Feedback from Danielle
"I was fortunate to attend the Global Sustainable Tourism Summit 2024 hosted by Ecotourism Australia in Meanjin Brisbane. The summit started off with a site visit to the Scenic Rim with the ecotourism certified operator, Southern Cross Tours. We had the opportunity to experience O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, a certified accommodation provider, and visit the Tamborine Mountain glowworm caves, an ecotourism certified operator that has rehabilitated a portion of the local rainforest, and is working toward the conservation of the glowworm.
The next couple days were filled with the inspiring stories of others in the industry. With over 270 experienced delegates in attendance at the conference, it was the perfect opportunity to discuss industry best practice for moving toward a more sustainable and regenerative future.
Keynote speakers attended from a variety of nations to provide perspective and focused on important topics, such as accessibility of nature-based tourism, creating purposeful indigenous engagement and involvement, and the future role of new technologies to support the industry’s sustainable development, among many other topics. With so much opportunity to for growth, the most important take away is to "Just Start" – even a small change in the right direction is progress!"
