Interviews with NZ tourism operators finds sustainability is rarely straightforward, requiring continual learning, investment and collaboration.
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Imagine cycling from your hotel to a historic site, hopping on an electric bus to a museum and strolling to dinner. That’s a blueprint for sustainable tourism.
Calabria’s Bovesi people embrace their ancient pre-Christian spirituality, hoping it will stem both cultural and population losses.
Next time you travel, select businesses certified by an organisation with a proven track record of verification and transparency.
‘Turbocharging’ tourism growth risks undoing past efforts to help NZ avoid the worst excesses of overtourism, which are now sparking protests overseas.
Integrating tourism and aquaculture could bring boosts for the economy and the marine environment.
Taking that beautiful snail shell could increase the cost of housing for a hermit crab or small shrimp that needs it next. The beautiful conch shell that calls to you is actually an octopus caravan.
This year was the hottest on record. There are three ways people can reduce their individual carbon emissions this holiday season.
South Africa’s rural Sekhukhune is full of interesting sites and heritage. Communities need financial and technical support to start sustainable tourism projects there.
Tourism in popular destinations is complex, with a variety of operators, vested interests, influences and competing needs. Getting the balance right to protect local people is challenging.
People tend to be less green on holiday that at home for various reasons.
There are ways your presence – and your money – can provide maximum benefit for local economies.
As detailed in a June 2023 event in Grenoble, France, business schools hold partial responsibility for the longstanding behaviour of multinational corporations (MNCs) in indigenous territories.
Some work is already being done to enhance the tourism sector’s environmental sustainability.
Tourism must be economically, environmentally and socially sustainable. To this end, and given the sector’s weight in the economy, participatory governance in which there is room for all citizens is essential.
Heading on holiday soon? Here’s some tips for making your holiday greener.
Big resorts, cruise ships and visitor numbers are all up for debate across the Pacific, but economic pressure may test how post-pandemic reality lives up to the sustainability rhetoric.
The Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to make tourism more sustainable in Africa, improving the lives of local communities rather than just catering to international visitors.
Volunteer tourism, or ‘voluntourism’, is on the way back as borders open. But critics say the largely unregulated industry is overdue for change.
Some tourist destinations are very good at distracting from their questionable approach to civil liberties.
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Tourism, Griffith University
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Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, Adelaide University
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability and Public Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Research Associate, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
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Senior Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Strathclyde
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Professor in environmental psychology, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct professor, Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Stockholm Environment Institute