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Work in Progress & Outcome of
Previous Conferences
RTD5 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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1st International Conference on
Responsible Tourism in Destinations
• Cape Town 2002
• Side event to the WSSD in Johannesburg
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Cape Town Declaration 2002
Responsible Travel takes a variety of forms, it is
characterised by travel and tourism which
1. minimises negative environmental, social
and cultural impacts;
2. generates greater economic benefits for
local people and enhances the wellbeing
of host communities, by improving
working conditions and access to the
industry;
3. involves local people in decisions that
affect their lives and life chances.
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4. makes positive contributions to the
conservation of natural and cultural heritage
and to the maintenance of the world’s
diversity;
5. provides more enjoyable experiences for
tourists through more meaningful connections
with local people, and a greater understanding
of local cultural and environmental issues;
6. provides access for physically challenged
people; and
7. is culturally sensitive and engenders respect
between tourists and hosts.
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The Cape Town Declaration
defined Responsible Tourism
• It described the scope of the aspiration
• Recognised the importance of the guest
• Asserted the primacy of the host
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“… better places for people to live in
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better places for people to visit”
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Diversity
• The important issues vary from destination to
destination
• different markets care about different issues –
there are different cultures of consumption
and concern
• Tourism takes place locally, it polluting effects
are local, it benefits are local.
• It needs to be managed locally.
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1. minimises negative economic, environmental and social impacts
2. generates greater economic benefits for local people and
enhances the wellbeing of host communities; improves working
conditions and access to the industry
3. involves local people in decisions that affect their lives and life
chances
4. makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and
cultural heritage embracing diversity
5. provides more enjoyable experiences for tourists through more
meaningful connections with local people, and a greater
understanding of local cultural, social and environmental issues
6. provides access for physically challenged people
7. is culturally sensitive, encourages respect between tourists and
hosts, and builds local pride and confidence
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www.wtmwrtd.com
Responsible Tourism is about
how the business is done –
about good business
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Best Responsible Tourism Destination in 2009
http://www.responsiblecapetown.co.za/overview/
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Partnership
In 2009, five organisations got together to make a formal commitment
to one another, drafting a Charter on Responsible Tourism that would
guide them through this next stage of the journey together. These
partners represent a broad range of tourism stakeholders:
• The City of Cape Town
• Cape Town Tourism
• FEDHASA Cape - Federated Hospitality Association of Southern
Africa, Cape Region
• SATSA - Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
• SAACI - Southern African Association for the Conference Industry
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Addressing Local Priorities
• 1. "whole of government
approach" linked with an
effective strategy for engaging
the whole industry.
• 2. clear objectives - policy,
implementation, monitoring
and transparent reporting and
a timetable
• 3. Focus - not 52 criteria but a
clear focus on what matters
most in Cape Town if tourism
is to be used to make Cape
Town a better place to live in
and a better place to visit.
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Water
Energy
Solid Waste
Procurement
Enterprise Development
Skills Development
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ASSOCIATED INDICATORS
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Water use: Kilolitre per bednight/staff member
Energy use: Kilowatt hour per bednight/staff member
Waste generation: Bottles used per bednight/pax/staff member
Waste recycling: Proportion of bottles recycled
• Spend on enterprises within defined area as a % of total procurement
• Spend on BEE complaint enterprises as % of total procurement
• Sum of % spend of post-tax profits on enterprise development and %
employee time contributed over total management time
• Enhanced revenue and/or cost savings and/or twinning initiatives
facilitated for black SMME‟s
• % of payroll spend on skills development
• % CSI spend of post-tax profits on education, community and
Industry Specific programmes, job creation, training, health,
conservation, and community and marketing activities to develop
local black tourist market (or % management time over total
employee time)
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• FEDHASA, South Africa
• FEDHASA manages the Imvelo Responsible
Tourism Awards which have become a yardstick
for responsible tourism practice in South Africa.
This year they will be celebrating their 10th
Anniversary and WTM WRTD on Wednesday 9
November 2011. The organization will be
highlighting the day on their website, in their
press releases and interviews, as well as during
the main speech at the event.
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Kerala Declaration Kerala 2008 RTD2
Focused on who could do what and
who takes responsibility
who could take responsibility
Poverty Reduction and Local Economic
Development
– spreading benefits beyond trickledown
– supply chain opportunities and sales to tourists
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• Four Responsible
Tourism Laboratories
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KUMARAKOM,
WAYANAD,
KOVALAM and
THEKKADY
• Interventions managed
with local panchayats
• Lots of different
experiences, success
and failure
• Measuring and
reporting impacts
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Embedded
• The new Minister of Tourism, A P Anil Kumar, inaugurating the
International Symposium on Tourism and Livelihoods, said that
“Responsible Tourism has great relevance for the State and we
have to go forward with greater purpose.” He acknowledged that
there “might have been failures but we have a successful model in
Kumarakom”.
• The Minister said that Responsible Tourism should be insulated
from the change of government and went on to say
“The RT Model we set up should not be a victim of political
vagaries. RT should be made instability-proof. Only then can it be
sustainable. I would also like more people to be brought into the
experiment.”
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The Road to Responsible Tourism
In Belize
RTD III
Two years on.
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Panels for R T D III
1. Tourism & Local Economic Development
2. Responsible Cruise Tourism
3. Second Home Tourism
4. Tourisms’ Impacts in Marine and Coastal Areas
5. Tourism’s Impacts on Climate Change
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Current Achievements
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Belize’s Declarations on Responsible Tourism
Belize’s Responsible Tourism Policy
(November 2011)
New Sustainable Tourism Office at the Belize Tourism Board
National Quality & Sustainability Programme.
Green incentives legislation for tourism sector.
Recent proposal for a new cruise port in a rural village, Belize
withdrawn “based on stakeholder consultation.”
• Cultural Heritage Preservation Project.
• Green Belize National Recycling Project
(September 2011 )
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Why RTD III was Important to Belize?
• 20 years of ‘Eco” tourism wasn’t working. (same old,
same old)
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RT was never before part of the national agenda
Gave local people a voice
Brought Tourism Professionals to Belize.
Changed the way we view tourism growth for Belize.
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Omran
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Built from the spirit of being an Omani
company and the knowledge this gives us.
We understand the people, Government,
heritage and environment like no other,
knowing how to treat and get the most
out of everything and everyone we work
with.
Respect
Built from the respectful spirit that is
inherent in the Omani people. We respect
not just our own people but also the
communities in which we work. Whilst
we support Oman’s goal to have tourism
as a key economic driver, we also
endeavour to preserve traditional Omani
skills, crafts and lifestyles. We respect our
nation’s environment and wildlife, never
destroying but always building in
harmony.
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Dr. Rajha bint Abdul
Ameer bin Ali,
Tourism Minister
Ministry statement recognised that
• the scale of the challenges is increasing and
• called on all stakeholders to consider their share of responsibility to contribute to
sustainable development.
• Put livelihoods, local economic development and human resources at the centre of
any sustainable tourism strategy and
• asserted the importance of respect for local communities, urging that marketing be
used to attract tourists who value and respect local communities and the natural and
cultural heritage of destinations.
• the importance of legislation, enforcement and compliance monitoring to protect
natural and cultural heritage, and r
• reducing the consumption of natural resources such as water and fossil fuels.
• value and priority of operational research and monitoring for targeted actions at all
levels.
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Edmonton, Alberta RTD5
• We wait to see the outcome of this
conference……..
• There is much developing ………
• We await with interest the report we shall
hear from Alberta at RTD6 next year
• Taking responsibility for making tourism more
sustainable
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