Off-piste: Lack of public access to Scottish ski resorts reinforces divides
Scotland’s ski resorts offer breathtaking scenery and exhilarating outdoor experiences. However, they are difficult to access for many Scots. Alastair Naughton, a concerned citizen and avid skier,...
View ArticleRegaining control: Venice takes ‘smart’ measures to manage mass tourism
It is widely acknowledged that Venice needs to do something to manage mass tourism. The question is: ‘What?’ Will deploying technologies that measure visitor flows help Venice develop more effective...
View ArticleMountain biking in Scotland? Not if you’re dependent on public transport
Scotland’s tourism authorities have been keeping global stakeholders happy by declaring ‘climate emergency’ and planning ‘transformational tourism’, but have they lost touch with Scots? In his first...
View ArticleWas this the European summer of terrible tourists? Give us a break, media!
“Hordes” and “swarms” of tourists “forced through a well-oiled funnel” to “crawl” through our cherished spaces, relegating them to “backdrops” for selfies. Perhaps we should tell them to “go home” and...
View ArticleCash, time, or freedom: Travel & tourism is expensive
If one can put romantic notions of 'the good old days' aside, then one must acknowledge that travel was then, and is now, an elitist pursuit for those with the luxuries of cash, time, and/or freedom....
View ArticleEmil Kukalj on balanced tourism, overtourism, ideology, pragmatism, and...
Emil Kukalj reckons ideology is only useful if it is actionable and leads to net positive results. Saverio F Bertolucci interviewed Mr Kukalj for a Tourism’s Horizon Interview. For this “Good Tourism”...
View ArticleVenice ‘bookable’: Italians lose freedom of movement
Are Venice’s new day-tripper rules having the desired effect? Or are they unreasonably restricting Italians’ freedom of movement? This is Dominic Standish’s second “Good Tourism” Insight at the...
View ArticleThe happiness factor: Social tourism is sustainable tourism
Can ‘social tourism’ — charity- and/or taxpayer-supported holidays — help alleviate stress in society and turn the travel & tourism industry’s off-season frowns upside down? Scott McCabe thinks so....
View ArticleThe human touch: Why Scotland should keep its visitor information centres open
VisitScotland’s plan to close its visitor information centres (‘iCentres’) misses the mark, according to Alastair Naughton who pens his fourth “Good Tourism” Insight. [You too can write a “GT”...
View ArticleFor real: Barcelona’s housing crisis caused by anti-hospitality policy, not...
Property management professional Saverio Francesco Bertolucci shares his views on Barcelona’s housing crisis and the anti-tourism politics at play in his adopted home city. Published in collaboration...
View ArticleWasn’t me! Defining tourism sub-sector responsibilities for EU ESG reporting
How can the European Union’s (EU) travel and hospitality sectors establish clear responsibility boundaries while ensuring environmental, social, and governance (ESG) accountability across the entire...
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