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Insta tourism explained: What, why and where

September 4, 2019 by Hayley 2 Comments

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We’ve all heard of the social media platform Instagram. With over one billion monthly users, Instagram is the place to be. But what is this new term that’s been floating about? What is Insta tourism? In this post I will explain what is meant by the term Insta tourism, how the social media platform has […]

Filed Under: Tourism Perspectives, Travel Tagged With: definiiton, destination, economic, economy, environment, holiday, impacts, influencer, insta, insta tourism, instagram, instagram effect, negative, overtourism, photo, positive, social, social media, socieity, tourism, Travels

Why Unpaid Business is Better than No Business: The Case of the Egyptian Boatman

July 22, 2019 by Hayley Leave a Comment

Unpaid Business is Better than No Business

The tourism industry can be a tough industry to work in when there are no tourists. Whilst I have studied and taught the principles and concepts of tourism for many years, sometimes it is only when you see acts of desperation and kindness, like I did in Egypt, that you truly understand. Today I will […]

Filed Under: Academic Life, Africa, Egypt, Tourism Perspectives, Travel Tagged With: boat, boatman, crash, economy, egypt, job, Luxor, political, poverty, princess diana, tourism, Travels

How transport impacts the environment

July 15, 2019 by Hayley Leave a Comment

How does transport effect the environment?

Many people don’t realise how transport effects the environment. They are oblivious to the environmental costs that driving your car or building a new railway line can have. In this post, I will provide a brief summary of some of the ways that transport effects the environment.  How transport impacts the environment Transportation is an […]

Filed Under: Academic Life, Tourism Perspectives Tagged With: academic, economy, effect, environment, transport, transportation

Economic impacts of tourism

June 27, 2019 by Hayley 3 Comments

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Many argue that the tourism industry is the largest industry in the world. While its actual value is difficult to accurately determine, the economic potential of the tourism industry is indisputable. In fact, it is because of the positive economic impacts that most destinations embark on their tourism journey. There is, however, more than meets […]

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Sustainable tourism explained: What, why and where

June 17, 2019 by Hayley 16 Comments

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This post was last updated on September 3rd, 2019 at 06:20 amHave you heard of the term sustainable tourism? Probably. That’s because the term ‘sustainability’ has become one of the most commonly used ‘buzzwords’ in contemporary society. We all know that we should switch off the lights when we leave a room. We know that […]

Filed Under: Academic Life, Tourism Perspectives, Travel Tagged With: definition, dolphin discovery centre, economy, eden project, environment, footsteps ecolodge, gambia, impacts, rancho margot, reality tours and travel, responsible, social, society, sustainability, sustainable, tourism, traveller

26 ways that your volunteer tourism project is doing more harm than good: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism

May 2, 2019 by Molly 3 Comments

This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmMany years ago, the only volunteering and travelling opportunities were for the skilled medical professionals who would work their trade to support those less fortunate in dying need of medical care. But in contemporary society, volunteering and travelling has emerged into discussion as ‘volunteer […]

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