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.
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More of us than ever want to see the ice continent. But is the environmental awakening many return with worth the emissions and possible environmental damage?
The idea that human activity threatens nature, and that it is important to protect wild places, dates back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
More than 40 nations or territories now offer ‘digital nomad’ visas, allowing you to live in one country while being employed in another.
Holidays should be a time for children to relax both their bodies and their brains.
It’s very important for tourists to understand the risks of visiting volcanic sites and properly prepare themselves for excursions to see volcanic eruptions.
This deeply flawed new criminal code is likely to meet with stiff opposition from lawyers and activists. This might include protests and even court challenges.
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.
Studies show South Africa did a lot right when it hosted the football World Cup. Qatar can do the same if it learns from South Africa.
Australian and New Zealand demand for seasonal workers is having a major impact on Pacific nations’ economies. It will be a hard cycle to break.
Mountain systems are sensitive to climate change. Loss of snow and ice sets off effects which have wide ranging consequences.
Our research into tourism tropes shows how advertising campaigns in Pacific nations recycle some troubling stereotypes.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
Political and social instability in the country, as seen in frequent mass protests and xenophobia, threaten the flow of African tourists.
Following the crucifixion of Jesus, it was common for pilgrims to collect dirt and pebbles from Holy Land sites.
They come and go, hoping to attract locals and tourists but are pop-up attractions any good?
Local communities and national authorities are working to develop sustainable tourism in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Natural Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2018.
The era of hosting mega-sport events because they increase tourism may be over.
Fiji is open for tourists but visitors need to be careful not to add extra strain to the country’s already struggling health system.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management/ Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Professor of Development Studies, Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University
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Professor of Tourism, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Tourism, Victoria University
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Wakayama University
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Reader in Events and Director of the Observatory for Human Rights and Major Events, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Tourism & Events, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Hospitality & Tourism, University of Surrey
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Professor of Marketing and Tourism, Nottingham Trent University
