#InTheNews: 10 highlights this week re. #sustainable #travel #tourism & #development
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1/ #Community/#Commerce: '#AmericaFirst' #Trump shuts #USAID - #US gov agency for international #humanitarian aid & development to reduce #poverty, combat disease & foster economic growth in developing nations, threatening tourism-supported #Jordan, #Ethiopia, #SouthAfrica, #Kenya https://v.aa.com.tr/3474319
2/ #Conservation/Community: How the #TrumpAdministration’s Actions Will Affect #NationalParks & #impact #heritage, #communitydriven efforts to protect historic areas & tourism https://www.npca.org/articles/6680-how-the-new-administration-s-actions-will-affect-national-parks #USA #US #communities #sdg11 #funding #NationalPark
3/ #Climate/Conservation: Anyone else lost for words? ?? > Trump signs order shifting #USA back toward #plasticstraws https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k574ydyyqo #plastic #plastics #plasticpollution #SDG12 #hospitality #USA #plasticstraw #plasticfreestraw #noplasticstraws #saynotoplasticstraws
4/ Conservation/Commerce: Introducing #BC+:The #NatureConservancy & #ConservationInternational join forces to accelerate #regenerative business models that support #coastal conservation & make thriving #bluecarbon #ecosystems a pillar of economic success https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/blue-carbon-plus-announcement/ #BlueCarbonPlus
5/ Climate: A #climateaction training course focused on #destinations has been created by #sustainabletourism non-profit, #TheTravelFoundation. Free access for #DestinationManagement Organisations (#DMOs) & National #Tourism Organisations (#NTOs) https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tourism/destinations-targeted-with-climate-action-training
6/ Commerce: #Laplandtourism well ahead of the curve here rethinking marketing & comms #sustainability claims with evidence backing before #EU #greenwashing Directive hits https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/lapland-tourism-marketing-under-scrutiny-as-eu-tightens-greenwashing-rules/424557 #greenwash
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7/ Commerce: How Has #Bhutan’s #Tourism Industry Set a Global Example for #SustainableGrowth While Attracting More Visitors Than Ever Before? (but are these 1/4ly stats just seasonal?) https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/how-has-bhutans-tourism-industry-set-a-global-example-for-sustainable-growth-while-attracting-more-visitors-than-ever-before/ #SustainableDevelopmentFee #SDF
8/ Community/#Culture: #UNTourism has opened applications for its 2025 #BestTourismVillages for #sustainabledevelopment & #inclusion, celebrating rich #cultural & #natural #heritage, #community values, & #sustainable practices. Applications close on 19 May, 2025. https://www.unwto.org/news/un-tourism-opens-call-for-best-tourism-villages-2025 #UNBTV #UNWTO
9/ Community/Culture/Conservation: Even #responsibletourism's place of origin has the same issues with #overtourism, traffic, engagement & #impacts > #BoKaap candy-coloured #CapeTown corner facing #tourism v #heritage dilemmahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/cape-town-neighbourhood-bo-kaap-tourism
10/ Community/Culture/Commerce: Museum towns - the dark side of #Uzbekistan's tourism boom vs heritage: self-exoticising - a kind of self-orientalisation hangover from colonialism which 'risks becoming a #Venice in the desert' https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250207-the-dark-side-of-uzbekistans-tourism-boom?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter #sdg12
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