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BC Regional Innovation Chair Video Talks

'Transformative Power of a Sustainable Tourism Framework' with Pamela Duynstee of Mosaic Earth Travel and Dr. Kajsa Åberg.

Patrick hosted Dr. Kajsa Åberg for a talk on Local Tourism Innovation in Västerbotten, Sweden.

Keynote speaker at the 2nd CREATOUR Creative Tourism meeting, Braga, Portugal.

Pecha Kucha on 'Creative Outposts' at the 6th IPTRN conference in Yukon, Canada.

Patrick joined the editors of Tourism Geographies for the online launch of the new online publication Tourism Geographic.

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BC Regional Innovation Chair in the Media

6 experts' advice for saving the northern tourism industry | CBC NewsThe tourism industry was "first to be hit, the hardest hit, and … the last to be saved," in the words of one expert, but that doesn’t mean governments are out of options yet.

Patrick is one of the experts quoted several times in the article, including: "The general trend we're seeing … is providers trying to think, how can we work together so we come out of this better than we went into it?" he said. "It's a long road, and it's not going to be over in one season."

Link to the International Polar Tourism Research Network (whose members Patrick Brouder and Pat Maher are quoted in the CBC story: www.iptrn.org

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return — and will it be forever changed?A vaccine may be the magic bullet, but getting travellers back in the skies will require much more — including convincing people that travel is safe again.

Patrick is one of the advocates referred to by the authors of this piece in The Conversation: "Advocates for more sustainable tourism are hoping the coming years will lead to a rethink of international travel"

Link to the paper referenced in The Conversation: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2020.1760928?scroll=top&needAccess=true