SubscribeEvent Announcement:
Responsible Tourism Week: May 18-22, 2009
Hashtag: #rtweek2009
You are cordially invited to participate in online discussion taking place
the week of May 18-22 focusing on responsible tourism around the world. The
motto for the discussion is "Five Days, Fifty Ways to Make Tourism More
Responsible."
Details
http://planeta.
Since the Responsible Tourism Conference in Belize has been postponed until
later this year, we are choosing to conduct some discussion online across
various platforms, including Planeta.com and Web 2.0 channels including
Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube.
The announcement has been published online the aRTyForum, Fringe Ning,
Irresponsible Tourism Forum, Responsible Tourism Networking, Travelmole and
the Transitions Abroad Ning.
In terms of planning, not much will be done. Borrowing the wisdom of Spike
Milligan, "We don't have anything planned, so nothing can go wrong!" This is
not the typical conference or e-conference. Instead, the discussion will be
dependent on participants organizing themselves in productive and inspiring
ways we cannot begin to imagine. The hope is that Responsible Tourism Week
contributes broadly and deeply to the global dialogue on responsible tourism
and that it helps set up the networking for the Responsible Tourism
Conference in Belize later this year.
How to participate
Since the discussion takes part on various platforms, now is a good time to
become acquainted with Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube.
Tag relevant pages and tweets with the hashtag #rtweek2009
Those interested are asking to reflect on what responsible tourism means
philosophically and via concrete actions. Shine a light on a particular
place or process.
On the ground you might want to document how responsible tourism looks where
you live. You might want to share the lessons learned from abroad with your
neighbors!
Questions
GFC - What are the best ways to support responsible tourism initiatives
during the economic recession?
Education - Is there a code of conduct for academics and university tourism
programs?
CBT - How should community-based tourism operations be evaluated? Are there
suggestions for making improvements?
Finance - What is Responsible Travel Philanthropy?
Hospitality - What constitutes Responsible Hospitality Management?
Aviation - How it it possible to Fly Responsibly?
Climate Change - More broadly what is required to be Carbon Responsible?
Place - What makes a Destination Responsible?
More info:
http://twitter.
Responsible Tourism Networking
http://www.facebook
Irresponsible Tourism
http://www.irrespon
Fringe Travel
http://fringetravel
Transitions Abroad
http://transitionsa
Responsible Tourism Week
http://www.artyforu
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