New research from Lund University highlights tourism’s lack of resilience to downturns and suggests there are few tangible guidelines to make tourism more resilient as well as climate friendlier. The authors conclude that many of the major structural changes will have to come from policy makers.
The tourism rebuild must negotiate a delicate balance between immediate recovery and long term sustainability. New tourism models must reduce the sector’s emissions while maintaining as much as possible its income and employment benefits, and an Australia-New Zealand-Pacific travel bubble is one solution.
Indigenous tourism offers an opportunity for non-indigenous Australians to learn about Aboriginal culture and history. Many Australians would like to make personal connections with Indigenous peoples, but don’t know how. Indigenous tours can be a starting point for new connections, and ultimately reconciliation.
New research helps to shed light on the fate of the carbon stored in mangrove soils following deforestation, emphasising the importance of conservation in the face of the climate emergency.
UKinbound, the British travel trade association, have published their latest Member survey. The survey asked its Members about their sustainability actions.
