We put some questions to Dr Niël du Toit, CEO of Go Sustainable Tourism (GST) GST: In the light of the global move towards sustainable solutions in tourism can one describe South Africa’s tourism sector, and more specifically the tourism stay sector in South Africa, as being at a crossroads? NdT: Being at a crossroads […]

Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change By Johan Hattingh, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University IN THE 2024 survey, respondents indicated that they are taking note of climate change and will closely monitor it as it unfolds, but they have not yet experienced any significant impacts on tourists or their tourism product. As one respondent […]

Sustainable Development and Tourism: Different Place, Different Challenge By Johan Hattingh, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University IN 1987, THE United Nations defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is a powerful definition that challenges us […]

Sustainable Development and Tourism: a Process of Collaboration By Johan Hattingh, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University IN THE 2024 survey on sustainable development and sustainable tourism, the question was asked: What were the biggest challenges and obstacles you encountered in implementing sustainable tourism, and how did you overcome them (or not)? Respondents highlighted […]

By Johan Hattingh, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University. Professor Hattingh is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University. He has specialised, among other things, in Applied Ethics, with a particular focus on Environmental Ethics and the Ethics of Climate Change, two fields in which he is still actively working. HOW DO YOU approach […]

by Anne Kruger, GST Correspondent WHAT MAKES a good hiking trail? This question has taken up much of the time of Prof Leon Hugo, former head of the Department of Geography at Pretoria University and international authority on hiking trails. An avid hiker in his day, he has developed the international Green Flag certification system […]