Archive - Politics of Tourism

‘Nostalgia. It ain’t what it used to be!’‘

Some things were better in the past.

Jan 7 •

November 2024

September 2024

The turn against (Over)tourism

at the Battle of Ideas, 19-20 October, London

Sep 26, 2024 •

August 2024

Should Foreign Tourism Be Discouraged ?

The Moral Maze, BBC Radio Four, 14th August

Aug 15, 2024 •

June 2024

Academic freedom is an individual right

People defending the right of universities to hold an institutional position are a threat to academic freedom. In Cieo.

Jun 17, 2024 •

Regenerative Tourism: Myth and Reality

luxury eco-breaks are great if you can afford them ... but spare us the sermons !

Jun 11, 2024 •

What does it mean to be critical of tourism?

‘We should all be critical’ … including of the critics (a short contribution to the "Good Tourism" Blog, GT Insight Bites)

Jun 4, 2024 •

May 2024

Happiness – Bhutan’s Gift to the World ?

Gross National Happiness and tourism

May 23, 2024 •

April 2024

Moral prescription versus academic freedom

The following statement is currently doing the rounds on academic email lists and discussion forums.

Apr 8, 2024 •

March 2024

In defence of luxury

Thanks for reading Politics of Tourism!

Mar 1, 2024 •

February 2024

What did tourism learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?

my contribution to the debate on The "Good Tourism" Blog

Feb 8, 2024 •

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