Is Tourism always good for a Tourism Destination?

Maybe some Tourism “expert” would say yes but, in this article  some residents disagree.

“Residents here are thoroughly fed up with a recent influx of tourists, who they accuse of turning their idyllic valley into "an open air toilet".

Here, you can see the video that was the origin of getting plenty of Tourists! 

 

Here you can watch something similar

Is it bad to be a copyologist? No, it is just easier. I love to do easy /simple things when it is enough and the results are positive BUT what happens when the easy path increases the DARK SIDE of Tourism (OverTourism) and reduce the beautiful one (More profit for local enterprises, Higher salaries for Local Touristologists, Higher taxes for Local Public services)...

If you only get Tourists when everybody wants to be there… you are NOT a Touristologist

If your local enterprise doesn’t get more profit, your local Touristologist better salaries and your public service more taxes... you are NOT a Touristologist

If you are unable to seduce Tourists proving to them that during a trip, they will satisfy better their necessities... you are NOT a Touristologist

If you are not a proactive manager in a Tourism Destination... if you just react to problems and try to minimize them... you are not a Touristologist.

- Well Jordi... But I just do what other people do!

That’s right! That is my point! You are a copyologist NOT a Touristologist.

Can Tourism be always good for a Tourism Destination? YES! If there is a Touristologist running the show NOT a copyologist.

A Touristologist knowing when to apply reactive policies (limitations, taxes…)

A Touristologist knowing what and how to use technologies to better manage Tourism flows…

A Touristologist knowing when to create/help local enterprises in order to seduce OUR own specialized Tourists

A Touristologists knowing when to create strategic alliances with other Tourism destinations in order to create OUR own international routes focused on OUR own specialized Tourists!!! 

Do you want an example of specialized Tourism related to lake Elsinore and its pop-up OverTourism?

What about create, communicate and commercialized specialized Tourism packages with “the world is my office” philosophy?

What about biologists or landscapers of urban terraces?

What about doing the promotion and distribution in these specialized websites/organizations:

Universities

Enterprises

Waiting-for-your-examples!!!

Then, if you get success, you can build over these specialized Tourism a generic one. NOT the other way around! Just remember, first specialized Tourism then generic!

What about the international route? Do you think it could be interesting to also offer a visit to the Tulip season in Amsterdam? 

Everybody talking about OverTourism? It is time to apply a little bit of OUR beloved science!

Do you want to learn a little bit of Touristology? 

I will be here waiting for you!