Happy new year of the rat! Don’t panic. “Good news in tourism” is here. Published on Sunday to be ready on Monday, “Good news in tourism” is the perfect pick-me-up for the start of a working week. And go!
Important “GT” stuff first in case you missed it during the week:
A fresh “GT” Insight on how tourism and fishing are helping to save Irrawaddy dolphins in Myanmar. It’s by Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project co-founder Paul Eshoo. And, of course, it’s brilliant.
Geoffrey Lipman, the former top executive of IATA, WTTC, and UNWTO, and Co-Founder of “GT” Insight Partner SUNx — Strong Universal Network has called for a “moon-shot” effort by the aviation and air transport sector to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
Other good news in tourism, in no particular order:
Coronavirus: Don’t panic
“With the information currently available for the novel coronavirus, WHO [the World Health Organization] advises that measures to limit the risk of exportation or importation of the disease should be implemented, without unnecessary restrictions of international traffic.” — from “Updated WHO advice for international traffic in relation to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV” dated January 24, 2020. Situation reports.
Climate change: Don’t panic
A fun read, though — trigger warning — it may make some people anxious and depressed: “Why tourism should die — and why it won’t”. For the purposes of this post the good news is that ... Follow the link for full summary and links to all stories ... https://goodtourismblog.com/2020/01/good-news-in-tourism-january-19-25-2020/