"Paradise found almost always means paradise lost"

Paradise Found is all about responsible travelling. This does not only involve being conscious about environmental sustainability. It also has to do with the impact tourism has on the local culture and economy. The aim of Paradise Found is to inform and inspire policy makers, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and travellers about sustainable tourism in the broad sense of the word.

Expert Articles

Shirley * Paradise Found

What tourism can learn from doughnut economics

In 2019, I was among the first to connect the doughnut economics model concretely with tourism. I wrote a blog post about the clear connections between the ideas about the doughnut and what is happening in tourism. The article received

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Shows the dissertation of Shirley Nieuwland titled: Live like a local revisited. A study on sustainable tourism development in cities.
Shirley * Paradise Found

Why sustainable tourism is not happening

Five years ago I started my PhD research, investigating in what ways cities could develop tourism more sustainably. Cities were then (and still are) struggling with the pressure of growing tourism and finding ways for it to be more sustainable.

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Travel Inspiration

Shirley * Paradise Found

Best hikes in the Netherlands

Hiking in the Netherlands, say what?! The flattest country ever, below sea level, and the highest ‘mountain’ only being 322 meters high… Moreover, the country is super crowded and there seem to be buildings everywhere. But don’t be fooled, even

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