Interpretation & Tourism - An affinity group of NAI

29/01/2026

Interpretation has a role to play in transformational travel. What role do you see for interpreters?

Traveling can bring a new kind of vitality offering positive health benefits

19/11/2025

Interpretation enhances a tourism-related attractions venue.

Once a bustling hub of rail travel, St. Louis Union Station has continually evolved. Years after the last trains departed, the terminal was reborn as a retail destination, but by the late 1990s, its halls had grown quiet. Then, in 2019, Lodging Hospitality Management rekindled that sense of exciteme...

12/09/2025

How amazing is this? We hope there are many interpretive related proejcts that emerge from this funding.

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) has awarded $980,000 in funding to 26 community-based organizations through its Kūkulu Ola program, as part of its commitment to supporting and strengthening Native Hawaiian culture by providing genuine experiences for residents and visitors statew...

03/09/2025

What role should play in dark tourism?

Why evil histories sell. A visit to Hitler's bunker, and a deep dive into the economics and ethical quandaries of "dark tourism."

15/08/2025

A fascinating read on the impact tourism could make to take action.

As more people travel to destinations that may soon vanish due to climate change, experts and guides weigh in on how this practice could help preserve these places – if done right.

15/08/2025

Technology + Interpretation could mean a job-killing situation. But is the experience the same without a live person? 🤨

Le Walk uses AI and local storytellers to turn your phone into a private tour guide through Paris, Rome, Florence, and beyond.

15/07/2025

Impacts of overtourism in Seoul, South Korea (Bukchon Hanok Village)! One historic neighborhood is heavily impacted by crowds of people walking by your front doors.

What would you do? Impose a curfew?



https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10431461

12/10/2024

Always interesting when translation cross cultures has a different meaning. Hopefully this isn’t truth in advertising.

24/09/2024

A great article encouraging positive behavior at sites with difficult histories. Some good advice for the sites we work and guide at.

Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

17/09/2024

What a fascinating way to learn more about tourism! Wish I had a course like this in college.

The course appeals to millennial and Gen Z students who are increasingly concerned about the climate crisis and continued carbon emissions.