In her own words 
GLOBAL CRISIS, GLOBAL X-RAY
A mere matter of days ago the world was looking forward to a global exhale. Word was spreading in speed and volume that the worst of 2009's global economic crisis may, just may, be over. The time had come to shift into cautious, reconstruction mode of our wounded...
THE DAY THE CONFERENCE CAME TO TOWN
Over the past year, with the global economic downturn putting significant pressure on the ability for people to travel for both work and play, the global Travel & Tourism industry has seen a severe falling off in critical metrics: arrivals, revenues, investment,...
TOURISM: A HOTHOUSE FOR GREEN SHOOTS
Green shoots.These two little words have become a wordwide symbol of hopeful recovery of the global economic crisis which has held markets and minds in a tight grip since the end of 2008. The expression, the image, the sentiment, now appears in news reports and...
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, RESPONSIBLE TOURISTS
The concept of Responsible Tourism has, rightly, taken a front row seat in the strategies, policies and philosophies of nations seeking to grow and develop their tourism economies. Building a tourism destination responsibly, actively conscious of the impact which the...
TOURISM’S H1N1 TEST
As recently as 5 weeks ago a world already gripped by the economic downturn was suddenly put into a new state of panic. An illness never heard of before was hitting the global headlines, generating fears of a global pandemic. Swine flu.As numbers of reported cases...
OUR WORLD, CONNECTED
One of the most visible, powerful and unavoidable signs of a change in our times, in the world as we know it, is language. Across the globe, across cultures and borders, the evolving formulation, form and expression of words has been a natural occurrence with the...
TURNING GOOD INTENTIONS INTO GLOBAL IMPACT
Since the first days of the 21st Century people around the world have felt ‘something different’. Initially the world seemed ours to embrace, control and command. It was safe to live somewhat asleep, rhythmically and confidently moving from day to day – one’s own day...
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Earlier this month the world witnessed a remarkable joining of global forces. With one central focus - the quest to quickly, confidently and sustainably lift the world out of the current economic crisis - the G20 came together in London to engage in never seen before...