of Visiting “Toxic America” | Euronews
Trump Purge May Cripple U.S. National Parks | Politico
Greenland Unready for Expected Tourism Surge| Arctic Today
Can Nothing Stop Overtourism? | NY Times
Everest Choppers Destroy Peace, Prosperity | Mungabay
Noisy flights destroy Sherpa trekking economy.
How 39 Destinations Combat Overtourism | Independent
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Barcelona Uses Its Tourist Tax for Climate Action | CBS
Andaman Island Plan Called “Ecocide” | Deccan Herald
Port project endangers Great Nicobar tribes, biosphere reserve
Tulum, After the Airport | Washington Post
Once off-beat, the Maya coastal town girds for mass tourism