The last time I put together lists such as these was in December 2021 when many were desperately hoping for a better new year after a tough two.
We saw a bounce in 2022. Now, in December 2024, as much of the tourism world has fully recovered, many are worried about overtourism again!
In this moment, let’s be thankful for what’s good about the travel & tourism industry while vowing to keep a close eye on what’s not-so-good.
On that note of gratitude, thank you to all the wonderful Partners of “Good Tourism” for making it possible for me to help all the brilliant “GT” guest authors and “GT” Travel guest authors express themselves in plain English. And a big thanks must go to them too for daring to share their insights on a determinedly transparent platform for diverse perspectives.
And thank YOU for reading!
Top five most visited “Good Tourism” Blog posts published in 2024
Given that the most recently published “GT” posts are unlikely to make this list, this is more of an indicator of what has been of interest to “GT’s” guest authors and readers in 2024.
- Considering a career in tourism? Important things you should know in 2024 (Bites, March 2024)
- The happiness factor: Social tourism is sustainable tourism (Scott McCabe, August 2024)
- Prof Dimitrios Buhalis on ‘overtourism’ and the ‘democratisation of tourism’ (Jim Butcher, February 2024)
- What does it mean to be critical of tourism? (Bites, June 2024)
- What did tourism learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? (Bites, February 2024)
Considering a career in tourism? Important things you should know in 2024
In 2024, what is the most important thing that a young person should understand before embarking upon a career in tourism? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
The happiness factor: Social tourism is sustainable tourism
Can ‘social tourism’ — charity- and/or taxpayer-supported holidays — help alleviate stress in society and turn the travel & tourism industry’s off-season frowns upside down? Scott McCabe thinks so.
![Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on the ‘democratisation of tourism’ vs ‘overtourism’ ... “[T]here is no such thing as overtourism!”](https://ustourism.buzz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Professor-Dimitrios-Buhalis-150x150.jpg "Top five most visited \"GT\" posts of 2024 (& top 10 all-time \"GT\" & \"GT\" Travel posts) 3")
Prof Dimitrios Buhalis on ‘overtourism’ and the ‘democratisation of tourism’
There’s always a tension between rights and responsibilities; the promise of freedom for oneself and the potential to infringe upon others. This is playing out in debates about travel & tourism, and about what ‘progress’ looks like. For Dimitrios Buhalis, pragmatic problem-solving is key to achieving win-win outcomes … for the billions who won’t be denied their dreams. Jim Butcher reflects.
What does it mean to be critical of tourism?
Some “GT” readers are critical of tourism, particularly ‘mass tourism’. Some in the universities see themselves as part of a ‘Critical Tourism Studies’ movement. But what does it mean to be ‘critical’ in relation to modern tourism? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
What did tourism learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
What was the main lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has the travel & tourism industry learned it? It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight Bites question.
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Top 10 most visited “Good Tourism” Blog posts of all time
The “Good Tourism” Blog popped up in May 2017.
While more recent “GT” posts have the opportunity to tap a larger “GT” audience and social media presence for initial visitation, older “GT” posts enjoy the benefit of search engine credit and inbound links accumulated over time. (The exact order and composition of this list may not be 100% accurate due to Google Analytics’ change from UA to GA4, whatever that means. All have visitation numbers in the thousands.)
- What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2027? (Bites, November 2022)
- Tourist vs traveller: What’s the difference? (Bites, March 2023)
- What is ‘mass tourism’? And what’s the problem? (Vilhelmiina Vainikka, October 2023)
- Really, what’s the difference? ‘Sustainable tourism’ vs ‘regenerative tourism’ (Bites, September 2022)
- What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2028? (Bites, December 2023)
- Regaining control: Venice takes ‘smart’ measures to manage mass tourism (Anna Richardot, May 2023)
- Considering a career in tourism? Important things you should know in 2024 (Bites, March 2024)
- Rural tourism: Delighting tourists, developing communities (Peter Semone, August 2017)
- “GT” Insight Bites: Want a career in tourism? Important things you should know (Bites, September 2022)
- All aboard! High-speed train offers compelling new way to travel through Laos (Khiri Travel, June 2022)
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Top 10 most visited “GT” Travel Blog posts of all time
In May 2021, “Good Tourism” quietly launched The “GT” Travel Blog to offer “informed inspiration for travellers from tourism insiders”. Here are the 10 most visited “GT” Travel Experiences so far. (The exact order and composition of this list may not be 100% accurate due to Google Analytics’ change from UA to GA4, whatever that means.)
- Off-peak Tanzania: Go for wildlife, go again for people (Lindsay Booth, May 2021)
- Postcard from Vietnam: Guided by young people through Hanoi’s Old Quarter (Ed Jackiewicz and Ron Davidson, November 2023)
- Impressions of eastern Nepal & the gem that is Ilam (Aayusha Prasain, November 2021)
- Postcard from Rwanda: A banana beer moment (David Gillbanks, August 2023)
- Immersed in the Amazon (Angelo Sciacca, June 2021)
- Sierra Leone changed my life (Meghan L Muldoon, May 2021)
- Old stories, new memories in Valjevo, Serbia (Ivana Damnjanović, May 2021)
- Experience the ‘far side’ of Chitwan National Park, Nepal (Aayusha Prasain, October 2022)
- American cultural geographer picks three favourite places to go in Greater Tokyo (Ron Davidson, March 2024)
- In love with a Himalayan homestay (Vandana Vijay, May 2021)
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Be merry
If it’s ‘holiday season’ where you are and you’re taking some time off, these lists should provide you with some excellent catch-up reading.
Merry Christmas if you celebrate it. Be merry if you don’t. And have a brilliant 2025!
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