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Plastic and the tourism sector – 2024

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Plastic and the tourism sector – 2024 Today, I present an update on the topic of plastics, in particular, on what has been done to reduce (consumption), reuse (of the product), and recycle. You can read the first article of 2022 by clicking on the title “Plastic data in Italy and Europe”.  Are you wondering […]

Sustainable tourism theory: Accessible tourism

guided dog by Gustavo Fring

Sustainable tourism theory: Accessible tourism How to improve the experience for blind people This world is becoming less and less welcoming and more complex. I have chosen to devote some space to a topic close to my heart, on which I would like to do some research, testing and spreading good practice. I am talking […]

Kind tourism and kindness

Kind tourism and kindness December seems a perfect month to talk about kindness, one of the topics that deserve to be mentioned in lists of good intentions. Moreover, World Kindness Day has just passed. This day is celebrated on 13 November every year. In 2023, 13 November was a Monday, and the opportunity to start […]

Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination!

LA-joins-GSTC

Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination! Last month, we said goodbye, talking about sustainable hotels. This month, I wanted to see if my interpretation of sustainable hospitality was shared. Not exactly!  I realised that most often, only the hospitality sector, i.e. hotels and accommodation, is understood or referred to as sustainable hospitality.  On the other […]

Sustainable Tourism World news

Christmas Island Shoreline. By Christmas Island Tourism Association.

Sustainable Tourism World News While the focus is still on communication and the shoulders of the single operators and organisations in Europe, Ecotourism Australia partners to develop sustainable tourism in the Indian Ocean Territories. I am glad to be able to bring some light to the sector of sustainable tourism, sharing the experience of Ecotourism […]