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Social Licence to Operate (SLO) – can it help communities receiving cruise tourism in the Arctic? ⚓️

Social Licence to Operate (SLO) – can it help communities receiving cruise tourism in the Arctic? ⚓️

Touch TD set sail on an Arctic cruise, and test if the concept of social licence to operate (SLO) may be viable to apply in the tourism sector?

Everyday oral histories – what makes Digbeth, Digbeth?

Everyday oral histories – what makes Digbeth, Digbeth?

This brief article reflects upon a recent experience Touch TD had gathering oral histories from around the industrial heritage heartland of Birmingham. It outlines how the collecting of such experiences and memories can help to map out not only a sense of place, but additionally highlight some of the processes that can lead to such […]

Accessible Tourism – a hidden corner in the sustainability debate

Accessible Tourism – a hidden corner in the sustainability debate

With much of the gaze today being cast upon the environmental and economic aspects of sustainability in tourism, concerns around cultural and social issues can often take the back burner when a small business is assessing the direction and tough decisions it has to take in this competitive sector. Amongst those, thoughts about access for […]