Caroline Warburton is a sustainable and nature tourism professional, with a broad range of experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors of the tourism industry.
Currently Caroline runs Wild Scotland, Scotland’s nature and wildlife tourism association, which promotes and supports wildlife and nature tourism companies. Prior to setting up Wild Scotland Caroline worked for the Scottish Tourism and Environment Forum which was responsible for the development of the sustainable tourism agenda in Scotland, at policy and business levels.
Throughout her career, Caroline has also been involved in consultancy, training, representation and research. Most recently this has included assisting a South African tour operator find suitable UK-based tour operators and developing a rural tourism course for local people in the villages of Transylvania in Romania.
She also has tour operating experience in South America and the UK and regularly advises on sustainable and wildlife tourism issues in Scotland. Other skills include economic impact studies, partnership building, SME business advice, eco-labels, sustainable tourism policy development, PR & marketing and event management and facilitation.
Harold Goodwin co-chaired the Cape Town Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations in 2002 and drafted the Declaration. Harold is Advisor to the World Travel Market on their World Responsible Tourism Day and works with companies and trade associations in the UK to develop policies and deliver change.
In 2001, he co-founded ResponsibleTravel.com although he is now no longer involved. He has worked with the industry, local and national government and communities in South Africa, The Gambia, Bhutan and Rwanda to develop and implement responsible tourism policies. He co-chaired the Incredible India Responsible Tourism in Destinations Conference in Kerala in March 2008 and the third International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations in Belize in 2009. More information about Harold can be found at www.haroldgoodwin.info