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 Episode 4. Partnerships for Good. Are public-private partnerships the best way to accelerate change in the tourism industry?Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Lemongrass⁠⁠Holly 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 RaezFind out more about our guests in this episode:Gwen Raez, Strategy Lead at Visit ScotlandShannon Guihan, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Travel CorporationRebecca Armstrong, Head of Impact and Development from The Travel FoundationDr. Anna Spenceley, former chair of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Tourism, an independent consultant and Senior Research Fellow with the University of JohannesburgShow notesIntrepid’s partnership with MEETTourism Care’s Meaningful Travel MapBatu 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 experiencesSupporting tourism’s transition to a low carbon economyTogether on the road to net zeroDecarbonising the value chain in ScotlandFurther 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) - IUCNHandbook for sustainable tourism practitioners: The essential toolbox (2021) - Edward ElgarAn introduction to tourism concessioning: 14 Characteristics of successful programs (2016) – World Bank GroupGuidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas (2017) – Convention on Biological DiversityTourism concessions in protected natural areas: Guidelines for managers (2014) – United Nations Development ProgramCollaborative management partnership toolkit (2021) – World Bank Policy on tourism and wildlife concessions on state land (2007) - Government of Namibia, Ministry of Environment and TourismLet us know what you think in the comments below, and please do like/ follow/ rate/ subscribe to the podcast if you like what you hear. Follow for more:⁠Lemongrass PR⁠ ⁠Holly Tuppen⁠ ⁠Richard Hammond⁠ ==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.Thanks for listening! Please submit any questions or comments to ⁠⁠itsajourneypodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠Get in touch about opportunities at ⁠⁠itsajourney.fm
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