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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

48 Followers  |  48 Following  |  12 Posts  |  Joined: 20.09.2023  |  1.7254

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Is it OK for Regenerative Tourism folks to β€˜claim’ Indigenous Knowledges in their work? The question I address here: if, when and how Indigenous knowledges might inform regenerative tourism planning in just ways.

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16.06.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I am a little late but I have joined the great migration to greener pastures and bluer skies.

08.02.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

Too little investigated & discussed. Corruption alleged in tourism.
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09.10.2023 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate justice over green investment: Statement by TAAF for World Tourism Day Tourism Alert and Action Forum (TAAF) have released a statement related to the 2023 World Tourism Day as a critical response to so-called "green investments".

Tourism and Green investments! #WTD2023 . Just more "green" hypocrisy.

www.karibu.no/news/partner...

28.09.2023 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... Why Can’t Jamaicans Access Their Own Beaches?

"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.
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25.09.2023 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World Tourism Day celebrations 2b hosted in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Theme β€œTourism & Green Investments”
WTD is 27th Sept promoted by World Tourism Organization
It's blatant hypocrisy
TAAF Declaration on WTD 2023 in English, French & Spanish
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24.09.2023 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Island Seen and Felt Australia is a place with more land than people, more geography than architecture. But it is not and never has been empty. Few landscapes have been so deeply known.

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23.09.2023 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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?
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21.09.2023 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Day 2: No followers; still sussing our the venue; yelling "whoo hooo... is there anybody out there (echo - there, there....)"

21.09.2023 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

20.09.2023 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜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/...

20.09.2023 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Petition - Australia Must Accelerate Climate Action, Not Climate Annihilation

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20.09.2023 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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