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- Bhutan’s 50-year quest for sustainable visitation – Replay and update
Since 2022, Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee has gone through some dramatic changes, rising from $65 to $200 per day before falling to $100 with allowances for longer stays. Why? As international travel grows, the country continues its search for the right harmony between visitors, residents, and the environment, which means making sure the Bhutanese public benefits from the wealth tourism can bring. The visitors fee is one piece of that puzzle.
In this updated replay episode from season one, our 2022 conversation with Damcho Rinzin from the Tourism Council of Bhutan outlines the thinking behind the sustainable tourism solutions they’ve been working on since the 1970s, and we share a new update on their recent progress.
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34 min - Why sustainability includes culture, language, and land – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E3
Travellers are always looking for connection, says Sunrise When the Salmon Come (Cheryl Chapman). Cheryl works with Indigenous Tourism BC to make that connection happen, assisting Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs in sharing their living culture with visitors. She openly shares some of the challenges of telling the truth about colonialism’s impacts on First Nations, and tells us how she weaves together a fuller picture of history that leads people to consider how interconnected we are with the land, other people, and all life.
Content warning: This episode contains frank discussions of Canada’s residential school system and abuses stemming from colonialism in BC.
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33 min - Celebrating rural innovations and combating “impact fatigue” – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E2In 2017 came the wildfires. In 2020, the pandemic. In a time of dramatic changes and climate risks, it’s easy to see why this region might be feeling a little disaster fatigue. But Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association is working to support the tourism industry as operators share successes, deliver experiences, and plan for the future. CEO Amy Thacker describes the role her organization is filling and why sustainable actions come naturally to locals, even if they’d use other words to describe it.
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22 min - Truth and visitation: How exposing painful histories through travel can bring healing – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E1
Can travel lead to truth and reconciliation? Mike Retasket, former five-term Chief of Bonaparte First Nation in British Columbia, describes how he shares the dark aspects of history with travellers, and how that storytelling can lead to healing. He’s enthusiastic about the opportunities tourism can bring to Indigenous communities, and he shares his unusual journey into the travel industry.
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22 min - Uplifting experiences: Ziptrek Ecotours shares its carbon-accounting journey – Queenstown Lakes Solutions E2Hop on the gondola – here’s another tourism operator leading the way to carbon zero in Queenstown Lakes. Trent Yeo tells us about building a business in harmony with his values for sustainability and community.
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23 min - The net-positive-energy lodge bringing Queenstown Lakes toward carbon zero – Queenstown Lakes Solutions E1What do sustainable solutions in travel really look like? We visit The Headwaters Eco Lodge at Camp Glenorchy, where Rodney tours through a whole host of climate-friendly operations that are leading the way to a decarbonized visitor economy in Queenstown Lakes.
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36 min - Conversations the travel industry isn’t having yet | Europe’s Travel Leaders E8Which conversations are we avoiding in the travel industry? Destination managers and travel industry leaders are under increasing public pressure to follow up their sustainable words with action, says today’s guest, Signe Jungersted. Signe worked on The End of Tourism As We Know It strategy as Director of Development at Wonderful Copenhagen. She continues to lead destinations and communities through change at Group NAO, where she is CEO and Founding Partner. In this episode, she explains why the tourism industry needs to take itself seriously as a solution to the climate crisis and why the best pathway forward for DMOs is to step into a more expansive role.
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40 min - Changemakers live here: Lessons from 3 more places that inspired us this year
Noosa’s residents and council are teaming up, Alaska’s bursting with new energy, and tourism on Fogo Island has a nutritious impact. Destination Think’s Climate Strategist Tyler Robinson joins co-producers Sara Raymond de Booy and David Archer to appreciate some fine examples of leadership and action in the travel industry. All the green energy is warming our hearts and sparking our imaginations.
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42 min - The advantage and responsibility of being first – Europe’s Travel Leaders E7Copenhagen is often thought of as the greenest city in the world. But they didn’t earn that title by accident. We sit down with the CEO at Wonderful Copenhagen, Mikkel Aarø-Hansen, to learn about his approach to making change and his inspiring advice for leaders hoping to do the same.
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24 min - Green waves of change: Lessons from Valencia | Europe’s Travel Leaders E697% of Valencia’s inhabitants live within 300 metres of green urban areas and it’s set to be named 2024’s Green Capital by the European Commission. A combination of brilliant data gathering, initiatives to improve liveability, and policies supporting Sustainability are making a huge positive impact on residents and visitors alike. We chat with Visit Valencia’s Miguel Angel Perez Alba to learn more about the wins and challenges he’s working with to keep making a difference.
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The Travel Beyond podcast brings you the travel industry’s most exciting innovations that address the greatest challenges facing communities and the planet.
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destinations and changemakers working toward a regenerative future where all people can flourish, and that means transforming the travel industry to respect the needs of residents, visitors, and the environment.
At Destination Think, we believe travel can make the world a better place, but it must do so without environmental, economic and social harm. In the travel industry, and as travellers, we need to pair our words with meaningful action if we are going to improve our lives and the world. The solutions are in sight, and they need to be shared.
Protecting our planet and shaping the future of travel is a big project that needs a big team. Tune in to hear from the inspiring travel leaders and many others committed to this vital project. And join us.
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