Sustainable tourism requires us to think beyond todays problems and to imagine the future. As we work to a better tomorrow it is exciting to see new ideas and innovations that will help us achieve our goals.

The Future of Tourism // Articles

  • Sustainability has been an important topic in tourism for decades. It is exciting to see the ways groups from around the globe are tackling the wicked problem of ensuring tourism is a force for good. In a chapter I contributed to the Routle...

  • Citizen scientists play an important role in gathering scientific data for research projects around the world, from counting birdlife to monitoring winter storms. But could they help in the work of making destinations more sustainable? Work...

  • Looking at the definitions of the terms “sustainable tourism” and “regenerative tourism”, you may be hard-pressed to see a difference.  And the outcomes, if implemented as originally envisioned, would be similar. In some ways, the exci...

  • 2021 will be remembered as a reset year. After decades of tourism growth, the pandemic delivered a devasting year for our industry and now we are starting to make our way forward again. It’s not going to be the same, but can it be bet...

  • Regenerative tourism is having its moment. Through the pandemic year of 2020, there are have been strong calls for tourism to “build back better” – and regenerative tourism provides insights into what we should do. Regenerative ...

  • “With freedom comes responsibility” Eleanor Roosevelt. The ability to travel freely is an amazing privilege for a growing number of people. The growth of travel is a testament to both the lowering of barriers to travel and the i...