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Responsible Tourism conference at the WTM
Oct 8 2009, 3:30 PM EDT
Nowadays, the words “responsible”, “green” and “sustainable” are finding their way in front of every type of activity that we find on the market. Even though these terms reflect a healthier and compassionate lifestyle, theyalso attract a wide number of customers due to the social trend which has swung over to the ethical way of seeing things in everyday life. Now it is the turn of tourism to get the “ethical treatment”, and the term Responsible Tourism has been circulating in blogs, travel fairs (see WTM responsible tourism day) and other publications for the past few years, and it seems like there is an ever growing database of tourism orientated businesses which are adopting the “responsible” label. Why? Well because it attracts the tourist of course. Responsible tourism started off as a strategy to use tourism as a tool to alleviate poverty in impoverished areas of the world, as its criteria includes economic benefits for communities in the destination, respect towards nature and cultural values, valorisation of national heritages and the promotion of sustainable living (renewable energy, permaculture, recycling, etc.). The majority of travel businesses that started off the trend strived towards this and still do, however there is a danger that there will be an increasing trend for businesses to jump on the band wagon to win a quick buck without taking into consideration the real meaning of responsible tourism. Now there is a chance for businesses seeking profitability through the right use of responsible tourism (using the Cape Town declaration criteria) to learn how to grow their ventures whilst respecting the ideals and values on which the industry started off on. [...] To read more go to wadiscovery.blogspot.com Do you find this valuable? |
planeta |
1. RE: Responsible Tourism conference at the WTM
Nov 9 2009, 3:51 PM EST
what's happening at this year's event? are there any real-time chats scheduled?
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agricolus |
2. RE: Responsible Tourism conference at the WTM
Nov 13 2009, 2:33 PM EST
| Post edited: Nov 13 2009, 2:34 PM EST
The Media Diary indicates that many of the seminars "will be recorded and available from Friday 27th November at www.wtmlondon.com
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