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Alberta Declaration on Responsible Tourism in Destinations

by on 7 July 2011 in Conferences

In June 2011, 193 delegates from over 20 countries worldwide met in Edmonton, Alberta for the 5th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, hosted by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism – Canada. Building on the founding principles of the Cape Town Declaration (2002) and the subsequent findings of the Kerala, Belize, and Oman [...]

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The origins of responsible tourism

by on 29 January 2011 in The Cape Town Declaration, What is Responsible Tourism

A concise piece about the origins of responsible tourism was recently posted by leading Responsible Tourism academic, Professor Harold Goodwin. He cites The Cape Town Declaration in terms of a formal definition, but gives much credit for conceptual development to Jost Krippendorf in his book, The Holiday Makers.  For those keen to understand Responsible Tourism, [...]

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