The pandemic has created a roller coaster ride of visitation highs and lows for many places that rely on travel and tourism. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Jada Lindblom looks at the contrasting impacts of COVID-19 on two destinations, New Hampshire in the US and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Venice has recovered from tourism during the coronavirus pandemic, as can be seen from the clear water and Venetians being able to move freely in their city. However, Venice is also economically dependent on tourism. Now, with Italy relaxing its entry regulations, Venice is starting a new approach to tourism with technology, taxes, and new cruise ships laws all playing a part.
The pandemic has focused attention on the negative impacts of travel, which resulted in the ‘coming back better’ movement. In this interview with Forbes, travel expert and writer Holly Tuppen talks about what this means in reality and how we can put it into practice, based on her own sustainable travel experiences.
Global tour operator Intrepid Travel has partnered with MEET Network, an association of Mediterranean parks founded by the International Union for the Conservation. Intrepid has included MEET experiences, which all have robust sustainability standards, within two of its new tours to in Croatia and Crete, with more to come across Europe over the next few months.
Legislature seeks to strip funding of Hawaii’s largest tourism agency, just as it refocuses on community and environment. This has left their multi-year plans to protect the environment and communities up in the air and could mean a return to unchecked tourism.
