Combating Overtourism Requires a More Holistic Approach
For decades, destination managers were able to ignore the negative effects of tourism. Now, the age of overtourism calls for a more robust approach to plan for the future.
Climate Hub
Welcome to Skift’s Climate Hub, where solutions-based journalism cuts through industry spin to spotlight real progress in travel sustainability. In partnership with Intrepid Travel, Skift’s editorial team will evaluate environmental claims, highlight meaningful advancements, and hold the travel sector accountable. This independent initiative brings rigorous reporting to the forefront and pushes the industry to meet the moment in the face of growing scrutiny from travelers and stakeholders alike.
Bogotá’s Potential in Wellness Tourism Starts With an Amazonian Nut
The cacay nut is a perfect example of how tourists can directly benefit entire countries simply by buying products for their own wellness in cities like Bogotá that help support poorer regions throughout Colombia. Maybe someday being a tourist will become less about being a foreigner and more about being a better global citizen.
The AOC Effect Comes to Travel, Whether You Like It or Not
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her Green New Deal have stirred up debate about the path toward a sustainable travel future. She's right on time — and hopefully not too late.
Medellin’s Tourism Challenge: Telling the Right Story of Its Violent Past
Medellin has gone through an incredible transformation over the past 30 years, but large issues still remain prevalent. As the city figures out the right story it wants to tell, its "fake it ‘til you make it" strategy somehow works — speaking to the resilience of many developing economies that are navigating histories of crime, corruption, and violence and still figuring out how to position themselves as destinations.
The Existential Climate Change Fears Hit Major Hotels and Airlines
The details included in these reports are chilling, with many corporations citing severe weather events as certain to occur.
Bangkok’s Prolonged Haze Could Cost Millions in Tourist Dollars
Bangkok needs more than rainmakers to be treated seriously as the world’s top city destination, and to be a strong contender for medical tourists. Here’s what's choking the city and why it’s unhealthy for tourism.
‘Conscious’ Travel Emerging as Yet Another Hot Luxury Trend
Do compassion and social consciousness go hand in hand with luxury travel? That's what some luxury travel executives are seeing — and hoping for.
Peru’s Challenge to Build Tourism Outside the Shadows of Machu Picchu
Peru has done a lot in terms of diversifying its tourism industry, but a stronger emphasis on a unified vision for tourism is still needed. If governments don’t start prioritizing tourism — which has far-reaching impacts on other industries, the environment, and the lives of locals — we’re going to lose critical parts of history that help explain who we are and how we got here.
Kuala Lumpur’s Batu Caves Reveal Heritage Tourism’s Struggles in an Instagrammable World
The ongoing investigation into the painting of the Batu Caves steps points to a greater need to appropriately preserve heritage sites. Protecting a country’s history and heritage for future generations should come first; increasing the number of Instagram "likes" and "tags" a heritage site gets should come second.
Green Tourism Sees Greater Opportunity at the High End
Tourism providers can make big claims about their sustainability credentials, but is anyone really listening?