The protests organized by room attendants in Spain and other countries where tourism is a key economic player are increasingly frequent and better coordinated....
The World Tourism Organization has launched the ‘Centre Stage’ project to support the tourism sector in placing women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of recovery plans following the COVID-19 pandemic. With Women making up more than half of the tourism workforce at a global level, this is an opportunity to address the gender inequality in the sector.
In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Edwin Magio calls upon African travel & tourism stakeholders to put their words into action. Given that communities and conservation efforts are heavily reliant on tourism and have been adversely affected by tourism’s pause during COVID-19, it is important to ensure that they are at the centre of tourism’s post-pandemic recovery efforts.
A recent survey in the US has found that 38% of former hospitality workers are not even considering a hospitality job for their next position, after being made unemployed or having to change industries due to the COVID pandemic. These workers are transitioning out of the industry in search of a different work settings, higher pay, better benefits and more schedule flexibility.
The Panamanian city of Portobelo is looking to expand its existing tourism offering as part of Panama’s “Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism.” Projects include the education and training of tour guides and the rehabilitation of the historic centre. This master plan reactivates the country’s tourism, conservation and Research (TCR) strategy applied over 20 years ago by the ecologist Dr. Hana Ayala and aims to reduce the social inequality gap and safeguard the UNESCO site.
