Sep 17, 2024 | Australia, Conservation, Environment, New Zealand, Podcast, Regenerative tourism, Sustainable tourism
In the fourth episode of Checking In, I consider regenerative tourism. Lots has been spoken and written about the so-called tourism reset after COVID19 and the emergence of the concept of regenerative tourism. But what is regenerative tourism and what makes it any...
Sep 10, 2024 | Conservation, Infrastructure, National Parks, New Zealand, Overtourism, Podcast, Tourism funding, Tourism news
In Episode 3 of Checking In, I talk about the significant increase in the International Visitor and Conservation Levy that the New Zealand coalition government has recently announced. This has generated a lot of angry reaction from industry, particularly Tourism...