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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

Private businesses Venezia Autentica and Fairbnb are proactively promoting more sustainable tourism. Machu Picchu…and its too-much tourism This UNESCO World Heritage site and “lost” city of the Incas has been a go-to for decades – between the 1980s and 2013, visitation exploded by 700%.

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

Although the number of hotels and inns claiming to be sustainable keeps increasing, in reality how many of them are good examples of sustainable hospitality? The Black Sheep Inn in the Ecuadorian highlands is surely one of them.

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Why Are Public and Private Stakeholders Investing in Foreign Tourism Projects?

Solimar International

Tourism is a global business: last year, global capital investment in travel and tourism totaled $856 billion. When it comes to tourism, governmental and non-governmental stakeholders invest not only domestically, but also abroad. Chain hotels are a classic example of private-sector FDI in tourism.

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inCENTIVES – Sustainable Gems

inVOYAGE

Which is why we’ve started the year off with a round-up of the most innovative products on offer that bring sustainability to the forefront. This is the perfect chance to get out of your comfort zone and find out more about the Sanctuary’s conservation projects and eco-tourism programs.

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Climate Change and Tourism: How Destinations Are Responding to the Climate Crisis (Part 1)

Solimar International

Climate change is slowly becoming the subject of dinner table conversations in tourism destinations around the world – both for those who live in these destinations, and for those who visit them. In a climate-ravaged world that is economically-dependent on tourism, building resilient destinations is imperative. .

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

Although the number of hotels and inns claiming to be sustainable keeps increasing, in reality how many of them are good examples of sustainable hospitality? The Black Sheep Inn in the Ecuadorian highlands is surely one of them.

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Tourism Improvement District – A Funding Model Case Study

Solimar International

A Tourism Improvement District (TID) is a revolutionary way to fund destination marketing programs. They are typically run by local businesses that collaborate and invest collectively to support the growth and development of their destination’s tourism industry. West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District Case Study.

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