Hi everyone, I’m a tourism marketing expert with a focus on sustainable development and experiential travel — I created the concept of Mindful Escape Tourism as a way to rethink how we connect with places, people, and ourselves when we travel. So what is Mindful Escape Tourism, really? It’s not a trend. It’s a mindset — and a way of approaching travel that’s slower, more thoughtful, and deeply human. It’s about shifting away from the rush of ticking things off a list, and moving toward something that ...

1. Tourism development values, with impressions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro - by Balkan Green (4 minutes) Balkan Green is aiming to uncover the true meaning of being a sustainable tourism destination and business in the Balkans. Balkan Green is an initiative bringing together organizations from the Balkan region to form a discussion towards more sustainable tourism development. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kHrIjJXBo0

I see that a lot of bloggers, in their bios, write things like "My goal is to inspire people to travel." It makes me wonder: is that really what we should do? Do we really want more people to travel, given all of the climate and sustainability consequences that can arise from travel? Or should we be encouraging people to travel better rather than more? And if so, how?