“I've always been extremely conservation-minded because of Dad.” — Shannon Lansdowne How can a tourism business stay...
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Renewable experiences: EVs and a community vision
“Getting involved with e-bike rentals, it's not just for tourists. [...] I want to encourage more locals to start...
The Indigenous entrepreneur tending BC’s largest kelp farm
"Levelling up and being able to create those opportunities for yourself is, I think, one of the best parts of this...
The next exponential solution? AirMiners and carbon removal
“The way that we remove politics and polarization is by building actual solutions [...] That’s how we take the...
The circumstances of change: Innovation at UBC’s Creative Destruction Lab
“We're not just doing something minor and iterative here. We're trying to radically disrupt for the positive benefit...
Hope and a reality check from Dr. Susanne Becken, sustainable tourism professor
“I think a value shift is needed. [...] This whole idea of regenerative tourism – that's taking off both with...
How guided tours help preserve nature
"People inherently want to protect things that they care about.” — Jared Garfield People are going to explore, and it...
Bottom-up solutions: The bike shop making Bend better
“I don't know if tourists actually have as much of an effect on the values of Bend as much as Bend has an effect on...
How regional tourism impacts Tribal lands: Bend and Warm Springs Reservation
“We look out for our land base because this is all we've got, and because this is all we have, we need to take care of...
Why “complete communities” make more sustainable places
“I think in order to take care of a destination, it has to be a true partnership with the community.” — Ben Gordon...
Learning from resident sentiment studies at OSU’s Sustainable Tourism Lab
“The goal, really, of sustainable tourism is to protect the destination for the next hundred, 200 years, so that...
How Visit Bend reinvests tourism dollars into sustainability and local amenities
“At Visit Bend, we think about regenerative travel like, how are we reinvesting the money that tourism brings into our...
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