This month we’ve premiered a video op-ed column by writer and speaker Doug Lansky under the banner "ReThinking Tourism," and the title pretty much says it all – Doug’s taking a fresh and humorous look at travel to see how we can rethink tourism and improve the experience, both for the industry and for visitors themselves.

His debut column is titled “The Biggest Problem with Tourism,” and we tackle it on this episode. Is tourism well marketed but not well managed? And we introduce a new phrase: "unbalanced tourism" instead of overtourism. If tourism is out of balance, how can we adjust it to make locals and visitors happy?

Episode sponsor:

This podcast is sponsored by Windstar Cruises https://www.windstarcruises.com

Related links: 

Doug Lansky's ReThinking Tourism debut: The biggest problem with tourism https://www.travelweekly.com/Doug-Lansky/The-biggest-problem-with-tourism

The evolution of DMOs: From marketing to managing https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/destination-marketing-organizations-From-marketing-to-managing

From the Window Seat column: Resets in Hawaii and Jamaica https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/Resets-in-Hawaii-and-Jamaica

Doug Lansky's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOJOteMiq16f-BrE86--Pg/videos

This month we’ve premiered a video op-ed column by writer and speaker Doug Lansky under the banner "ReThinking Tourism," and the title pretty much says it all – Doug’s taking a fresh and humorous look at travel to see how we can rethink tourism and improve the experience, both for the industry and for visitors themselves.
His debut column is titled “The Biggest Problem with Tourism,” and we tackle it on this episode. Is tourism well marketed but not well managed? And we introduce a new phrase: "unbalanced tourism" instead of overtourism. If tourism is out of balance, how can we adjust it to make locals and visitors happy?
Episode sponsor:
This podcast is sponsored by Windstar Cruises <a href="https://www.windstarcruises.com">https://www.windstarcruises.com</a>
Related links: 
Doug Lansky's ReThinking Tourism debut: The biggest problem with tourism <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Doug-Lansky/The-biggest-problem-with-tourism">https://www.travelweekly.com/Doug-Lansky/The-biggest-problem-with-tourism</a>
The evolution of DMOs: From marketing to managing <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/destination-marketing-organizations-From-marketing-to-managing">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/destination-marketing-organizations-From-marketing-to-managing</a>
From the Window Seat column: Resets in Hawaii and Jamaica <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/Resets-in-Hawaii-and-Jamaica">https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/Resets-in-Hawaii-and-Jamaica</a>
Doug Lansky's YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOJOteMiq16f-BrE86--Pg/videos">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOJOteMiq16f-BrE86--Pg/videos</a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
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