With Paradise Found, I aim to inspire policymakers, DMOs, and travel organisations to foster change – always supported by a scientific basis. For me, it is important that research serves practice. I focus on innovative topics that require further development and translation to the tourism sector. I try to make these concepts more accessible and investigate their applicability in practice. In that way, I hope to contribute to knowledge development and the development of tools that can support the tourism sector in working on a sustainability transition in practice.
Call my approach regenerative, sustainable, place-based or based on doughnut economics or degrowth. I bring together the different concepts because I believe there is not one option that works best for every place, but instead they can reinforce one another and can be deployed based on what is needed at that place. I draw on ideas from both within and outside the tourism sector, aiming to make abstract concepts more accessible and practical.
Don’t know where to start? I’m here to help! From a first inspiration session to exploratory research, development of a vision or action plan, project management, or guidance on your way to a new tourism future, I will stand by your side.
