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Dr Harold Goodwin has worked on 4 continents with local communities, their governments and the inbound and outbound tourism industry. He is a Professor Emeritus and Responsible Tourism Director at the Institute of Place Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, Managing Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and adviser to the World Travel Market on its Responsible Tourism programme at WTM London, which attracts 4000 participants each year, and WTM Africa and Latin America and Arabian Travel Market. He chairs the panels of judges for the World Responsible Tourism Awards and the other Awards in the family, Africa, India and Latin America. Harold founded the ICRTD series of International Conferences on Responsible Tourism in Destinations in 2002, he co-chairs the conferences with the local host organisation. He is also Founder Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism which he founded in 2002 and which promotes the principles of the Cape Town Declaration.

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25 April 2023

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Whitewashing overtourism

Last Friday, TimeOut reported on eleven “travel destinations that want tourists to stay away.” They reported: “Mass tourism is back, but these spots are fighting against […]

25 April 2023

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World’s first foiling centre console boat now available for pre-order

Centre console boats for fishing, families and water sports are the most popular recreational vessels in the world, with around 50,000 sold annually in the US […]

25 April 2023

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Five-week strike ongoing at all UK passport processing offices

On 3 April, staff at all 8 passport processing offices across the UK started a five-week strike, until 6 May. Members of the Public and Commercial […]

25 April 2023

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What is World Naked Gardening Day?

The spring has begun, plants have started to grow and gardeners all over the world have once again begun their battle against those wicked weeds. There’s […]

25 April 2023

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Who are the Sámi?

The Sámi people are the indigenous people of the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. They live in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. There is no […]

25 April 2023

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Antwerp’s brand new Baroque Influencers Festival to run until November 2023

Antwerp’s brand new Baroque Influencers festival will run until November of this year. It comprises a series of exhibitions, baroque music concerts, a lecture series featuring […]

24 April 2023

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Ancient necropolis uncovered underneath busy Paris train station

On the occasion of the creation of a new exit for the “Port Royal” train station in Paris, a preventive archaeological excavation was prescribed by the […]

24 April 2023

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British Airways’ Covid eVouchers now valid until September 2024

Good news has been announced for British Airways group customers still in possession of vouchers issued in place of flights untaken due to Covid-19. The flagship […]

24 April 2023

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10 facts to know about Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

April 25: A Revolution ornamented with carnations started with music The carnation revolution that took place on April 25 1974 impressed the world because violence was […]

24 April 2023

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Germany to ban fossil heating systems from 2024

The measure is part of Germany’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 as the construction sector was responsible for 15% of the country’s emissions last […]

24 April 2023

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Air Canada passenger indignant after being denied the right to be served in French

An Air Canada passenger complained after a flight attendant did not serve him in French. Jean-Pierre Beaudoin was told he had to take another flight if […]

24 April 2023

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Latest twist of knife in Portugal’s TAP airline saga

Last month’s summary firing of two Portuguese airline chiefs may have been illegal, Portugal’s Finance Minister has revealed, in what is just the latest twist of […]

24 April 2023

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Master plan for Brussels’ Cinquantenaire Park transformation revealed

On 1 April 2022, the Belgian federal government approved the redevelopment plan of the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels with the ambitions of turning it into a […]

23 April 2023

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Belgium to increase train services in Flemish Brabant

On Friday April 21st, Belgium’s national railway company, SCNB/NMBS, announced that train service in Flemish Brabant will be expanded in the coming years, including on weekends […]

23 April 2023

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easyJet’s CEO warns strikes in France might have an impact on tourism

EasyJet’s CEO Johan Lundgren has complained about the recent air traffic controller (ATC) strikes in France, saying the consequences are “completely unacceptable”. In an interview with […]

23 April 2023

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What is Earth Day and why is it celebrated?

Its origins go back to 1970, marking the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is Invest […]