News about tourism
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01 February 2021
Caught on film! TurtleCams show how tourists feed (and influence) turtles
- Young green turtles’ behaviour is influenced by tourists feeding the animals. This was discovered by researchers of Wageningen University &... -
14 November 2020
Veni grant: Slavery, heritage and tourism in Ghana, Suriname, Netherlands
- Assistant Professor Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong of the Cultural Geography Group has been awarded a Veni grant for a research project which examines how... -
29 May 2020
Vacancy: Assistant Professor in Governance of Coastal Resilience at the Environmental Policy Group
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29 January 2020
Tourists put paradise on Earth under pressure
- A remote paradise with the richest biodiversity in the world is threatened by tourists. Over the past two weeks, a team of scientists from Wageningen... -
27 September 2019
Celebrate World Tourism Day by joining the online courses on Sustainable Tourism
- On 27 September, events will be organized all around the globe to celebrate World Tourism Day. This year’s theme is ‘Tourism and Jobs: a... -
06 September 2019
Report on how to achieve balanced growth of tourism published
- A report on how government authorities, entrepreneurs, residents and knowledge institutes can contribute to a balanced growth of inbound and domestic... -
20 August 2019
Sustainable tourism MOOC among top 10 edX finalists
- An online sustainable tourism course produced by the Cultural Geography group is one of two finalists from Wageningen University which are among the... -
09 July 2019
Tourism and water scarcity: analysis and policy options
- The three-year JPI Water funded project SIMTWIST (Simulating tourism water consumption with stakeholders) celebrated its kick-off in Wageningen... -
26 April 2019
Online sustainable tourism courses reach audiences worldwide
- People from all over the world are learning about sustainable tourism from Wageningen University’s online courses. You don’t need to be a... -
25 February 2019
Mussert's Wall: the future of dark heritage
- The Wall of Mussert in Lunteren symbolises a dark page in our history. It is seen as ‘dark heritage’. How to handle this in the best...