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The 11th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations will be held on April 14 and 15, 2015 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
The 11th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations will be held on April 14 and 15, 2015 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The conference will be co-chaired by the City of Cape Town, Professor Harold Goodwin (Manchester Metropolitan University and International Centre for Responsible Tourism), and Heidi van der Watt (Better Tourism Africa). It takes place during Africa Travel Week 2015, alongside World Travel Market (WTM) Africa and is hosted by the city of Cape Town.
RTD11 presents an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved in Cape Town, South Africa, and elsewhere around the world, to document good practices applied by different producer groups, and set the agenda for change for the next 10 years. The conference will result in a “Responsible Tourism Practitioner’s guide t
‘Spice Route project to take Kerala Tourism to next level’
Kerala should ramp up its commitment to Responsible Tourism (RT) and declare the State as an RT destination in the light of changing consumer preferences towards zero-carbon destinations and zero food miles besides factoring in environmental costs beyond economic costs, Director, Technical Cooperation and Silk Road, UNWTO, Suman Billa has said.
Addressing a session on Tourism on the second day of the ‘Kerala Looks Ahead’ global conference and consultation on Tuesday, Mr. Billa, a Kerala cadre IAS officer, said India had a robust domestic market, and Kerala, famous for its niche products like wellness, houseboats, and home stays, would emerge strongly. “Kerala also needs to add Instagrammable activities to attract the younger clientele and increase footfalls.”