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Putting Communities at the Center of Tourism-Judy Kepher Gona at the Skift Sustainable Tourism Summit
July 15, 2022
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Short Course Announcement: Documenting, Reporting, and Communicating Sustainability (13th-14 July 2022)
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July 5, 2022
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STTA Brief
Sustainable Tourism Dialogues in Africa – Judy Kepher Gona und Lucy Atieno (Eds.)
Focusing on the future of tourism, Sustainable Tourism Dialogues in Africa is inclusive of experienced and emerging researchers, as well as incorporating local stakeholders in the tourism industry: architects, tourism operators, sustainable tourism lobbyists, policy makers, archaeologists, and geographers. The editors are frontline sustainable tourism advocates in Africa, and the book’s thematic content is derived
April 12, 2022
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STTA Brief
Sustainable Tourism Briefs by #sttaconsulting – Boosting Local Investment in Tourism
As tourism restarts, Africa must be deliberate about keeping more tourism spend in destinations. This is critical for achieving an economically sustainable hospitality & tourism sector. For this to happen, Africa needs to encourage more local investors in tourism. “Several locally owned tourism investments are a better deal for tourism development in rural Africa and
October 14, 2021
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Africa‘s Travel and Tourism Summit Café: Judy Kepher Gona applauds South African Tourism for taking a BOLD step to Restart Tourism
The Africa Tourism Summit café is a dedicated conversation from the recently held summit at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg where panelists and speakers have been sharing their experiences of the event. My Guest is Sustainability Champion Judy Kepher Gona from Kenya. Se narrows down on why tourism leaders and stakeholders should beyond the numbers
October 8, 2021
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The road ahead for inclusive growth in Africa’s tourism
This year, the World Tourism Day celebrations focus on tourism for inclusive growth. The message is that behind every statistic for tourism dollars and visitor arrivals, there are human faces of those supporting tourism. The issue being addressed is advances in tourism which have opened doors to exclusion. This has allowed undue credit to
September 27, 2021
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Judy Gona participating in a panel session of the Sustainable Development Movement 2021 Summit
About the The Sustainable Development Movement Summit The Sustainable Development Movement (SDM) Summit creates an exciting space, where Senior Government Officials, Industry and Sector Leaders, Global Entrepreneurs and Civil Society converge over two days. The 2021 iteration of the SDM Summit was positioned to fast-track the fruition of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union through disruptions,
September 27, 2021
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Destination Development
Tourism, Ecosystems, and Restoration
Introduction. Tourism and biodiversity are inexorably linked. In fact, the prosperity of tourism industry is directly dependent upon healthy ecosystems. Most tourism activities are also directly based on services provided by ecosystems. These recreational values offered by ecosystems have been recognized as one of the main cultural services that nature provides to humankind, along with
September 10, 2021
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COVID-19 Tourism Information
Accessible Tourism in Africa
Introduction Accessible tourism is the ongoing endeavor to ensure tourist destinations, products, and services are accessible to all people, regardless of their physical or intellectual limitations, disabilities, or social status. According to world health organization, 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability. Accessibility for all to tourism facilities, products, and services
September 10, 2021
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Wellness tourism
Tourism is a wellness resource, so wellness tourism activities are because of push factors for tourism, e.g., seeking relaxation, escape from stress, among others. In a world where clients yearn for different yet fulfilling, connecting and unique experiences far from the obvious, consumer decision making determinants are surely changing. These determinants capture broad social, environmental
September 10, 2021
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Destination Development
Visitors Engagement in Sustainable Tourism in Africa
Introduction Tourism is an activity that can have a real impact on the sustainable development of Africa. Tourism can be a tool to help or regenerate economic development and to improve the quality of life of visitors and host communities. Making tourism more sustainable will contribute significantly to the sustainability of Africa. Creating the right
September 10, 2021
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Destination Development
Events tourism as a growth opportunity for Africa
Introduction. Within the context of tourism and the tourism system, events comprise a key element in both the origin area (i.e., events are an important motivator of tourism) as well as within the destination area (i.e., events feature prominently in the development and marketing plans of most destinations). Events are both animators of destination attractiveness
August 5, 2021
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