The document discusses the Global Greeter Network, an informal worldwide organization of volunteer greeters who welcome visitors to their cities for free. It provides a brief history of how the network started in 1992 with two volunteers in New York and has since grown to over 3,500 greeters across 85 destinations. The network aims to support sustainable tourism through cultural and economic enrichment of local communities and creating a positive image for each destination.
This document outlines a strategy for developing vibrant neighborhoods in Joplin, Missouri. It defines what constitutes a neighborhood and vibrancy. The strategy involves identifying neighborhoods, assessing their condition, engaging citizens, communicating with residents, neighborhood planning, education, and improvement initiatives led by both citizens and the city. Code enforcement plays an important role, with the city aiming to address around 5000 cases per year related to issues like tall grass, garbage, and other code violations. The overall strategy emphasizes collaborative efforts among citizens, organizations, and the city to strategically build vibrant neighborhoods.
Chapter 1: Globalization and The World Regional farhana razak
This document defines globalization as the increased interconnection among countries through economic, political, and cultural integration and exchange of capital, technology, and information across borders. Localization is defined as the strengthening of local traditions and resistance to globalization practices out of concerns that globalization threatens cultures, economies, politics, and environments. The document outlines facets of globalization such as increasing global connections and flows of goods and services, while facets of localization include more confident local voices and identities and the rise of separatist groups and emphasis on ethnic and religious differences.
This document summarizes a presentation about building social movements. It discusses the values of collaboration, elegance, and commitment. It then outlines Help Refugees' approach, which rapidly scaled in 2015-2016 to help over 722,500 refugees through crowdfunding and volunteers. Their timely response in Calais aligned with public interest, and they focused on direct humanitarian aid, reactivity, and authentic storytelling. The presentation aims to provide lessons for effective social change work.
This document discusses the challenges of overtourism and sustainable tourism development. It provides a history of sustainable development concepts and frameworks from the 1970s to present. It notes that while sustainability has been discussed for decades, progress has been too slow and overtourism is a consequence. The document examines causes of overtourism like increased travel affordability and seasonality. It also discusses managing tourism demand and supply through approaches like capacity limits, demarketing, and privileging local access. Finally, it argues for evidence-based management, stakeholder collaboration, and prioritizing resident well-being over business interests to regulate tourism development successfully.
The document discusses planning for placemaking and enhancing spaces like parks and recreational areas. It provides examples of how placemaking can increase a city's attractiveness and competitiveness by investing in public spaces. Specifically, it discusses how parks can boost quality of life, attract visitors and tourism revenues, and increase property values and economic growth in surrounding areas. The document also outlines strategies for enhancing places like Quinta Mazatlan park through improved amenities, programming, and virtual technologies to extend its reach and benefits.
This document discusses South Africa's efforts to promote responsible tourism since 1996. It outlines key milestones like the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in 2002. It also summarizes South Africa's strategies to strengthen responsible tourism, such as developing national minimum standards, certification schemes, and a Cape Town responsible tourism campaign. The campaign aims to make Cape Town a more sustainable tourism destination through partnerships across sectors and a focus on issues like water, energy, waste management, and socioeconomic development.
Tourism and indigenous microentrepreneurship in the South PacificDuarte Morais
Alex Trupp, Apisalome Movono, & Ilisapeci Matalolu (2019). Tourism and indigenous microentrepreneurship in the South Pacific. Presentation at The 3rd International Conference on Tourism and Business 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
The document discusses the Global Greeter Network, an informal worldwide organization of volunteer greeters who welcome visitors to their cities for free. It provides a brief history of how the network started in 1992 with two volunteers in New York and has since grown to over 3,500 greeters across 85 destinations. The network aims to support sustainable tourism through cultural and economic enrichment of local communities and creating a positive image for each destination.
This document outlines a strategy for developing vibrant neighborhoods in Joplin, Missouri. It defines what constitutes a neighborhood and vibrancy. The strategy involves identifying neighborhoods, assessing their condition, engaging citizens, communicating with residents, neighborhood planning, education, and improvement initiatives led by both citizens and the city. Code enforcement plays an important role, with the city aiming to address around 5000 cases per year related to issues like tall grass, garbage, and other code violations. The overall strategy emphasizes collaborative efforts among citizens, organizations, and the city to strategically build vibrant neighborhoods.
Chapter 1: Globalization and The World Regional farhana razak
This document defines globalization as the increased interconnection among countries through economic, political, and cultural integration and exchange of capital, technology, and information across borders. Localization is defined as the strengthening of local traditions and resistance to globalization practices out of concerns that globalization threatens cultures, economies, politics, and environments. The document outlines facets of globalization such as increasing global connections and flows of goods and services, while facets of localization include more confident local voices and identities and the rise of separatist groups and emphasis on ethnic and religious differences.
This document summarizes a presentation about building social movements. It discusses the values of collaboration, elegance, and commitment. It then outlines Help Refugees' approach, which rapidly scaled in 2015-2016 to help over 722,500 refugees through crowdfunding and volunteers. Their timely response in Calais aligned with public interest, and they focused on direct humanitarian aid, reactivity, and authentic storytelling. The presentation aims to provide lessons for effective social change work.
This document discusses the challenges of overtourism and sustainable tourism development. It provides a history of sustainable development concepts and frameworks from the 1970s to present. It notes that while sustainability has been discussed for decades, progress has been too slow and overtourism is a consequence. The document examines causes of overtourism like increased travel affordability and seasonality. It also discusses managing tourism demand and supply through approaches like capacity limits, demarketing, and privileging local access. Finally, it argues for evidence-based management, stakeholder collaboration, and prioritizing resident well-being over business interests to regulate tourism development successfully.
The document discusses planning for placemaking and enhancing spaces like parks and recreational areas. It provides examples of how placemaking can increase a city's attractiveness and competitiveness by investing in public spaces. Specifically, it discusses how parks can boost quality of life, attract visitors and tourism revenues, and increase property values and economic growth in surrounding areas. The document also outlines strategies for enhancing places like Quinta Mazatlan park through improved amenities, programming, and virtual technologies to extend its reach and benefits.
This document discusses South Africa's efforts to promote responsible tourism since 1996. It outlines key milestones like the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in 2002. It also summarizes South Africa's strategies to strengthen responsible tourism, such as developing national minimum standards, certification schemes, and a Cape Town responsible tourism campaign. The campaign aims to make Cape Town a more sustainable tourism destination through partnerships across sectors and a focus on issues like water, energy, waste management, and socioeconomic development.
Tourism and indigenous microentrepreneurship in the South PacificDuarte Morais
Alex Trupp, Apisalome Movono, & Ilisapeci Matalolu (2019). Tourism and indigenous microentrepreneurship in the South Pacific. Presentation at The 3rd International Conference on Tourism and Business 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
The United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This document outlines the UN's goals for promoting sustainable tourism through several UN Sustainable Development Targets aimed at creating jobs, promoting local culture, and protecting the environment through 2030. It provides details on the objectives, key areas, lines of action, and suggested activities for governments, private sectors, academia, NGOs, tourists, and others to celebrate and support sustainable tourism development during the International Year.
This document discusses social carrying capacity as it relates to tourism. Social carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of tourists an area can support without negative social, cultural, or economic impacts on the local community or degradation of the visitor experience. It examines both positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism on communities. Positive impacts include education/training, enhanced quality of life, pride in local culture, and cultural awareness/peace, while negative impacts include commodification of culture, increased crime, loss of cultural identity, displacement of locals, economic tensions, and potential exploitation of workers. The conclusion states that sustainable tourism development aims to enhance community welfare through economic opportunities while preserving cultural heritage and quality of life, rather than relying solely on numerical carrying
Charity Donation began as a personal initiative in 2014 and has since grown into an internationally recognized non-profit foundation. It launched its first social enterprise, Love Bites, in 2018 and has expanded its operations through partnerships with organizations in 10 countries across relief campaigns, national campaigns, and goodwill visits aimed at achieving the UN's goal of no poverty. Charity Donation is audited annually and directs over 65% of its budget towards community aid projects.
The document describes a trip to three countries - Turkey, India, and Haiti. It provides details about the cities and sites visited in each country, including Mumbai and its Bollywood film industry, religious sites in Ephesus, Turkey, and the devastating 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti that killed over 200,000 people. The document compares the development levels of each country and shares observations about the culture, languages, and customs experienced.
2013 Gold Coast Mobilities and Tourism GovernanceDianne Dredge
The ‘mobilities turn’ provides an evocative lens to explore the way that movement of people, objects, capital and information transform the physical, social, economic and political characteristics of destinations. As a result, territorial and sedentary understandings of community, individual and collective notions of identity, and the ways a destination can be conceived, are being challenged. This presentation explores the implications of this mobilities turn on tourism planning, policy and governance using cases from Australia. The research highlights the implications of the mobilities turn on destination planning and management, and particularly what it might mean for destination governance.
Tourism planning and development (Introduction)Mike Joseph
The document discusses tourism planning and development. It explains that tourism planning involves coordinating with government agencies and private sector businesses to improve tourism infrastructure and ensure travelers' needs are met. Effective planning provides resources for tourists while allowing destinations and businesses to enhance their tourism offerings. However, a lack of planning can lead to an unorganized industry with decreased profits as planning helps destinations appeal to markets and maximize opportunities.
The document outlines the course breakdown for the HSS Seminar, dividing courses into four categories: introductory courses, shared courses between two majors, courses specific to the Emirati Studies major, and courses specific to the International Affairs major. Introductory courses include introductions to culture/society and international relations as well as world history and comparative traditions. Shared courses cover research methods, comparative sociology, politics of identity, and others. Emirati Studies courses focus on UAE history, archaeology, and Gulf heritage while International Affairs covers international law, politics in the Gulf, and macroeconomics.
Intercultural Challenges and Diversitypludoni GmbH
This document discusses multicultural challenges in human resources management. It provides information on cultural differences between Germany and China in areas such as relationships between employees and employers, friends, and family. It also compares aspects of daily life, social norms, and values between the two cultures. The document aims to raise awareness of cultural diversity and its implications for managing multinational workforces.
Global sustainable tourism criteria for destinations gp redCindy Heath
This document provides an overview of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria for Destinations (GSTC-D). It discusses the origin and development of the GSTC-D, including the process of consolidating existing destination criteria, public consultations, field testing, and refinement. It outlines the organization of the GSTC-D, including its four objectives related to sustainable destination management, socio-economic benefits, benefits to communities/culture, and benefits to the environment. Specific criteria and indicators are also presented.
The document discusses the evolution of tourism planning since World War 2 from a state-oriented approach to a more regional and systems-based approach. It also discusses how tourism can benefit local communities economically and socially if planned carefully, but uncontrolled development can lead to false expectations. Finally, it stresses the importance of community involvement in tourism planning through various consultation methods to develop robust plans that consider local impacts and create recognizable tourism destinations.
This document discusses current trends in sustainable tourism certification and opportunities for Africa. It provides an overview of Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA), including its mission and activities. FTTSA aims to create an integrated regional fair trade tourism system in southern Africa through cooperation with organizations in neighboring countries. The goal is to attract fair trade tourism arrivals to the region from key markets and test the exportability of the system to other destinations, while securing support for tourism as a fair trade product. FTTSA is partnering with GO TO Madagascar to enable its members to participate in fair trade value chains and launch the first fair trade holidays in Madagascar at the Indaba tourism trade show in 2013.
This document provides an overview of the strategic themes of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It outlines five main themes: Science in Culture, Digital Transformations, Care for the Future, Translating Cultures, and Connected Communities. For each theme, it briefly describes the focus and some example sub-themes. It also discusses how the themes were developed through consultation and how the AHRC is supporting related activities like workshops, partnerships, and funding calls.
Paul Long Royal Geographical Society 2014 presentationPhil Jones
Whose Culture, Whose Creative City. A paper given by Paul Long of the AHRC-funded Cultural Intermediation project at the Royal Geographical Society annual conference in August 2014.
1) LocalEyes is a tourism startup that aims to provide authentic local experiences to travelers by connecting them with local guides for customized tours and activities.
2) Current tourism trends see rising numbers of travelers but also impersonal mass tourism experiences. LocalEyes offers a alternative by utilizing local people as tour guides and recommending off-the-beaten path destinations and experiences.
3) The startup plans to launch with a minimum viable product, then expand its guide and destination coverage in phases to eventually build a global platform connecting travelers with locals everywhere.
The document discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in Mendoza, Argentina. Some of the key advantages mentioned are that tourism provides more work and higher earnings for tour guides and hotel workers. It also brings in foreign exchange and supports cultural preservation. However, some of the disadvantages are that tourism can lead to environmental destruction as hotels and infrastructure are developed. It also only provides seasonal employment, with many people losing their jobs outside of the tourism season, and some workers only finding low-paid, marginal jobs. Not all residents benefit equally from the tourism industry.
Social Entrepreneurship Week - 2014 Sponsorship PackRama Chakaki
Social Enterprise Week is a weeklong event that brings together stakeholders in the social enterprise sector. Previous Social Enterprise Weeks saw high attendance, unique insights into the sector, and significant social media attention. The 2014 schedule includes sessions on impact investment, community health, education models for youth, ethical fashion, and the Hult Prize social enterprise challenge for students. The event is supported by various organizations and individuals and offers sponsorship opportunities.
Globalisation is a long-standing process that has accelerated due to developments in transport, communications, and business. It involves widening and deepening global connections and interdependence through increased flows of commodities, capital, information, migrants, and tourists. Rapid advances in technology over the 19th and 20th centuries, especially in transport and ICT, have contributed to greater global integration and a "shrinking world" with stronger global networks.
When you open your club and home through a Rotary Friendship Exchange, there are so many benefits you can enjoy! In this session, you'll gain insight into how to promote Rotary Friendship Exchanges in order to enhance fellowship, promote service projects, increase international understanding, and so much more!
This document discusses using tourism to improve places for both residents and visitors. It outlines the history of sustainable development and defines responsible tourism. Responsible tourism aims to minimize negative impacts, benefit local communities, and involve local people. For tourism to be successful, it must offer unique experiences, maintain cultural heritage and environments, and create a sense of place. However, mass tourism can degrade destinations and lower the quality of life for residents, leading to overtourism. For tourism's benefits to be realized, it must support local employment, facilities, and ownership while limiting leaks from the local economy. The experiences visitors seek are often found through interactions with local people and culture rather than large-scale development. Communities must decide how to develop in
The United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This document outlines the UN's goals for promoting sustainable tourism through several UN Sustainable Development Targets aimed at creating jobs, promoting local culture, and protecting the environment through 2030. It provides details on the objectives, key areas, lines of action, and suggested activities for governments, private sectors, academia, NGOs, tourists, and others to celebrate and support sustainable tourism development during the International Year.
This document discusses social carrying capacity as it relates to tourism. Social carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of tourists an area can support without negative social, cultural, or economic impacts on the local community or degradation of the visitor experience. It examines both positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism on communities. Positive impacts include education/training, enhanced quality of life, pride in local culture, and cultural awareness/peace, while negative impacts include commodification of culture, increased crime, loss of cultural identity, displacement of locals, economic tensions, and potential exploitation of workers. The conclusion states that sustainable tourism development aims to enhance community welfare through economic opportunities while preserving cultural heritage and quality of life, rather than relying solely on numerical carrying
Charity Donation began as a personal initiative in 2014 and has since grown into an internationally recognized non-profit foundation. It launched its first social enterprise, Love Bites, in 2018 and has expanded its operations through partnerships with organizations in 10 countries across relief campaigns, national campaigns, and goodwill visits aimed at achieving the UN's goal of no poverty. Charity Donation is audited annually and directs over 65% of its budget towards community aid projects.
The document describes a trip to three countries - Turkey, India, and Haiti. It provides details about the cities and sites visited in each country, including Mumbai and its Bollywood film industry, religious sites in Ephesus, Turkey, and the devastating 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti that killed over 200,000 people. The document compares the development levels of each country and shares observations about the culture, languages, and customs experienced.
2013 Gold Coast Mobilities and Tourism GovernanceDianne Dredge
The ‘mobilities turn’ provides an evocative lens to explore the way that movement of people, objects, capital and information transform the physical, social, economic and political characteristics of destinations. As a result, territorial and sedentary understandings of community, individual and collective notions of identity, and the ways a destination can be conceived, are being challenged. This presentation explores the implications of this mobilities turn on tourism planning, policy and governance using cases from Australia. The research highlights the implications of the mobilities turn on destination planning and management, and particularly what it might mean for destination governance.
Tourism planning and development (Introduction)Mike Joseph
The document discusses tourism planning and development. It explains that tourism planning involves coordinating with government agencies and private sector businesses to improve tourism infrastructure and ensure travelers' needs are met. Effective planning provides resources for tourists while allowing destinations and businesses to enhance their tourism offerings. However, a lack of planning can lead to an unorganized industry with decreased profits as planning helps destinations appeal to markets and maximize opportunities.
The document outlines the course breakdown for the HSS Seminar, dividing courses into four categories: introductory courses, shared courses between two majors, courses specific to the Emirati Studies major, and courses specific to the International Affairs major. Introductory courses include introductions to culture/society and international relations as well as world history and comparative traditions. Shared courses cover research methods, comparative sociology, politics of identity, and others. Emirati Studies courses focus on UAE history, archaeology, and Gulf heritage while International Affairs covers international law, politics in the Gulf, and macroeconomics.
Intercultural Challenges and Diversitypludoni GmbH
This document discusses multicultural challenges in human resources management. It provides information on cultural differences between Germany and China in areas such as relationships between employees and employers, friends, and family. It also compares aspects of daily life, social norms, and values between the two cultures. The document aims to raise awareness of cultural diversity and its implications for managing multinational workforces.
Global sustainable tourism criteria for destinations gp redCindy Heath
This document provides an overview of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria for Destinations (GSTC-D). It discusses the origin and development of the GSTC-D, including the process of consolidating existing destination criteria, public consultations, field testing, and refinement. It outlines the organization of the GSTC-D, including its four objectives related to sustainable destination management, socio-economic benefits, benefits to communities/culture, and benefits to the environment. Specific criteria and indicators are also presented.
The document discusses the evolution of tourism planning since World War 2 from a state-oriented approach to a more regional and systems-based approach. It also discusses how tourism can benefit local communities economically and socially if planned carefully, but uncontrolled development can lead to false expectations. Finally, it stresses the importance of community involvement in tourism planning through various consultation methods to develop robust plans that consider local impacts and create recognizable tourism destinations.
This document discusses current trends in sustainable tourism certification and opportunities for Africa. It provides an overview of Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA), including its mission and activities. FTTSA aims to create an integrated regional fair trade tourism system in southern Africa through cooperation with organizations in neighboring countries. The goal is to attract fair trade tourism arrivals to the region from key markets and test the exportability of the system to other destinations, while securing support for tourism as a fair trade product. FTTSA is partnering with GO TO Madagascar to enable its members to participate in fair trade value chains and launch the first fair trade holidays in Madagascar at the Indaba tourism trade show in 2013.
This document provides an overview of the strategic themes of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It outlines five main themes: Science in Culture, Digital Transformations, Care for the Future, Translating Cultures, and Connected Communities. For each theme, it briefly describes the focus and some example sub-themes. It also discusses how the themes were developed through consultation and how the AHRC is supporting related activities like workshops, partnerships, and funding calls.
Paul Long Royal Geographical Society 2014 presentationPhil Jones
Whose Culture, Whose Creative City. A paper given by Paul Long of the AHRC-funded Cultural Intermediation project at the Royal Geographical Society annual conference in August 2014.
1) LocalEyes is a tourism startup that aims to provide authentic local experiences to travelers by connecting them with local guides for customized tours and activities.
2) Current tourism trends see rising numbers of travelers but also impersonal mass tourism experiences. LocalEyes offers a alternative by utilizing local people as tour guides and recommending off-the-beaten path destinations and experiences.
3) The startup plans to launch with a minimum viable product, then expand its guide and destination coverage in phases to eventually build a global platform connecting travelers with locals everywhere.
The document discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in Mendoza, Argentina. Some of the key advantages mentioned are that tourism provides more work and higher earnings for tour guides and hotel workers. It also brings in foreign exchange and supports cultural preservation. However, some of the disadvantages are that tourism can lead to environmental destruction as hotels and infrastructure are developed. It also only provides seasonal employment, with many people losing their jobs outside of the tourism season, and some workers only finding low-paid, marginal jobs. Not all residents benefit equally from the tourism industry.
Social Entrepreneurship Week - 2014 Sponsorship PackRama Chakaki
Social Enterprise Week is a weeklong event that brings together stakeholders in the social enterprise sector. Previous Social Enterprise Weeks saw high attendance, unique insights into the sector, and significant social media attention. The 2014 schedule includes sessions on impact investment, community health, education models for youth, ethical fashion, and the Hult Prize social enterprise challenge for students. The event is supported by various organizations and individuals and offers sponsorship opportunities.
Globalisation is a long-standing process that has accelerated due to developments in transport, communications, and business. It involves widening and deepening global connections and interdependence through increased flows of commodities, capital, information, migrants, and tourists. Rapid advances in technology over the 19th and 20th centuries, especially in transport and ICT, have contributed to greater global integration and a "shrinking world" with stronger global networks.
When you open your club and home through a Rotary Friendship Exchange, there are so many benefits you can enjoy! In this session, you'll gain insight into how to promote Rotary Friendship Exchanges in order to enhance fellowship, promote service projects, increase international understanding, and so much more!
This document discusses using tourism to improve places for both residents and visitors. It outlines the history of sustainable development and defines responsible tourism. Responsible tourism aims to minimize negative impacts, benefit local communities, and involve local people. For tourism to be successful, it must offer unique experiences, maintain cultural heritage and environments, and create a sense of place. However, mass tourism can degrade destinations and lower the quality of life for residents, leading to overtourism. For tourism's benefits to be realized, it must support local employment, facilities, and ownership while limiting leaks from the local economy. The experiences visitors seek are often found through interactions with local people and culture rather than large-scale development. Communities must decide how to develop in
This document discusses the topic of voluntourism and responsible tourism. It introduces the theme of the event which is examining whether voluntourism is good, bad, or ugly. The document outlines how Travel Matters promotes responsible travel through various initiatives that support local communities. It notes some concerns with voluntourism like lack of regulation and meaningful volunteer preparation and impact. The discussion aims to debate both the positive and negative impacts of voluntourism and how to maximize benefits and minimize harm.
Indigenous tourism partnerships report (vtic small business award)Rachel333
Review of best practice approaches to establishing sustainable partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous private sector, tourism businesses for mutual benefit
This document provides an introduction to cultural heritage tourism. It discusses tourism as a large and growing global industry, with Americans taking over 1 billion trips per year domestically. Cultural heritage tourism involves visiting places significant to a group's past or present cultural identity, such as historical sites, museums, festivals, or culturally important neighborhoods. Cultural heritage tourists tend to have higher incomes and spend more than average tourists. The document outlines Partners for Livable Communities' approach, which emphasizes using a community's existing cultural assets to improve quality of life, rather than focusing solely on developing new tourist attractions. It also notes the importance of creative interpretation of cultural heritage resources.
responsible volunteer travel - what are the issues and how do we address themSallie Grayson
whar are the main criteria for responsible volunteer programmes - what should volunteers look for and how does people and places design its support for volunteer projects abroad
What is Legacy? What does the word mean and how can we leave a “legacy” behind? If we look at the meaning in a dictionary, one would assume that we are talking about a static thing. However, when we talk about the legacy of association meetings, we could not be further from the truth! Whether it is the wealth of knowledge shared, the advancement of science, eradication of illnesses, changes of policy or creating awareness for a societal affliction, legacy is dynamic, develops organically and grows exponentially in accordance with the number of contributors supporting it. Whether we work for an association, venue, bureau or meeting organiser, we can all contribute to legacies. Join this session and be inspired to go further by being the force behind the creation of gifts and legacies for generations to come.
Responsible Tourism for the Tourism Industry M Hatchuel 2012Martin Hatchuel
Explains the principles of responsible tourism. Provides the definition of RT, and shows examples of RT in action from South Africa. Also a plea for careful and integrated tourism planning."
Responsible tourism is "Tourism that creates better places for people to live in, and better places to visit.
See also http://planeta.wikispaces.com/rtweek2012
This document provides an overview of a training module on building local strengths and engaging communities in tourism. The module aims to educate participants on the economic and cultural benefits of tourism for host communities. It discusses strategies for developing community-based and rural tourism, including highlighting local heritage, culture, and activities. The roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders like communities, businesses, and government agencies are also outlined.
From a Dead-end to a Destination: A Synergy Louisbourg Community Tourism Case...Tourism Cafe Canada
This 9-page, Synergy Louisbourg Community Engagement Tourism Case Study provides readers with insight into the journey travelled by a small town in rural Nova Scotia to begin the shift towards a collaborative vision and direction for tourism. Complete with two businesses profiles (The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site and the Point of View Suites' Beggars Banquet), this case study provides useful information for operators and community tourism developers alike.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
This document discusses sustainable tourism development. It outlines 4 stages of destination development: discovery, development, stagnation, and potential decline or rejuvenation. It emphasizes that sustainable tourism aims to meet present needs without compromising future needs. Key prerequisites for sustainable tourism include high quality attractions, infrastructure, community support, government assistance, safety, and codes of ethics. Various stakeholders like the private sector, government, and NGOs play important roles.
This document discusses sustainable tourism development. It outlines 4 stages of destination development: discovery, development, stagnation, and potential decline or rejuvenation. It emphasizes that sustainable tourism aims to meet present needs without compromising future needs. Key prerequisites for sustainable tourism include high quality attractions, infrastructure, community support, government assistance, safety, and codes of ethics. Various stakeholders like the private sector, government, and NGOs play important roles.
This document outlines a diversity and inclusion plan for the town of Stratford, PEI. It establishes four principles of sustainability: economic, environmental, social, and cultural. It then details goals and actions to create a sustainable and inclusive environment that protects human rights, fosters social engagement, and implements understanding, identification, and inclusion initiatives through community forums, data collection, policy reviews, and celebrations of cultural diversity. The next steps are to appoint an oversight committee and hire a coordinator to implement the plan.
El enfoque de trabajo en red de los actores locales para el desarrollo de los...Congreso Turismo Rural
The document discusses multi-stakeholder approaches to developing ecotourism destinations. It emphasizes involving local stakeholders from the beginning and taking a bottom-up approach to development. Ecotourism is presented as a potential alternative to mass tourism, but notes it still faces challenges in meeting sustainability criteria and customer expectations. The European Wilderness Society is highlighted as working to certify protected areas, tour operators, and local businesses that meet certain environmental, social, and economic standards for sustainable tourism.
This document discusses destination management and development for tourism in the Southern Gulf Islands. It provides an overview of key issues for "cold water islands" including sustainability, impacts of tourism, and governance challenges. It then discusses developing a competitive advantage through destination management that enhances infrastructure, services, resources and visitor experiences. Specifically, it outlines steps to take such as conducting an inventory of cultural assets, organizing them into a product positioning matrix, defining a destination typology, developing themed cultural routes, and establishing a competitive cluster approach to link complementary services and attractions. The document emphasizes identifying community champions to build support and provide leadership in tourism planning.
Tourism and Local Economic Development by Emeritus Professor Harold Goodwin discusses how tourism can be used to improve communities rather than just exploit them. The summary is:
1. Tourism should be used to improve places for residents to live rather than just cater to visitors.
2. Responsible tourism minimizes negative impacts, generates local benefits, and involves communities in decisions affecting them.
3. Unique local characteristics and culture give destinations competitive advantages and help attract visitors interested in authentic experiences.
Similar to International Centre for Responsible Tourism (20)
The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel is the first hotel in the UAE to receive endorsement from Evolvin' Women, a social enterprise that increases employability of women from developing countries. The hotel launched with a predominantly female team and has initiatives like "Inspired By Her" and a coaching/mentoring program to support women's empowerment. It currently employs 53 women including 5 in senior roles and has a goal of at least 30% female employees, replacing women who leave with other female candidates.
The document discusses empowerment through skills development and employment opportunities in marine wildlife tourism in Gansbaai, South Africa. It finds that marine wildlife tourism can provide opportunities for skills training, employment, and small business ownership. Through interviews, it was found that locals wish for their children to have better life opportunities and education than they had. The document highlights examples of individuals who started in entry-level jobs in marine wildlife tourism and were able to gain skills, qualifications, and ownership stakes in businesses through ongoing training opportunities provided by employers.
The document discusses the commercial and socio-cultural advantages of experiential tourism. It notes that experiential tourism through cultural and educational tours led by locals can foster understanding between visitors and hosts. Experiential purchases provide unlimited utility and happiness for travelers. Experiential tourism is expanding beyond rest and relaxation to include adventure and education.
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Expo 2020 Dubai will take place from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The theme is "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" and will focus on the sub-themes of opportunity, mobility, and sustainability. Expo 2020 Dubai aims to engage the international community and seek collective solutions to global challenges related to these themes through exhibitions, events, and programming on site and in surrounding communities. Sustainability is a key priority, with goals of delivering one of the most sustainable World Expos in history and leaving a legacy of sustainable practices, infrastructure, and awareness.
This document discusses Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas and their commitment to environmental sustainability. It outlines their sustainability guidelines focused on energy, water, waste, and community impact. It acknowledges challenges in remote locations but highlights various initiatives to reduce water and energy usage including installing solar power, LED lights, motion sensors, and water recycling systems. The organization is working towards becoming self-sustaining while educating guests and local communities on environmental responsibility.
This document summarizes the environmental initiatives of the Ramada Hotel & Suites Ajman. It discusses the hotel's use of a Korean composter machine that diverts 90% of waste from landfills and produces 50kg of compost daily. It also utilizes a dewaterer and macerator machine from a UK company to boost food waste management efficiency. The hotel partners with a water company using reverse osmosis and reuses 60% of rejected water in its urban farm, saving $250,000 annually. The farm grows organic vegetables in a 430 square meter parking lot converted to agricultural use. The hotel engages in various environmental programs and has received several awards for its sustainability efforts.
The hospitality sector is facing major changes over the next 25 years as it transitions from a disconnected model to a more connected one focused on community. Technologies like virtual reality, blockchain, and 3D views will enable a uniquely personalized experience. Destinations will collaborate more and promote inclusiveness, experiential travel, and shared value through responsible experiences and individual actions that reduce carbon emissions and promote local food and off-grid living.
Wildlife tourism faces a six factor problem in providing medical care for tourists. People traveling on safaris are increasingly older with more medical conditions and are therefore more likely to get sick or hurt. Parks and reserves where safaris take place have no formal medical infrastructure to handle health issues. Camps hosting tourists are small and remote, requiring a decentralized model of care. Getting help or evacuating those who are injured or ill takes a significant amount of time due to the remote locations of parks. These six factors - medical conditions of tourists, lack of infrastructure, small camp size, remote locations, need for decentralized support, and evacuation challenges - create an unsolvable problem for providing consistent medical services to tourists through traditional strategies.
1) Cape Town faced a severe water crisis as dams reached near capacity in 2014 due to drought.
2) To address the crisis, the city implemented various augmentation strategies such as temporary desalination plants, groundwater extraction, water reuse, and conservation measures to reduce consumption by 40%.
3) If rainfall remains low this winter, the city will be in a better position next summer as long as consumption levels stay down, and international tourism needs to be encouraged to help address the crisis's negative impact on Cape Town's brand.
Chris van Zyl discusses the drought in Cape Town and the hotel's efforts to reduce water consumption. Some initiatives included installing water loggers and meters to monitor usage, repairing leaks, approving a greywater plant and water treatment plant to become independent of the city supply. An awareness campaign asked guests to reduce usage by informing them of initiatives and removing bath plugs, changing bed linen less frequently, covering pools, and reusing water. By March 2018 consumption was reduced 41% compared to March 2015.
The document lists several responsible tourism awards won by Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD) and !Xaus Lodge between 2010-2017, including winning best tour operator in 2017 and awards for poverty reduction. It also shows images comparing the neglected state of Witsieshoek in 2010 to newly refurbished facilities with community-made furniture and amenities, and notes TFPD's mission is driven by poverty reduction.
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3. Relish Diversity
• The ICRT has a network of sister organisations around the
world all committed to furthering the aspirations of the
Cape Town Declaration. The Cape Town Declaration
reminded us of the world’s diversity: “Relishing the
diversity of our world’s cultures, habitats and species and
the wealth of our cultural and natural heritage, as the very
basis of tourism, we accept that responsible and
sustainable tourism will be achieved in different ways in
different places.”
• There is no blueprint, no internationally valid prescription
for how tourism should be made more sustainable. The
salience and importance of issues varies from place to
place, affected by the cultural and natural environment,
and solutions vary too.
4. 1 Origins
• 2002 1st International Conference on
Responsible Tourism in Destinations in Cape
Town
• Cape Town Declaration placed the emphasis
on taking responsibility for achieving
sustainable development through tourism
• CRT became the ICRT – for individuals who
supported the Cape Town Declaration
5. • As this grew in status we began to be ask about
setting up local groups – often linked with the
ICRTD conference series.
• The UK ICRT has never had a bank account or any
legal structure.
• We have established Responsible Tourism
Practitioners to protect the ICRT as an identity in
the UK – 4 directors Goodwin, Font, de Vial &
Warburton
• The ICRT has never been the property of any
university – it has always been idependent.
6. 2 Purpose
• To provide a focus for those wanting to promote the
idea of Responsible Tourism as presented in the Cape
Town Declaration.
• “Relishing the diversity of our world’s cultures, habitats
and species and the wealth of our cultural and natural
heritage, as the very basis of tourism, we accept that
responsible and sustainable tourism will be achieved in
different ways in different places.”
• There is no blueprint, no internationally valid
prescription for how tourism should be made more
sustainable. The salience and importance of issues
varies from place to place, affected by the cultural and
natural environment, and solutions vary too.
7. Why join?
• To create a national network
• to be part of an international network with like
minded people.
• To find ways of collaborating and partnering in
pursuit of the objectives of the Cape Town
Declaration.
• Advocacy, training, discussing, awareness raising
– not a consultancy company
• You may be not more than a loose network, with
or with out a bank account, with or without a
website!
9. 3 An International Network
• ICRT composed of groups and individuals
• The activity varies, in level and focus, widely
from group to group.
• Each affiliated centre will have its own page
on the hub site.
10. Sisters
Long established Newish Very New
Gambia => West Africa Ireland Turkey
Canada Kerala India Thailand ASEAN
Germany - relaunch Wales Finland
South Africa Barcelona Arabia
Belize Brazil
Australia
11. 4 An Opportunity
Joining the network is relatively easy – sign a
Memorandum of Understanding.
Membership of the network is signified by being
listed on the hub site and participating –
delisting would only occur if a group brought the
ICRT into disrepute.
More information harold@haroldgoodwin.info