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December 2023
Green Destinations 2024 Top 100 Stories Now Open for Registrations08-12-2023
The Green Destinations Top 100 Stories competition is now open for registration!
At Acorn Tourism we have supported the competition through a…
November 2023
The first of our three-year contract with CBI comes to a successful conclusion29-11-2023
As 2023 comes to an end, Acorn is delighted to mark the successful end of the first year of our new three-year contract with CBI to produce a wide…
Representing the Falkland Islands Tourist Board at WTM, London13-11-2023
Acorn Tourism Consulting has been working with the Falkland Tourist Board for the last 15 years. As part of this partnership, for the last 10 years…
October 2023
AdventureELEVATE Near East Event, Jordan 30-10-2023
In mid October Alison attended and presented as part of a panel at the AdventureELEVATE, Near East Event in Amman, Jordan run by the Adventure…
Aqaba, Jordan Makes the Green Destination Top 100 Stories: 2023 List13-10-2023
We are delighted to announce that Aqaba, Jordan is on the Green Destinations Top 100 stories list for this year. Through our ongoing CBI funded…
Green Destinations Top 100 Stories: 2023 list unveiled10-10-2023
Green Destinations have announced the Top 100 Stories list, as part of their 2023 annual convention in Estonia. The Top 100 Stories is an…
September 2023
World Tourism Day 202327-09-2023
Today we celebrate the UNWTO's World Tourism Day, an annual event that serves as a reminder of the immense impact that tourism has on our global…
July 2023
Tourism Development Across Saudi Arabia25-07-2023
Acorn have just completed three exciting projects in Saudi Arabia that have been taking place over the last two years.
In the Farasan Islands…
Tourism Satellite Account for Tunisia16-07-2023
Acorn has been engaged by USAID under the Visit Tunisia project to implement an international visitor survey, and collect and compile the statistics…
Circular and Resilient Tourism on Small Islands and in Coastal Destinations01-07-2023
Acorn is working with Buro Happold on this World Bank PROBLUE funded study looking into the establishment of circular and resilient tourism on small…
June 2023
Green Destinations Latin America: Promoting Sustainable Community-Based Tourism in Colombia27-06-2023
Acorn Tourism’s Colombian Community Entrepreneur specialist, Nicole Layolle, presented Acorn’s innovative community-led initiatives at…
Supporting Regenerative Agriculture12-06-2023
Acorn have been supporting a local conservation charity, the Bellhurst Nature Conservation Trust, for over a year now. This Trust aims to…
May 2023
Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan Development in Sierra Leone10-05-2023
Acorn is working with Keios (Italy) and The Journey (South Africa) to develop a Strategic Plan for Sustainable Tourism in Sierra Leone. The…
April 2023
An Exciting Time for Tourism Data21-04-2023
Acorn T-Stats are delighted to have been awarded the Tourism Data Hub Feasibility Study contract for the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise…
March 2023
Register Now - Green Destinations Top 100 Stories, 202328-03-2023
Having launched in 2014, the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories is a competition that runs annually, helping to raise awareness of sustainable good…
Acorn's recent trip to The Falkland Islands 13-03-2023
Acorn Tourism have been working with the Falkland Islands Tourist Board for over 15 years. Acorn's Director, Kevin Millington…
Azraq Wetland Reserve have been announced as winners of their category08-03-2023
On the 7th March 2023 at ITB Berlin, the Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan were announced the winners of the Nature & Scenery Category for Green…
Green Tourism Gold Award01-03-2023
Having started our Green Tourism journey at the end of 2018, we are delighted that five years down the line we have achieved the Green Tourism Gold…
February 2023
Our Climate Action Plan, 202303-02-2023
As a signatory of The Glasgow Declaration, Acorn is committed to "working with stakeholders within the tourism industry to align…
January 2023
Tourism Market Intelligence Studies for the CBI13-01-2023
We are excited to announce that we have successfully bid to renew our contract with the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing…
September 2022
Green Destinations Top 100 Stories: 2022 list unveiled29-09-2022
Green Destinations have announced the Top 100 Stories list, as part of their 2022 annual convention in Athens. And our Director Alison was lucky…
Join Acorn's cycling tourism experts on 13th September for an online panel discussion07-09-2022
Cycling is very popular in Europe and growing concern about sustainability has increased the appeal of cycling tourism. Acorn Tourism’s…
July 2022
Acorn has become a Member of the Glasgow Declaration Working Group 19-07-2022
We are delighted to have been asked to join the OnePlanet Network, Glasgow Declaration Capacity Building Workshop Group. Other signatories include…
Acorn’s Carbon Offsetting Projects Expand…18-07-2022
Acorn are pleased to report that we now support a local conservation charity called Bellhurst Nature Conservation Trust.
The Trust’s…
Our Director, Alison has been appointed as the Head of Sustainability for TMI14-07-2022
Alison has recently joined the board of directors for the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) as Head of Sustainability. This position was…
June 2022
Slow Tourism and how it can change our holidays for the better01-06-2022
Our Senior Consultant, Sally Gandon discusses the benefits of slow tourism in this Newsweek article by Sophie Lloyd, a growing trend in the industry.…
March 2022
Improving Tourism Intelligence in Albania25-03-2022
The World Bank funded Project of Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) in Albania has contracted Acorn to assess and make…
Measuring Tourism in Uzbekistan25-03-2022
Acorn has been engaged by Keios and The Journey to work with them on a study in Uzbekistan for the development of new sustainable tourism…
Tourism Master Plan and TSA for Botswana24-03-2022
Acorn have been working with the Department of Tourism in Botswana on their statistics and the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) since 1998…
Future of Tourism and Digital Dashboard for Jordan22-03-2022
UNWTO have commissioned Acorn to work on two projects in Jordan for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The first is a report identifying short…
Regional Marketing Strategy for the Caribbean21-03-2022
Acorn has recently completed a regional marketing strategy for Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The World Bank…
January 2022
Climate crisis and changing priorities post-COVID stimulates demand for sustainability in tourism25-01-2022
Acorn Tourism’s latest report drawing on its extensive knowledge of supporting tourism businesses to embed sustainability into all parts of…
Uncovering digital technologies in tourism21-01-2022
Digital transformation is the hot topic of Acorn Tourism’s latest report for the CBI, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, aimed at supporting…
December 2021
Safe Travels Stamp awarded to the Falkland Islands01-12-2021
The Falkland Islands have earned the global stamp of approval as a Safe Travels Destination for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the high…
November 2021
The Falkland Islands - recognised for their efforts in sustainability and excellent good practice23-11-2021
The Falkland Islands were recently selected to the Green Destinations 2021 Top 100 list for their excellent good practice focused on Tourism Reset…
October 2021
Pent up demand for overseas travel looks promising for the MICE sector18-10-2021
MICE travel (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) is one of the most important segments of the global tourism industry. The sector…
Developing walking tourism - low investment opportunities for local tour operators11-10-2021
Acorn Tourism’s latest report for the CBI, part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, focusses on Walking Tourism, a minimal impact and…
Driving authentic cultural tourism experiences through local cuisine07-10-2021
Food tourism has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade as travellers seek out local cuisines to get a true feel for the culture,…
August 2021
Audience Development Plan for Borde Hill04-08-2021
Borde Hill is a stunningly beautiful and botanically rich heritage garden, set within over 200 acres of traditional parkland. It captivates and…
Digitalisation of Tourism Services in Rwanda04-08-2021
Rwanda has a wide variety of well-marked hiking and cycling trails, especially in the Kivu Belt region. Whilst some of these trails have been…
July 2021
Developing Bird Watching Travel Products for SMEs20-07-2021
Bird watching is one of the most popular outdoor leisure activities in the world today and many European birders are keen to travel to long-haul…
Cultural Tourism - Supporting SMEs to Enter the European Market12-07-2021
With the world a melting pot of vibrant heritage and diverse cultures, travelling abroad to experience different cultures is very popular on the…
Opportunities for SMEs in the European Wildlife Tourism Market05-07-2021
One of the most popular tourism niches in the world today, wildlife tourism from the European market was the focus for Acorn Tourism’s latest…
June 2021
T-Stats “21” nearly ready for launch23-06-2021
It’s almost five years since Acorn launched the current version of T-Stats, and over that time we’ve been listening to what users…
T-Stats for the Seychelles23-06-2021
The Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has engaged Acorn to implement its T-Stats…
Back on the road in Sierra Leone22-06-2021
After more than a year of supporting destinations remotely, we are back in field in Sierra Leone. We are engaging with stakeholders and communities…
Tourism Satellite Account for Papua New Guinea21-06-2021
Acorn is delighted to be working with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) to develop a first Tourism Satellite Account (TSA)…
Tourism Sector Support in the Falklands21-06-2021
Just like every other country, the Falkland Islands’ tourism sector has suffered from the lack of international visitors over the last year…
May 2021
Jordan tourism industry support 2021-2418-05-2021
The Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) in the Netherlands today launched its programme to support the Jordanian tourism sector from 2021 to…
Phase 2 of Colombia's Tourism Routes for Forests and Peace14-05-2021
Acorn Tourism is working on Phase 2 of the UK BEIS funded community-based ecotourism project ‘Tourism Routes for Forests and Peace’…
