two days ago I defended my MA thesis and passed with no revisions - the realization of finally passing this milestone is still coming in waves. 🤺 🕺
so very excited for what's to come, but before that I get to do NOTHING and ANYTHING for all of August... what a concept.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that the individual should cease travel entirely. Instead, make conscious choices to make this trip as beneficial to the local community and minimize the invasion on the environment. @GSTC_#GSTC2022
It’s an uncomfortable truth, but tourism consumes resources disproportionately to what it contributes to the local community. What a hard but important thing to learn from @GSTC_ at #GSTC2022.
“What you measure, you treasure.” In terms of sustainability efforts, it’s important to measure consumption to identify where cuts can be made. Measure + Reduce = Solution #GSTC2022@GSTC_
With a background in Social Media/PR, my head is swirling with ideas on how best to approach consumer education on true sustainability. It’s less shaming individuals in terms of what they should be doing better. More education on good players in the industry. @GSTC_#GSTC2022
Heading back to Phoenix, I had a lot of time to reflect on my time with @GSTC_ at #GSTC2022. The overall theme weaved throughout the panels is the importance of shaping a new era of purposeful travel.
Given that tourism is a primarily private sector play, consumers play a major role in shaping the supply by driving demand for sustainable practices by organizations, restaurants, experiences etc. #GSTC2022@GSTC_
It’s important to educate the consumer on what true sustainability looks like so they can avoid greenwashing efforts by bad players. I want to support true sustainable practices not those who are concerned with manufacturing a reputation of sustainability. #GSTC2022@GSTC_
“It’s important to work towards a tourism model that improves on the co-existence of the tourists, local residents and environment.” - Yolanda de Aguilar Rosell, Secretary General for Tourism @GSTC_#GSTC2022
An amazing start to the #GSTC2022 conference. Participants from 60+ countries gather to share their passion for sustainable innovation in the tourism industry.
I should have warned my followers! I am attending @GSTC_ Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in Seville, Spain. For the next two days, I will be using this channel to share out key learnings. #GSTC2022