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Responsible Tourism is what we do to make tourism more sustainable, it is about how we use tourism to create sustainable development to benefit communities and destinations

Sustainability is the ambition; Responsible Tourism is about what we do as producers and consumers to realise the aspiration. Too often sustainable is used only in the abstract sense. Responsible Tourism is not the same as sustainable tourism. Responsibility requires that we say what we are doing to make tourism better and that we are transparent about what we achieve. The agenda is broad across the three pillars of economic, social and environmental responsibility a wide range of resources are available. Responsible Tourism is about using tourism to make better places to live in and better places to visit. Overtourism is the opposite, a consequence of a failure to manage tourism sustainably. Overtourism describes destinations where hosts or guests, locals or visitors, feel that there are too many visitors and that the quality of life in the area or the quality of the experience has deteriorated unacceptably. Often both visitors and guests experience the deterioration concurrently. There are a variety of causes and solutions. Aviation is the Achilles heel of the travel and tourism sector. If you are buying offsets, take care, you may be jeopardising your reputation, particularly if you are selling them to your customers. If something looks too good to be true, it usually is. Carbon offsetting is too good to be true. There is more here about the questions to ask of any carbon offset. It is important to begin now to develop alternative fuels to maintain aviation. Harold Goodwin drafted the Cape Town Declaration in 2002, the founding manifesto of the Responsible Tourism Movement. Since 2004 Responsible Tourism Awards have recognised good practice and spread awareness of what can, and should, be done. There are International Centres around the world and annual conferences to share and promote Responsible Tourism. Harold is the WTM’s Responsible Tourism Advisor with programmes at the trade shows in London, Cape Town, Dubai & Sao Paulo

Responsible Tourism News Monthly

November 2, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 10/2023

Harold Goodwin

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Can tourism contribute to peace? Mejdi has pioneered dual narrative tours to, amongst other places, Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland. Their two-guide model equips groups with two local guides, each representing unique cultural, religious, political, and ethnic narratives. I recorded this with Aziz on Sunday, 15 October, when the Middle East was in crisis, as […]

August 23, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 07/2023

Harold Goodwin

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The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter points out that responsibility drives sustainability, lists the major issues which need to be addressed, and asserts the importance of transparent reporting as essential to demonstrating what is being achieved and avoiding greenwashing. International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH) is an academic cum professional (industry) event that aims to […]

July 11, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 06/2023

Harold Goodwin

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The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter points out that responsibility drives sustainability, lists the major issues which need to be addressed, and asserts the importance of transparent reporting is essential to demonstrating what is being achieved and avoiding greenwashing. Overtourism, a Tragedy of the Commons Greenwashing Airbnb Greener Hotels? Cruise Lines Nature Positive Tourism Tourism Taxes Aviation Climate […]

May 29, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 05/2023

Harold Goodwin

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The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter points out that responsibility drives sustainability, lists the major issues which need to be addressed, and asserts the importance of transparent reporting is essential to demonstrating what is being achieved and avoiding greenwashing. 2023 Responsible Tourism Awards are open for India & sub-continent until 30 June. Enter here The ICRT India Awards […]

April 29, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 04/2023

Harold Goodwin

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2023 Responsible Tourism Awards are open for India. Responsible Tourism programmes and ATM The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter points out that responsibility drives sustainability, lists the major issues which need to be addressed, and asserts the importance of transparent reporting is essential to demonstrating what is being achieved and avoiding greenwashing. India: open until 30th June Enter here The […]

March 22, 2023

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 03/2023

Harold Goodwin

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2023 Responsible Tourism Awards are open for India. Responsible Tourism programmes at WTM Africa and ATM Kerala has a new Responsible Tourism Declaration Addressing Overtourism Reporting on Accommodation Sustainability Progress on greenhouse gas emissions is too slow Progress with Hydrogen Gender Equality: Why Engaging More Women in Tourism Benefits Everyone, Animal Welfare Investors’ Tourism […]

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