For those still confused about the difference between sustainable tourism and regenerative tourism, PhD candidate Loretta Bellato offers answers to questions that she is frequently asked. It’s a “Good Tourism” Insight.
Emerging at the same time as sustainability, regeneration has expanded across numerous development sectors including residential, commercial, and agriculture. While regenerative tourism practice has been developing since the first decade of this century, it is still relatively unknown and poorly understood.
In this brief article, I will answer some common questions and respond to some common criticisms of regenerative tourism.
Why do we need regenerative tourism?
Proponents of regenerative tourism want to address growing concerns about tourism’s contributions, and vulnerabilities, to the catastrophic destruction of societies and the planet. Dominant sustainable development approaches originate from a mechanistic worldview; the industrial model and the ‘continual growth’ agenda. They support extractive economies that no longer serve our interests.
The implication here is that sustainable tourism has failed.
In response ... For the full "GT" Insight, please visit https://goodtourismblog.com/2021/05/is-regenerative-tourism-just-a-rebranding-of-sustainable-tourism/