Hi, I'm Averil Huck (new to this platform!) 👋 I'm a feminist tour guide in Prague, Czech Republic. I was wondering whether there were any other fellow guides focusing on feminist/queer history or other ethical topics. Should we start a new Topic specifically on these topics?

The consensus on the question I posted before seems to be that it's okay to encourage travel, but that we need to encourage traveling BETTER, whether that means encouraging choosing trains over planes, taking longer trips, seeing things in a different way, etc. My question now is HOW? How do I as a content creator do that? I mean, just lecturing people about sustainability or whatever isn't going to help. I'd love some PRACTICAL ideas on how to encourage better travel. So far I'm trying - not always ...

We have seen a lot of new members in our chapter (Toronto) and learning should never stop no matter how long you've been in the industry! Wrapping up 2024 I would love to know what are the top 3 things you've learned this year as a travel professional? Let’s learn from each other!

I'm curious where everyone in our community are planning to visit next year. Especially off-the-beaten path, or new destinations (for you). Also, what inspired you? 👉 Share your 2024 travel plans in the comments!

I see that a lot of bloggers, in their bios, write things like "My goal is to inspire people to travel." It makes me wonder: is that really what we should do? Do we really want more people to travel, given all of the climate and sustainability consequences that can arise from travel? Or should we be encouraging people to travel better rather than more? And if so, how?