Category: Opinion

The impacts of local control on tourism

Overtourism, destruction of habitat and exploitation of communities have indeed created backlash, and a growing number of tourism-related companies are taking proactive steps to get the target off their backs.

‘Bluewashing’: the exploitative side of ecotourism against local communities

The idea of vacation spots that are a “paradise on earth” can sometimes overlook uncomfortable truths.

Is sustainability the secret to a meaningful guest experience?

Does sustainability have an unfulfilled potential to enhance meaningful guest experiences that the hospitality industry is missing?

Mass tourism: boon or threat to good lives?

What is ‘mass tourism’? How do we think about it and talk about it? Do we consider all of its contexts, costs, and benefits? Vilhelmiina Vainikka shared this “Good Tourism” Insight.

Shift the focus from carbon footprint to climate shadow

The “climate shadow,” a concept that help each of us visualize how the sum of our life’s choices influence the climate emergency.

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