Sustainable tourism theory: Accessible tourism

guided dog by Gustavo Fring

Sustainable tourism theory: Accessible tourism How to improve the experience for blind people This world is becoming less and less welcoming and more complex. I have chosen to devote some space to a topic close to my heart, on which I would like to do some research, testing and spreading good practice. I am talking […]

Kind tourism and kindness

Kind tourism and kindness December seems a perfect month to talk about kindness, one of the topics that deserve to be mentioned in lists of good intentions. Moreover, World Kindness Day has just passed. This day is celebrated on 13 November every year. In 2023, 13 November was a Monday, and the opportunity to start […]

Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination!

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Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination! Last month, we said goodbye, talking about sustainable hotels. This month, I wanted to see if my interpretation of sustainable hospitality was shared. Not exactly!  I realised that most often, only the hospitality sector, i.e. hotels and accommodation, is understood or referred to as sustainable hospitality.  On the other […]

Sustainable Hotel: a definition still too closely linked to the green aspect

Arima Hotel Donostia - Sustainable Tourism World not adventurous traveler

Sustainable Hotel: a definition still too closely linked to the green aspect In Italy, we misunderstand the definition of a sustainable Hotel. To have some examples. The website vacanzesostenibili.com (and many others, including Qui Finanza) defines a sustainable hotel as an accommodation facility, possibly furnished and built with eco-friendly materials, equipped with solar panels to […]

Cruising. Can or should we talk about sustainable cruising?

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Cruising. Can or should we talk about sustainable cruising? Pnrr does not work for ferries. We are talking about ecological transition, but ferries are old ships and should be renovated, just as the cruise industry has done. Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Crociere, did not mince words at the annual meeting of the Assarmatori […]

One of the greatest difficulties in doing sustainable tourism? Measuring!

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One of the greatest difficulties in doing sustainable tourism? Measuring! But we don’t give up! The experience at Hotel Loveno with the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI).  I would have loved to write about the results (positive or negative) of the first measurements made at Hotel Loveno between November and December 2022 in 2021. But […]

Special Places: Unesco biosphere reserves, world heritage sites and national parks

A day at Cinque Terre National Park - the landscape

Special Places: Unesco biosphere reserves, world heritage sites and national parks Our World is full of very special places where to live and discover. Unesco biosphere reserve, Unesco world heritage sites and National parks are, in my opinion, the best area where to learn and experience the relationship between nature and human beings. To better […]