Let's move on from 'sustainable' tourism to 'good' tourism - which ALL tourism should be (another thread is discussing this). We need to understand how to make tourism 'good'.
All tourism should be resilient - able to withstand or absorb change. Through my work in Asia (leading tours, community development, consultancy and research) I've realised the key factors in resilience are:
1) understanding & harnessing market forces
2) strong stakeholder networks
3) strong leadership within a strong institutional framework.
These factors must work within a context of learning, adaptability and flexibility.
We can think of this as the 'Sphere of Tourism Resilience'. Knowing these are the important factors means we can advise, plan and implement effective interventions.
These findings have come partly out of research into tourism revival after the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Thailand - I'd gladly share these with interested parties. I'd also welcome your comments!
Best regards
Janet

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All Countrystyle Community Experience tours include the best Jamaican community hospitality and service, a contribution towards the Desmond Henry Community Tourism Entrepreneurship Fund and can be offered from anywhere in Jamaica. Countrystyle can also offer other community experiences tours in the programme in other areas of Jamaica on request.

JAMAICAN ROOTS EXPERIENCE

Village community experience -spend a day in one of our rural villages in central Jamaica and experience the roots of our Jamaican heritage. You are treated to a community welcome in a private home where you will be entertained by both the young and old from the community while sampling local food. Examples of two of our popular villages are OLD ENGLAND village, Manchester where you will be hosted by a Rastafarian family and also BEESTON SPRING village, Westmoreland near Sandals Whitehouse Westmoreland where you can spend the day with the community. Then walk around the community with the citizens and be led by hands of friendship while discovering the roots of rural Jamaica, old churches and more. You will also hear the stories of Jamaica from the older citizens and enjoy genuine rural hospitality…………

JAMAICAN TASTE EXPERIENCE
Village hopping country cuisine community experiences in the central and south area of Jamaica where you can learn to cook Jamaican cuisine in a natural setting with the community. Then eat with them afterwards and enjoy the taste of rural Jamaican food. Examples of Country cuisine in villages include: preparing Jamaica’s national dish – ackee and saltfish with spicy calaloo, dumplings, bammy, fried plantain in Mandeville, Manchester

JAMAICAN NATURE EXPERIENCE

Enjoy nature at its best in the many rural villages in the central and south areas of Jamaica – in one day you can visit at many villages and discover the inner beauty of Jamaica. Discover places like YS Falls. Black River, Lover's Leap and more!

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Since i work also with property management i noticed that there are many houses that are empty due to the international crisis. After talking to some of the owners i get them to start renting their houses to tourists.
This way the owners make some money and i get to use available touristic resources.
This policy will be backed up by ther offers namely on the cultural, sport and gastronomic areas (contacts are being done so we can provide workshops on typical food, pottery and other activities) in order to offer a bit of us for the visitors to take home.
This activities will take place all year around trying to fight seasonality.
So what you think of it? Please let me know your opinion.
Best regards,
Ricardo Canaveira

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Think we need to focus on 'educating' both tourists and hosts on what tourism really is. A holistic view.Then and then only can we expect change in a real sense. Tough call but each of us need to work at it in whatever we do.

Russ Johnson of Travel Media and I worked on improving on a project we did in 1994 together called "World of Many Faces: An Introduction to the Profession of Travel and Tourism" with this in view. This is not a commercial but to attract your attention to a project we undertook for those who work in travel and those who intend to join the industry. Please check it out ... it is at www.connectedtraveler.com

Renton

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We need to add the little dropslets to make the vast ocean of action that is needed to make sure that we create new lifestyles and new sources of energy and new ways of doing business within out industry. This is demanded today by our customers and is not a nice thing we shpuld do as CSR. It is our very survival in the near future, not even the long-term.

Let's look beyond to make sure that we gear up and gear up fast for we do not have time. Seeking Carbon neutrality is a way to go, while there lots of other actions too.

Please visit www.earthlung.travel to see what little Sri Lanka is contributing from the travel and tourism industry.

Yours in service

Renton de Alwis

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