One of Spain’s Canary Islands has established an organized structure for destination stewardship, including strong educational components. With Tiffany Chan, Víctor Fernández Morales describes the process and the results so far. The vineyard landscape of La Geria, Lanzarote: Each vine grows in a shallow pit shielded by a windbreak of
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2020 Among notoriously overtouristed destinations, Spain’s island of Mallorca is striving, if half-heartedly, for a sustainable-tourism reset once the pandemic recedes. Daza Garcia reports that right now, their chances of avoiding errors of the past are encouraging but far from certain. Can Mallorca Again Be
How should undiscovered coastal destinations handle sustainable tourism? Learn tips from Jonathan Tourtellot’s interview with Urdaibai, a Basque magazine.
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.
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.
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It can be done.
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