COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on volunteer tourism businesses. It is also forcing organisations to examine past practice, their role and their impact. Accepting the need for change could be the first step towards a more sustainable future.
In this article, the authors put forward four ways in which governments can reimagine their role in the tourism sector in the context of COVID-19. These include the development of a central nerve centre, new financial mechanisms, transparent communication on protocols and the provision of a data and analytics infrastructure.
Is travel enough to engender the deep cross-cultural awareness people need now? Experts suggest that while travel may not inspire enough empathy to turn tourists into social justice activists, the alternative - not traveling at all - may be worse.
Before the pandemic, a Colombian and Nepali went trekking through the Tamang Indigenous Trail in the Himalayas. Here they chronicle their journey and reflect on the human side of ecotourism and the commonalities between their countries’ post war realities. Their story provides ideas on how we can all repurpose the travel industry.
There has been a lot of analysis of the positive and negative impacts of Covid-19 on conservation and Protected Areas globally, but none of them focuses specifically on Georgia. In the third post in the series on Covid-19 in Georgia, Marta Mills who has been exploring Georgia since 2001, summarises the impacts on Georgia’s nature.
Sustainability is a top priority for a small minority of travelers, ranging from 7% to 11%, according to a survey from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
