Episode 4. Partnerships for Good. Are public-private partnerships the best way to accelerate change in the tourism industry?
Sponsored by Lemongrass
Holly and Richard discuss the benefits of public private partnerships with guests Shannon Guihan, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Travel Corporation, Rebecca Armstrong, Head of Impact and Development from The Travel Foundation, Gwen Raez, Strategy Lead at Visit Scotland, and Dr. Anna Spenceley, consultant and Senior Research Fellow with the University of Johannesburg.
“We're excited to share this kind of example with other destinations because I think it's a real flagship for the kind of thing you can achieve when you work together.” Rebecca Armstrong
“Other destinations are now approaching us because they’re so inspired by this work… and for me, that's frankly far more impactful than any one single travellers choice.” Shannon Guihan
“I think the real value that destinations can offer is providing those connections – having a clear vision of where the opportunities are to drive the economic growth and where those quality visitor experiences are and then introducing them to the tour operators where we know will resonate with their guests' experience.” Gwen Raez
Find out more about our guests in this episode:
Gwen Raez, Strategy Lead at Visit Scotland
Shannon Guihan, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Travel Corporation
Rebecca Armstrong, Head of Impact and Development from The Travel Foundation
Show notes
Intrepid’s partnership with MEET
Tourism Care’s Meaningful Travel Map
Batu Batu’s Cultural & Bio Assets Mapping: https://www.batubatu.com.my/whats-new/2021/8/23/mersing-cultural-amp-bio-assets-mapping
Further reading from the Visit Scotland, The Travel Corporation, and The Travel Foundation partnership :
Qualifying criteria for The Travel Corporation’s MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experiences
Supporting tourism’s transition to a low carbon economy
Together on the road to net zero
Decarbonising the value chain in Scotland
Further reading from Anna Spenceley about public private partnerships and concessions in Africa:
Tools and Resources for Nature-Based Tourism (2020) – World Bank (including all the links below)
Best Practice Guidelines on Tourism and visitor management in protected areas (2018) - IUCN
Handbook for sustainable tourism practitioners: The essential toolbox (2021) - Edward Elgar
An introduction to tourism concessioning: 14 Characteristics of successful programs (2016) – World Bank Group
Guidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas (2017) – Convention on Biological Diversity
Tourism concessions in protected natural areas: Guidelines for managers (2014) – United Nations Development Program
Collaborative management partnership toolkit (2021) – World Bank
Policy on tourism and wildlife concessions on state land (2007) - Government of Namibia, Ministry of Environment and Tourism
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It’s a Journey is a brand new podcast series hosted by Holly Tuppen, sustainable travel writer and expert, and Richard Hammond, Publishing Director of Green Traveller Media. Sponsored by Lemongrass, the first five episodes tackle the uncomfortable, complex, and often overlooked questions facing the travel industry as it strives to have a better impact on people and places.
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