These articles are written for travellers who want to learn more about travelling in a responsible and sustainable way, based on academic knowledge.
These articles are geared towards a professionally engaged audience such as policy makers, DMO’s and academics who want to learn more about sustainable tourism development.
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 though it may be nothing
What is the most sustainable transportation option? The answer to this question seems obvious. We all know that travelling by airplane is the worst option and travelling by train the best option, right? It is however a bit more nuanced than that. To my own
In an era of overtourism, many destinations are suffering from selfie-taking crowds waiting in line for that one insta-worthy shot. Even though these destinations cannot bear any more visitors, the posts on social media keep on drawing more crowds. At the same time, there are
A place just for you, where can you still find that? Many destinations suffer from selfie-taking crowds waiting in line for that one insta-worthy shot. At the same time, many places on earth remain relatively unvisited but are equally (or even more) beautiful. An example
A quick Google search into the best neighbourhoods of Valencia will soon lead you to the most popular areas of the city: Russafa, El Carme and El Cabanyal. Not coincidentally, these are also the neighbourhoods that struggle the most with gentrification processes ánd are home
After many articles about flight shame, the flight free movement has gained momentum in 2020, especially in the Netherlands with around 23.000 people pledging to not fly this year. And I’m all for it. Air travel is one of the biggest polluters of the travel
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
What is the most sustainable transportation option? The answer to this question seems obvious. We all know that travelling by airplane is the worst option
In an era of overtourism, many destinations are suffering from selfie-taking crowds waiting in line for that one insta-worthy shot. Even though these destinations cannot
A place just for you, where can you still find that? Many destinations suffer from selfie-taking crowds waiting in line for that one insta-worthy shot.
A quick Google search into the best neighbourhoods of Valencia will soon lead you to the most popular areas of the city: Russafa, El Carme
After many articles about flight shame, the flight free movement has gained momentum in 2020, especially in the Netherlands with around 23.000 people pledging to
Regenerative tourism, degrowth in tourism, and applying doughnut economics to tourism. These concepts all actively challenge the status quo. But what is what? In this post, I’ll talk about what these three post-growth approaches have in common, where they differ, and how destinations can use
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 tons of reactions from people
To be regenerative in nature, it is not only important to offer a sustainable service or product, but also to have an organizational structure that fits regenerative values, even if this is partly at the expense of profitability. Several pioneers within the tourism sector show
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. I ended up with three
Many cities want to develop sustainable tourism using creative strategies. One way to do this is by attracting tourists that explore the city beyond its most touristic places, for example by visiting more local and creative areas. This blog post based on the research paper
By now we have all seen the discussions online about rethinking the future and moving towards a ‘new normal’. How can our world become fairer, more sustainable, slower? What do we want the world to look like after COVID-19? The tourism sector is no exception
Regenerative tourism, degrowth in tourism, and applying doughnut economics to tourism. These concepts all actively challenge the status quo. But what is what? In this
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
To be regenerative in nature, it is not only important to offer a sustainable service or product, but also to have an organizational structure that
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
Many cities want to develop sustainable tourism using creative strategies. One way to do this is by attracting tourists that explore the city beyond its
By now we have all seen the discussions online about rethinking the future and moving towards a ‘new normal’. How can our world become fairer,
![[EN in comment] Vorig jaar maart sliep ik in één van de Paradores hotels in Spanje, namelijk in het Middeleeuwse kasteel van Olite wat omgetoverd is tot historisch hotel (swipe voor de foto's!). De Paradores zorgen voor bijzondere overnachtingsplekken op uiteenlopende locaties. Met zo’n 98 hotels verspreid over heel Spanje kun je bijvoorbeeld slapen in een voormalig klooster uit de 10e eeuw, een oud ziekenhuis voor pelgrims uit de 15e eeuw óf dus in middeleeuwse kastelen en landhuizen.
Naast dat dit echt supertoffe slaapplaatsen zijn, ben ik er sinds kort achter gekomen dat deze hotelketen ook hartstikke duurzaam bezig is. Voor @betterplacesnl schreef ik namelijk een stuk over deze bijzondere hotels, en ontdekte ik dat alle hotels 100% duurzame energie gebruiken, er geen wegwerpplastic in de kamers gebruikt wordt en dat er flink wordt ingezet op het bijdragen aan de vitaliteit van het leven in landelijke gebieden in Spanje. Het aller tofste wat ik ontdekte: in het voorjaar van 2025 zijn ze begonnen met het planten van een bos in één van de droogste gebieden in Spanje om daar de biodiversiteit te verbeteren en de eigen CO2 uitstoot te compenseren. Hoe gaaf is dat?! Wat mij betreft is dat echt een mooie manier om een positieve impact achter te laten als organisatie.
Ps. link in bio voor het artikel op Better Places voor meer details!
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