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Transforming Travel combines stories from leading companies, interviews with pioneers and thinkers, along with thorough analysis of the industry's potential to make lasting, positive change. - A unique collection of case studies and stories of the most successful, inspirational, impactful and innovative travel businesses in the world. - A vital presentation of the latest research and statistics on the positive impacts and potential of transformative, sustainable tourism, - A positive and realistic vision of the scope of tourism to promote sustainable development at a time when travel and interaction with foreign cultures is facing numerous existential challenges. Written in a highly engaging style Transforming Travel presents an urgent argument for transforming tourism so it might reach its potential to promote tolerance, restore communities and regenerate habitats, while providing a vital guide for anyone looking to develop the successful sustainable tourism enterprises and destinations needed to do so.
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Transforming Travel is superb, touching, fresh and thought-provoking. If you believe in the possibility of improving our world through travel, it is a must read. - Kelley Louise, Impact Travel Alliance
Author Biography
Jeremy Smith is a sustainable tourism writer, editor and communication strategist. He is editor and co-founder of the sustainable tourism communications consultancy Travindy and editor of Travindy.com, the first tourism industry news site to focus solely on sustainable tourism and the associated issues confronting the sector. He writes a fortnightly blog for World Travel Market on responsible tourism, and is part of their core team developing the annual programme for World Responsible Tourism Day. He also writes World Travel and Tourism Council's monthly sustainable tourism newsletter. He co-wrote, with Richard Hammond of Greentraveller - Clean Breaks - 500 New Ways to See the World (Rough Guides, 2009). It was Rough Guides first (and only) guidebook dedicated to the best in sustainable tourism worldwide, selling over 30,000 copies. Responsible Tourism clients for whom he has provided communication services including copywriting, website design and communications strategy include Visit
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- Publisher CAB International
- Publication Date December 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781786394194 / 1786394197
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 17.99 GBP
- Pages124
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- Reference Code4260
