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Thought Leadership

Original articles offering fresh perspectives on tourism investment, sustainability, and market trends in Latin America and the Caribbean. These insights reflect Impactum’s commitment to informed, responsible growth across the region’s hospitality sector.

Sustainable tourism can bridge the financing gap in conservation by linking profitability with environmental stewardship. Innovative business models—like those pioneered in Chile—show how tourism can protect ecosystems while creating scalable impact investment opportunities.

Part I

Food waste is not only an ethical and environmental challenge—it’s an economic one. For tourism businesses, tackling food waste can reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and demonstrate meaningful sustainability leadership.

Part II

The tourism industry has an opportunity to tackle food waste through innovation and collaboration. Reducing waste not only benefits the environment—it strengthens business resilience, enhances profitability, and reinforces sustainability credentials.

The pandemic brought Latin America’s tourism sector to a standstill, but it also revealed the industry’s resilience and capacity for collective action. Stakeholders across the region collaborated to protect jobs, preserve liquidity, and redefine hospitality for a post-crisis world.

As Caribbean economies reel from the impacts of global crises, public-private collaboration is essential. Governments must complement private sector efforts with targeted stimulus, liquidity measures, and coordinated recovery strategies to rebuild the region’s vital tourism industry.