Themes to start the discussions

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Ron Mader of Planeta has launched a week of debate about
Responsible Tourism means and we are keen to participate in it. This week of
18th May is when the Third International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations
was due to be held in Belize, it has had to be postponed because of the flu
pandemic and a ban on public gatherings by the government of Belize. 

Themes which are current include 

            Travel Philanthropy:
what is Responsible Travel Philanthropy?

            Hospitality
– what constitutes Responsible Hospitality Management?

            Aviation –
how it it possible to Fly Responsibly? 

            More
broadly what is required to be Carbon Responsible? 

            What makes
a Destination Responsible? 

Edited by goodwinhj - 11 May 2009 at 7:13am

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goodwinhj Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Admin Group Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Quote Reply Topic: Themes to start the discussions Posted: 11 May 2009 at 7:13am
	Ron Mader of Planeta has launched a week of debate about Responsible Tourism means and we are keen to participate in it. This week of 18th May is when the Third International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations was due to be held in Belize, it has had to be postponed because of the flu pandemic and a ban on public gatherings by the government of Belize. Themes which are current include Travel Philanthropy: what is Responsible Travel Philanthropy? Hospitality – what constitutes Responsible Hospitality Management? Aviation – how it it possible to Fly Responsibly? More broadly what is required to be Carbon Responsible? What makes a Destination Responsible? Edited by goodwinhj - 11 May 2009 at 7:13am
	Harold Goodwin

goodwinhj Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Admin Group Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2009 at 7:35am
	Ron Mader writes I'm sending out the latest announcement to the Planeta Update list and editing the wiki. It's coming together quite nicely! http://planeta.wikispaces.com/responsibletourism 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." 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!
	Harold Goodwin

humanutour Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Newbie Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2009 at 9:22pm
	We believe in responsible humane tourism. we beleive in empwering local community through travellers. Thats the reason we established www.humanitour.com. www.humanitour.com, is the first of its kind Internet-based global travel exchange devoted to promoting humane tourism by empowering local travel related businesses around the world - first and foremost in developing countries. Humanitour aims to connect travelers from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand seeking new adventures and authentic experiences directly, via no commission based middle man, to local businesses in the specific locations they wish to visit - thus, giving economic advantages to local businesses and giving travelers authentic and truly unique travel experiences. Humanitour enables travelers to experience the world through the eyes of its local people while contributing directly to those people, ensuring that tourist dollars benefit the local community directly. Humanitour, is about giving opportunity to the local people, empower them, enable them to enjoy the fruits of tourism directly, get the publicity and cut all commissions on the way. We believe the future is humane tourism. The Internet is changing tourism. More and more travelers are planning their travels and vacations via the net. The Internet enables people to cut off commissions. The traveler can search for new destinations to visit, talk or read about other people experience, and buy the services directly. Locally-based tourism related services can register and be offered by Humanitour. These local businesses may be hotels or restaurants, food stalls or fishermen’s boats, etc. The aim of Humanitour is to give these small businesses, normally unknown, a unique platform to market themselves and offer their services free of charge. Our hope is that our Internet platform will encourage local people to start new businesses and that already existing small businesses will begin to promote themselves and receive the economic advantages of this directly in their communities. We beleive the more people will be involved in humane responsible tourism, the better world we will have.
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