Tag: Sustainable Destinations

Community Tourism
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Red de alojamiento comunitario junto a familias de Nepal

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

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La OGD de Los Ángeles adopta el modelo “Destination Stewardship”

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

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The Los Angeles DMO Adopts Destination Stewardship

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

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Engaging Travelers in Destination Stewardship

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 some good.

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Community Tourism
Yvonne Montoya

Nepal’s Community Homestay Network

EN     ES Destination Stewardship Report – Vol. 5, No. 1 – June-August 2024 Popular hiking trails around the world are prone to developing knots of overtourism at access points. With their multi-decade experience in trekking tourism, it’s no surprise that the Nepalese have developed some innovative responses. Yvonne Montoya describes

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Community-based tourism
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Pioneering Community-Owned Tourism in the Maldives

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 for Maldive

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Djurgården Muestra Cómo Colaborar

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

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Djurgården Shows How To Collaborate

EN     ES When it came to planning for destination sustainability, the 60-plus businesses of Stockholm’s centuries-old Djurgården park posed a cooperation challenge. Camilla Zedendahl and Karin Sallander of the Royal Djurgården Society explain what it takes to help their park’s independent tourism enterprises think long-term together and act accordingly. At

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Disaster Recovery in Evia, Greece

How to provide a roadmap for a sustainable tourism recovery adapted to the characteristics of the place and based on an analysis of the responses from other destinations who have experienced natural disasters.

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