Responsible Tourism shares a series of common characteristics, however what constitutes a responsible approach is dependent on local culture and environment.
Travellers can find information about Responsible Tourism businesses via organisations in originating markets and in destinations.
The links below show gateway organisations which provide information on Responsible Tourism destinations. NB: users need to be aware of the different criteria used in each case.
International Conferences on Responsible Tourism in Destinations
2002 Cape Town Declaration
2008 Kerala
2009 Belize
2010 Oman
2011 Alberta, Canada
2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ACTIVITIES
Responsible Diving
Responsible Skiing
DESTINATIONS
Cambodia
www.concertcambodia.org
Gambia
www.asset-gambia.com
India
www.theblueyonderassociates.com
Nepal
www.theresponsibletravellers.com
Peru
www.respons.org
South Africa
Cape Town - Taking Responsibility for Tourism
2010 RT Video
Sri Lanka
www.responsibletourismsrilanka.org
ICRT Global Network
The UK ICRT has a number of sister organisations around the world which share a commitment to the principles of the Cape Town Declaration and which work to use tourism "to make better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit." As sisters the ICRTs each work in different ways appropriate to their local circumbstances and local partnerships to pursue the obkectsives of the Cae Town Declaration.
ICRT Belize
ICRT Canada
ICRT Germany
ICRT India
ICRT South Africa
ICRT Spanish
ICRT UK
ICRT West Africa
ORIGINATING MARKETS
Belgium
www.tourisme-autrement.be
Canada
www.theresponsibletraveller.ca
www.rttf.ca (Responsible Tourism Conference: Toronto 2008)
Holland
www.idut.nl
Italy
www.aitr.org
New Zealand
www.responsibletourism.co.nz
www.responsibletourism.org.nz
Norway
www.ansvarligturisme.org
www.ethicaltravelportal.com
Spain
www.viajesresponsables.com
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