To “build back better” for real rather than for rhetoric, the travel & tourism industry cannot ignore the built environment and its significant influence on sustainability and well-being. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Tanner C Knorr of “GT” partners Off Season Adventures and Second Look Worldwide explores why it’s important to get land use policy and infrastructure investments right.
The pledge to build back better from the pandemic is now a common theme within public- and private-sector organisations of the travel & tourism industry. Numerous webinars, lectures, and reports produce or discuss different strategies to transform travel & tourism into an industry that is both more resilient and more sustainable than before.
Many of these initiatives are focused on the economic prong of sustainability. On the surface, this is understandable, as job creation, marketing, and tourism arrivals are seen as primary ways to recover from the downturn.
Some programs go further ... For the full "GT" Insight, go here: https://goodtourismblog.com/2021/01/tourism-infrastructure-well-being-how-to-build-back-better-for-all/