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Australians use social media to plan outdoor adventures. But travel influencers take risks in remote locations. Are they putting followers in danger?
In times of global uncertainty, ‘soft tourism’ offers affordable options for Canadians to explore their own backyards — and for international tourists to experience Canada.
The government says Health & Safety at Work Act changes will remove a ‘climate of fear’. But making it easier for operators to comply with regulations would help more.
Tourists can do a number of things to avoid dangerous encounters with monkeys.
Everyone involved in the tourism industry will need to manage risk differently after a court found the landowners of Whakaari/White Island guilty of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Advances in technology have allowed tourists to go to places and do things they couldn’t in the past. But in extreme environments, the consequences of failure are high.
Not only do risky activities make people feel euphoric, they also convey status. But should there be limits on what tourists can do?
In the 19th century, several English women wrote accounts of their world travels. While considered by some as second-rate travellers, they were just as restless as their male contemporaries.
The reduction of foreign tourism is an opportunity for Africans to experience many of the continent’s premier parks at a discount.
Wildlife tourism is big business – until a pandemic halts international travel.
Tourism ventures in a water-stressed region like southern Africa need to balance the needs of guests and staff with the needs of surrounding communities.
Whale breaches and tail slaps look great from a distance. But they can pose a threat if you want to get up close and swim with these giants of the ocean.
How communities in Botswana are counting the costs of a trophy hunting ban.
A new study evaluates what South African landowners who run trophy hunting operations would do in the event of a hunting ban.
Nepal’s past dealing with multiple disasters, including the aftermath of its civil war and the massive earthquake of 2015 may have helped the country prepare for the current COVID-19 crisis.
Closing the climbing season will provide valuable time for recovery from the effects of intensive tourism, but will prove difficult for those working in the industry.
The rise in adventure tourism is prompting a close examination of how to regulate it. But how to regulate risk without killing the adventure?
The tragedy at Whakaari/White Island highlights the need for consent forms to ensure tourists are fully informed when choosing to visit dangerous locations.
Visiting an active volcano involves risk. Hazard monitoring systems can issue warnings but in the case of the privately-owned White Island, the decision to take a tour falls to tourism operators.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales
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Professor of Tourism, Griffith University
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Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, Adelaide University
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Professor Emeritus of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Associate Professor in Tourism and Geography, Hainan University
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PhD Researcher in Tourism Studies, Leeds Beckett University
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Senior lecturer, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Heritage, Western Sydney University
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Professeur, Sociologie du tourisme, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Senior Lecturer in Tourism and International Development, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina
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Professor in Tourism, North-West University
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Oppenheimer-Jamma Research Chair in African Wildlife Economies, Stellenbosch University