Responsible/Eco Tourism

There are significant numbers of people with disabilities who wish to travel, the diversity of disabilities is often still not recognised. It is not just about wheelchair access. Four panellists will share their experience of the issues and why it makes business sense to provide holidays for disabled people. It is challenging but it makes good business sense.

The tourism industry is often perceived as providing low paid casual employment, too often people dismiss tourism jobs as frivolous and undesirable. The industry has done little to challenge this widely held prejudice. Panellists will share examples of...

Tourism takes place in destinations, tourists, the tourism industry and local communities interact in places where local communities live out their lives, some working in tourism most earning their living in other ways. Governments exist to manage public space...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has stated that “Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity.” This session will feature outstanding models of best practice in meeting the challenges of climate change...

Seminar - Achieving sustainable tourism in destinations requires partnerships. Partnerships in which government and the private sector work together to take responsibility for making tourism more sustainable for the benefit of local communities their culture, local economy and environment. Drawing on examples from...

The debate about how responsible all-inclusive holidays are rages on. Critics argue that by discouraging holidaymakers from venturing out of resorts local businesses and communities loose out, others argue that some forms of indulgent holidaying are best done...

Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the UK’s Fairtrade Foundation - an organisation that has dramatically transformed shopping habits and improved the lives of millions across the globe – is to officially open WTM World Responsible Tourism Day.

Presentation of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2011, the largest awards of their kind in the world. Organised by responsibletravel.com sponsored by Virgin Holidays and in partnership with Metro Newspaper, World Travel Market and Geographical.

World Travel Market is staging its most contentious face-to-face discussion ever when ethical writer Leo Hickman, author of the thought provoking book ‘The Final Call’ takes the HOTseat with BBC World’s Stephen Sackur.

This lunch is by invitation only - WTM WRTD Lunch sponsored, organised and hosted by BBC World News.

The event will feature a presentation of the recently published Global Report on Women in Tourism, a joint UNWTO/UN Women publication, followed by interventions of representatives of the public and private sectors as well as by civil society. The latter will share their views and experiences on the important role of tourism...

So what has been achieved? Is the industry making progress? Four individuals will give their personal assessments of how much progress we have made in encouraging individuals and companies to take responsibility for making tourism  more sustainable...

Tourism businesses argue that they deserve support from government seeking tax breaks and assistance with marketing, rarely does the industry address the question, who benefits from tourism? Business argues...

An unrivalled chance to meet and share views on responsible tourism with experts and those who are new to responsible tourism or are considering responsible tourism activity within their business for the first time.   

Having corporate social responsibility credentials is becoming a source of competitive advantage, and in some cases a requirement to trade, in the meetings industry. From international conference tourism destinations seeking to secure large scale events, to smaller venues aiming to differentiate...

This event marks the exclusive launch of a new industry briefing by Tourism Concern making the business case for taking a human rights approach to tourism. The event is a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss major new thinking around business and human rights. You will hear from business leaders...

Consumers expect tourism businesses to take responsibility for their health and safety, the quality of their holiday and to provide information about their destination to enable them to get the most out of their holiday. Consumers want an increasingly authentic experience, they want to...

With rapid growth in tourism as the flow of holidaymakers continues to rise in the traditional originating markets now joined by rapidly growing numbers from India, China, Russia and South America some World Heritage sites are under mounting...