Meaningful Tourism Online Lecture series
Dear reader, during the last decade, when the impact of tourism, especially on the environment and on local communities, became under increasing scrutiny, the field of sustainable tourism certification and accreditation has been perceived by many as a beacon of hope and responsibility. Proper certification was seen as more than
Meaningful Tourism Award 2025
Dear reader, in the last few days, your humble editor PROF M, had the pleasure of being invited to the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Regional Tourism Conference Europe 2025 in Marbella/Spain. WTCF is based in Beijing and has successfully brought together more than 160 cities from around the
Meaningful Tourism Award 2025
Dear reader, busy weeks for the dissemination of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm around the world. After the Sustainable Destinations Forum last week in Dubai, which saw six members of the Meaningful Tourism community participating, in the coming week, the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF ) has invited your humble editor, PROF
Sustainable Destinations Forum 2025
Dear reader, the last two days, your humble editor, together with five other Meaningful Tourism community members, attended the Sustainable Destinations Forum 2025, organised by our partners from Green Destinations and the Dubai Tourism Authority. MTC had the privilege to present on both days the Meaningful Tourism paradigm to more
Meaningful Tourism Award 2025
Dear reader, the preparations for the Meaningful Tourism Award 2025 are in full swing. Your humble editor is happy to share with you that the announcement of the 18 winners will happen as part of a prestigious conference in Kathmandu/Nepal on December 4, 2025. Winners who happen to be
Meaningful Tourism Award 2025
Dear reader, “Schumpeter” is the name of the business column in The Economist for a good reason. The Meaningful Tourism paradigm recognizes the key concept of Creative Destruction, which Joseph Schumpeter developed back in 1942, as one of the foundations of a holistic concept for the future sustainable development of
Pakistan Travel Mart
Dear reader, this week, the readers of the Meaningful Tourism Weekly are provided with a head start: You are the first to learn about the start of the Meaningful Tourism Award 2025 and its new format, a day before the official announcement. For the fourth time, the Meaningful Tourism Centre
Sustainable Destinations Forum 2025
Dear reader, at the 25th WTTC Global Summit in Rome, Italy, which ended two days ago, key leaders from the public and private sectors declared that the summit served as a "declaration of our shared commitment to shaping a tourism model that balances growth with responsibility". What a
Africa
Dear reader, Last week was spent by your humble editor in China. After successful talks with our partner for the GITF Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2026 conference and activities in Guangzhou, China provided the usual marvels of modern technology and service orientation. Almost all travel based on electric cars and
PATA Travel Mart 2025
Dear reader, the streets of Kathmandu are full of cars and bikes again and life has gone back to normal. However, the burned-out buildings dotting the capital and many other cities of Nepal are a stark reminder of the unrest in the last week, which led to the fall of
Nepal
Dear reader, the 11th of September, commonly spelt 9/11 in US-American English, is connected to four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks. Nineteen members of the al-Qaeda organisation hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City and
Africa
Dear reader, After Meaningful Tourism being a major topic at conferences and fairs in Hong Kong SAR, Beijing and Bangkok in the month of August, September will see more strategic steps forward for the Meaningful Tourism movement. With the latest group of newly certified trainers, the community has grown to