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Responsible Tourism is what we do to make tourism more sustainable, it is about how we use tourism to create sustainable development to benefit communities and destinations

Sustainability is the ambition; Responsible Tourism is about what we do as producers and consumers to realise the aspiration. Too often sustainable is used only in the abstract sense. Responsible Tourism is not the same as sustainable tourism. Responsibility requires that we say what we are doing to make tourism better and that we are transparent about what we achieve. The agenda is broad across the three pillars of economic, social and environmental responsibility a wide range of resources are available. Responsible Tourism is about using tourism to make better places to live in and better places to visit. Overtourism is the opposite, a consequence of a failure to manage tourism sustainably. Overtourism describes destinations where hosts or guests, locals or visitors, feel that there are too many visitors and that the quality of life in the area or the quality of the experience has deteriorated unacceptably. Often both visitors and guests experience the deterioration concurrently. There are a variety of causes and solutions. Aviation is the Achilles heel of the travel and tourism sector. If you are buying offsets, take care, you may be jeopardising your reputation, particularly if you are selling them to your customers. If something looks too good to be true, it usually is. Carbon offsetting is too good to be true. There is more here about the questions to ask of any carbon offset. It is important to begin now to develop alternative fuels to maintain aviation. Harold Goodwin drafted the Cape Town Declaration in 2002, the founding manifesto of the Responsible Tourism Movement. Since 2004 Responsible Tourism Awards have recognised good practice and spread awareness of what can, and should, be done. There are International Centres around the world and annual conferences to share and promote Responsible Tourism. Harold is the WTM’s Responsible Tourism Advisor with programmes at the trade shows in London, Cape Town, Dubai & Sao Paulo

Responsible Tourism News Monthly

December 8, 2025

RT NEWS 11/2025

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A monthly newsletter from Harold Goodwin including news from the ICRT.global and the Responsible Tourism Partnership. Please forward this to those you think may be interested. 2026 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS Categories Local Economic Benefit Diversity Equity and Inclusion Nature Positive Championing Cultural Diversity Adapting to Climate Change Regenerative Tourism Those that win Gold in the […]

March 23, 2025

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 02/25

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February 2025 Aviation: SAF, Hydrogen, Airbus ZEROe delay Climate Change Market Trends Changing Tourist Behaviour Overtourism STRs - short-term rentals Tourism Tax & Levies Wildlife Cruise Miscellany RT News is a "newsletter of record" covering the most critical Responsible Tourism stories of the month. Please forward this to those you think may be interested – […]

February 13, 2025

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 01/25

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Harold Goodwin has launched two new ten-week distance learning professional-level courses on implementing Responsible Tourism and Addressing Overtourism. A course on Creating Shared Value will follow in the autumn. Full details are here For updates and entry forms ¦ For categories and criteria, Responsible Tourism News is a "newsletter of record" containing 10 sections, […]

January 5, 2025

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 12/2024

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2025 Responsible Tourism Awards are launched. Justin Francis Awarded OBE.
Climate Change; Overtourism; Short Term Rentals [Airbnb];Inida at the Cutting Edge of RT; All-inclusives, good or bad? ; Tourism Taxes; Remember the Tsunami; Hydrogen - clean fuel; Aviation; Miscellany

September 23, 2024

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 08/2024

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This month's news: Tourism's contribution to peace and international understanding - myth or reality? Adapting to Climate Change; Policing visitor behaviour; Overtourism; Edinburgh & New Zealand Tourism Tax; Cruise Industry Sustainability; Climate Change; Aviation failing to meet even its limited decarbonisation aspiration; Certification and Transparency; Miscellany

August 28, 2024

RT News: Latest Developments in Responsible Tourism 07/2024

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This month's news: Is New Tourism emerging? How to be a new tourist; Overtourism - the protests continue; Regulating Tourist Behaviour; Destination Management; Climate Change; Responding to Climate Change; The case for Hydrogen; Overtourism impacts wildlife too; Miscellaneous

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