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.
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. One of
Many conscious travellers are currently turning towards offsetting their carbon footprint while travelling by airplane. But can you truly compensate for your flight or is it just a way to offset your guilt? The answer is not as easy as it may seem. There are
Almost three years have passed since I first heard about Kyrgyzstan and spent six weeks on promoting the country as a tourist destination. Ever since then, I have been in conflict about this. Because this country is beautiful and unspoiled, but what happens if we
When I’m at home, I usually spend quite some time on choosing what to buy and where to buy it, taking into account the material, production process and place and impact on the environment. But I realized when I’m on vacation I just love buying
Where do you book your accommodation when you travel? Where do you eat? And what activities do you do during your trip? These are all important questions to ask if you want to travel more responsibly and have an even more valuable travel experience. In
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
There are several principles for regenerative tourism development described, which are used in the first place to understand and inspire regenerative development (read more about them here). These principles are sometimes also placed alongside initiatives or projects to assess how regenerative they are. However, in
You probably have heard the ‘leaving a place better than it was’ or ‘making a net positive impact’, but there is much more to regenerative tourism. It is about restoring people, places, and nature. Indeed, making a positive impact for all while reducing the negative
Working in tourism, it seems that no matter what is happening in a place, tourism is always the answer. More jobs are needed? Tourism can do that. Higher incomes? Tourism is the solution. Even for those working in regenerative tourism, tourism is often the only
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
There are several principles for regenerative tourism development described, which are used in the first place to understand and inspire regenerative development (read more about
You probably have heard the ‘leaving a place better than it was’ or ‘making a net positive impact’, but there is much more to regenerative
Working in tourism, it seems that no matter what is happening in a place, tourism is always the answer. More jobs are needed? Tourism can
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
