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
Vietnam
Dear reader, This week, your humble editor is attending the PATA Travel Mart in Bangkok and actually got a new name. It is a great pleasure to see that Meaningful Tourism is one of the key elements of discussion. The first day of the annual PATA Travel Mart 2025 saw
PATA Travel Mart 2025
Dear reader, as mentioned last week, your humble editor had the honour to be the only international keynote speaker at the Third Yongding River Green Development Forum and the Symposium on Ecological Protection and Green Development with the topic "Ecological Integration - Harmonious Coexistence”, organised by the People's
meaningful tourism for students
Dear reader, your humble editor was back from the 5th International Association of Chinese Tourism Scholars (IACTS) Biennial Conference hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Hong Kong. However, a colleague from Beijing urgently needed an international tourism expert for another conference in
PATA Travel Mart 2025
Dear reader, first of all, let your humble editor say thank you for the good wishes for the new office of the Meaningful Tourism Centre in Kathmandu. The move went well with only the usual small hiccups with the installation of the internet connection, so we can continue to serve
employees
Dear reader, Last week, we discussed the fact that employees working in tourism and hospitality service-providing companies, organisations, and institutions are often overlooked in discussions and recommendations for a more sustainable, responsible, or regenerative tourism. Increasing levels of staff shortages around the world have been the consequence of this,
travellers
Dear reader, employees working in tourism and hospitality service-providing companies, organisations, and institutions are often overlooked in discussions and recommendations for a more sustainable and regenerative tourism. Not changing the linen in a hotel is an easy way to combine cost reduction and “green” behaviour. Paying fair wages and
PATA Meaningful Tourism webinar
Dear reader, the Meaningful Tourism community is growing further and the interest in the Meaningful Tourism paradigm is increasing day by day. We are happy to welcome 12 new Certified Trainers, who successfully finished their certification training today. They are based in countries ranging from Mongolia to Sweden and will
Vietnam
Dear reader, the Faroe Islands are one of the most beautiful, but also extremely remote, tourist destinations. The upkeep of the sites requires regular maintenance. The local authorities have come up with a special way to change this task from a tedious and expensive burden for the tiny local budgets
Nepal
Dear reader, Many cities in Spain, France, Germany and other Central and Southern European countries are experiencing the hottest temperatures in early July, measuring since the beginning of meteorological records. Even the Eiffel Tower had to close because of the heat in Paris. At the same time, Northern Europe is