In the age of big data, it can be easy to forget about the user and solely focus on what the data is saying. Data always requires context to be relevant. skift.com/2020/02/05/hat…

Visitor numbers to Antarctica are expected to rise by nearly 40 percent from the previous season. Are the voluntary rules that are currently in place for tourism operators enough to manage the effects it is having on the environment? #overtourism nytimes.com/2020/02/26/tra…

Unqualified volunteer tourists do more harm then the good they think they are doing. #voluntourism time.com/5778412/volunt…

Australian tourism bookings have decreased 35% since December due to the equivalent of $6.5 billion in negative media around the bushfires and the #coronavirus. smh.com.au/national/holy-…

If you spend just 4 extra hours a week on learning while others binge 4 hours of Netflix, you'll run circles around them in a year. Over 5 years that creates more than a 1000 hr difference. That's massive. That's radically changing your career trajectory right there.

Sea Lake, Victoria - A lovely example of locals embracing an influx to tourists to revitalise their town. abc.net.au/news/2020-03-0…

“One of the vulnerabilities of the tourism industry is that it is built entirely around a discretionary good. That is, most people don’t have to travel. They choose to.” What role does marketing have during the #coronavirus crisis? skift.com/2020/03/05/pro…

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) now expects the impact of #coronavirus to lead to -3% growth in international tourist arrivals in 2020, down from -1%. Before the outbreak, growth of international arrivals was estimated to be +3-4%. travelweekly.co.uk/articles/36140…

Google has seen a spike in searches for bidets in the past week. It seems like some smart thinking Australians were looking for more sustainable solutions in case the #ToiletPaperApocalypse continued. 🧻🧻🧻 #coronavirus #2019nCoV

Amazing what the the lack of human activity does - “The canals of Venice run clear as coronavirus halts traffic, bringing back ‘lagoon waters of ancient times’”. scmp.com/magazines/post…

'Cruise lines need destinations more than destinations need cruise lines.' A great video by Doug Lansky youtu.be/v4HPjRgQURo

Norway and Denmark create a Nordic travel bubble but leave out Sweden. I wonder if we'll see some Australian states opening their borders to other states with low/no cases and excluding others with higher numbers. An SA/NT/WA travel bubble perhaps? skift.com/2020/05/29/den…

#COVID-19 allows destinations and residents the opportunity to reset and mould their tourism future to be more sustainable. Which destinations will use the situation to eliminate and reduce #overtourism? nytimes.com/2020/06/03/wor…

Tourism in many ways is inherently political. abc.net.au/news/2020-06-0…

COVID-19 is the perfect time for destinations worldwide to strategise and plan for a more sustainable future. lonelyplanet.com/articles/pragu…

Can Wikipedia edits increase tourism? theguardian.com/technology/202…

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What’s in a name? Visitor numbers have ‘soared’ since a regional NSW destination, once know as the MidCoast, changed its name to “Barrington Coast”. dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/mid-…