Who pays for climate change?
The climate is changing and the tourism industry must be prepared. But who pays for the impacts of…
Mining or tourism? It is that simple.
current governments contentious fast track legislation. Surely it is stating the obvious that in terms of open cast…
National Parks or Game Parks?
New Zealand’s coalition government has recently announced its intention to allow invasive introduced hunting species to be maintained…
Managing incidental encounters with whales
A consent application was recently submitted to New Zealand’s Department of Conservation to permit incidental encounters between tourist…
A national tourism development agency
I was recently invited to speak at the July meeting of Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism in…
Navigating the future of tourism in New Zealand
New Zealand tourism is at a crossroads. But fortunately New Zealand tourism has been and continues to be…
Tourism Growth Roadmap – supercharged or short-sighted?
Last week the New Zealand government unveiled its Tourism Growth Roadmap which aims to supercharge tourism arrivals to…
Tourism disaster management in Aotearoa New Zealand
It is no coincidence that some of the most breathtaking and iconic attractions in Aotearoa are also the…
NZ could be A world leader in sustainable tourism
Last year in my first podcast I talked about the Mayor of Santorini asking residents to stay at…
The aviation call to action
Aviation is the Achilles heel of sustainable tourism. It accounts for 52% of direct global tourism emissions. For…