On July 21, 2025, wildlife guide and photographer, Nick Kleer, posted an Instagram reel and photo that showed a crush of tourists watching the great Masai Mara wildebeest migration in the Serengeti. “Herds were forced to scatter, some ran for cliffs and jumped in panic,” he noted in his
In a complex, rural landscape like County Clare, sustainability isn’t just about protecting the environment—it’s about working together to protect a way of life. The lessons learned in Clare during certification may offer inspiration for other destinations navigating the same path. County Clare Sustainable Destination Development Officer, Fiona McKenna, explains the
EN ES Otro ganador del Top 100: cada año, Green Destinations organiza el concurso Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories, que invita a presentar propuestas de todo el mundo: una colección de historias que destacan destinos locales y regionales que están avanzando hacia la gestión sostenible del turismo y sus impactos.
EN ES Los niños ven el mundo desde un punto de vista aún más fresco que los turistas que visitan por primera vez un destino. ¿Puede esa perspectiva tan abierta ser útil en la gestión de destinos? Karen Luz Córdova, cofundadora de Cuidadores de Destinos, con sede en Chile, responde
EN ES Children see the world from an even fresher standpoint than first-time tourists. Can that wide-open perspective be helpful in destination planning and generational future-proofing? Karen Luz Córdova, Co-Founder of Chile-based Cuidadores de Destinos, answers with a resounding yes. Here’s how it worked on remote, heavily touristed Rapa Nui (formerly
EN ES Another winner from the Top 100 – Every year, Green Destinations organizes the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories competition, which invites submissions from around the world – a vetted collection of stories spotlighting local and regional destinations that are making progress toward sustainable management of tourism and its
A strategic video campaign that enlists local support and participation can shift a DMO from destination promotion to marketing stewardship – a model for any destination.
“In 2019, over 1.5 billion tourists crossed international borders and tourism’s continued growth seemed assured. However, in 2020, tourism stopped in its tracks. The world went from overtourism to no tourism.” – Kelsey Frenkiel, Program Manager at the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) and co-editor of Overtourism: Lessons for a
On 14 April 2021 we were pleased to send out the Spring (2Q) edition of the Destination Stewardship Report, completing its first year of online publication as a joint project with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Here’s a description of the 9 stories in this issue..
Dubrovnik, Croatia, a UNESCO World Heritage city, is known as the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic Sea’, its historic city center surrounded by original medieval stone walls – and until recently, thronged with cruise ship passengers. In 2017, that began to change. The following before-and-after story has been provided by the Mayor’s
Booze Crackdown in Spain’s Balearics | Guardian Locals fed up with drunken bahavior: “Tourism, yes, but not this way!”
Celebrity Power: Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico Supports Sustainable Tourism | Washington Post Jamica’s Sunken Port Royal Now on World Heritage List | Travel & Leisure Morocco’s Gnaoua Music Festival Said to Lose Authenticity | TTW As tourism rises, founding African diaspora communities fade Greenland Town Divided Over Cruise Ships | Guardian Ilulissat locals say they’re frozen out of cruise bounty Too Much Success on Scotland’s 500 Drive | NY Times Tourism on Peru’s Rainbow Mountain Sparked a Visionary’s Murder | Bloomburg Patagonia’s Popular Perito Moreno Glacier No Longer Stable |Guardian U.S. “Best Idea” Squeezed, Cowed, Endangered | NY Times Expert’s essay warns of national parks’ decline Chamorro of Saipan Are Re-establishing Traditional Sailing Canoes | CBS News Foundering Paradise – Panama’s Guna Yala | Afar Cook Island Destination Stewardship Plan Stresses Cultural Integrity | Cook Island News English Village Doomed by its Charm | Guardian Cotswolds overtourism peaks in Bibury