Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
@freyahd.bsky.social
Tourism Commentator, Activist, Interest in social justice, climate justice and place-based governance
Recent contributions on socialising tourism and localising tourism
Sociology
33%
Political science
33%
Well, I am a little late but I have joined the great migration to greener pastures and bluer skies.
A Desperate Plea From Inside UNWTO Headquarters
Some of the people working within the United Nations World Tourism Organization are worried about the future of the integrity of this organization.
eturbonews.com
Too little investigated & discussed. Corruption alleged in tourism.
eturbonews.com/a-desperate-...
eturbonews.com/a-desperate-...
Why Can’t Jamaicans Access Their Own Beaches?
According to one advocacy group’s calculations, less than 1% of Jamaica’s coastline is accessible to the public. Increasingly, everyday Jamaicans are being b...
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"Jamaicans can no longer access their own beaches... Some Jamaicans are organising to take down the colonial era land laws..."
Taking back the beaches = taking down exploitative, extractive tourism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXJ...
Taking back the beaches = taking down exploitative, extractive tourism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXJ...
World Tourism Day celebrations 2b hosted in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Theme “Tourism & Green Investments”
WTD is 27th Sept promoted by World Tourism Organization
It's blatant hypocrisy
TAAF Declaration on WTD 2023 in English, French & Spanish
Please read/share
Link: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Theme “Tourism & Green Investments”
WTD is 27th Sept promoted by World Tourism Organization
It's blatant hypocrisy
TAAF Declaration on WTD 2023 in English, French & Spanish
Please read/share
Link: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
The question of who benefits needs to be asked in every facet of tourism.
This link addresses native foods trend in food tourism in Australia.
Why did we hear more from celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo rather than Pat Torres & Raylene Brown?
ebrary.net/147077/trave...
This link addresses native foods trend in food tourism in Australia.
Why did we hear more from celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo rather than Pat Torres & Raylene Brown?
ebrary.net/147077/trave...
Day 2: No followers; still sussing our the venue; yelling "whoo hooo... is there anybody out there (echo - there, there....)"
‘A special responsibility’
Climate Council report coincided w/ more than 200 scientists etc signing an open letter published in New York Times calling on Australian government to follow the advice of major global agencies & not allow new fossil fuel developments.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate Council report coincided w/ more than 200 scientists etc signing an open letter published in New York Times calling on Australian government to follow the advice of major global agencies & not allow new fossil fuel developments.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Petition - Australia Must Accelerate Climate Action, Not Climate Annihilation
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/nyt_open_let...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/nyt_open_let...