The Canary Islands were shaken this weekend by a wave of protests about mass tourism, which reverberated as far as London and New York....

Following our post analysing the transformation of the Dutch tradition of eating out of the wall (a wide range of snacks displayed in a...

The latest initiative by Thailand to develop creative tourism has seen Bangkok team up with Airbnb to produce the  “first-ever Creative...

The death of the selfie was predicted earlier this year as a growing number of destinations try and stamp out the tourist selfie. Crowds...

I have always enjoyed reading Jim Butcher’s analyses of the relationship between tourism and culture. So of course I was eager to read...

In 2023 Amsterdam made waves as the first city to embrace the Doughnut economy model developed by British economist Kate Raworth. Time...

Thanks to support from Tilburg and Breda Universities, a number of our publications are now available free to download. Feel free to...

Smaller places are often in the shadow of global cities such as London, Paris and New York. Big cities have big marketing budgets,...

A recent article in the UK Guardian newspaper carried the headline ‘People want something that’s not on Amazon’: the rise of the UK craft...

Vending machines apparently have a long history: the first was allegedly constructed by Heron of Alexandria in about 100 BC. Heron was an...

Greg Richards on academic silos, localism, overtourism, and modernity Jim Butcher November 13, 2023 https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2023...

Festivals are in the news at the moment, and not just because of the music. Following on from scenes of abandoned tents and other...

After Covid many places hoped that a new form of tourism would emerge, with more domestic visitors, more sustainable travel and less...

Research carried out by a group of researchers from BUAS analysed the economic and social impacts of the Zandvoort Grand Prix in 2022,...

Major events and festivals can have a marked influence on house prices. The question is whether your house will be worth more or less. I...

A popularised version of the paper by Annelli Douglas, Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Greg Richards on Millennial creative tourism experiences...

In case you haven't come across it yet, there is a great annual report on the Italian food and wine tourism market produced by my friend...

The BBC4 documentary Close to Vermeer follows the development of the most successful blockbuster exhibition ever staged at the...

The festival and event industry was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020 there were only 155 festivals held – only 14% of the...

Residents and visitors in Amsterdam are used to seeing long queues for leading attractions in the city, such as the Anne Frank House or...