It is still unusual for a national government to make a conservation deal with indigenous groups, even more so when it means repeatedly shutting down a heavily visited national park. The team from Colombia’s Tayrona park explains this successful agreement. In Tayrona, Colombia, Indigenous Values Give a National Park Time
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 COMENTARIO DEL EDITOR EJECUTIVO Jonathan Tourtellot comenzó a promover la idea de administración de destinos bajo el modelo “stewardship” alrededor de 2002 durante sus días en la revista National Geographic Traveler. Ha estado en esto desde entonces.
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 Destination Stewardship Report – Vol. 5, No. 1 – June-August 2024 COMMENTARY BY THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jonathan Tourtellot first began promoting the idea of destination stewardship around 2002 during his days at National Geographic Traveler magazine. He’s been at it ever since. Here’s what he likes – and
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
EN ES The ritzy resorts of the Maldives, each perched on its own atoll, have left most islanders out of the tourism equation. Shannon McCarthy and Chloe King describe how a community-based guesthouse model may change things. Their first problem was how to convince the community. One resort per atoll did little
EN ES Cuando se trataba de planificar la sostenibilidad del destino, las más de 60 empresas del centenario parque Djurgården de Estocolmo plantearon un desafío de cooperación. Camilla Zedendahl y Karin Sallander, de la Royal Djurgården Society, explican lo que se necesita para ayudar a las empresas turísticas a pensar
How Tariffs Could Hit Travel | Skift
Trans-Atlantic Tourism Faces Turmoil | Fodor’s Travel
Canadians Likely to Avoid U.S. Travel | TTW
Ironic: Loss of foreign revenue hurts U.S. balance of payments
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
Useful rundown
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
© 2025 All rights reserved