Saturday, November 5, 2011

Making Destinations More Sustainable – a report on work in progress in Egypt, India and Sri Lanka


Making Destinations More Sustainable – a report on work in progress in Egypt, India and Sri Lanka

08 Nov 2011   14:00-15:00
Location: North Gallery Room 8
Chairperson:  Professor Harold Goodwin
Professor of Responsible Tourism Management
International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Leeds Metropolitan University
Speaker(s)
• Ms. Dhanya M R , President, Kumarakam Panchayat
• U.V. Jose, Department of Tourism, Kerala, India
• Srilal Miththapala, Project Director , SWITCH Asia Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
• Nikki White, Head of Sustainability and Destinations , ABTA
Hisham Zaazou , Senior Assistant Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism – Egypt
Seminar Details
 Achieving sustainable tourism in destinations requires partnerships. Partnerships in which government and the private sector work together to take responsibility for making tourism more sustainable for the benefit of local communities their culture, local economy and environment. Drawing on examples from Egypt and India this panel will explore what outbound tour operators, national, state and local government can do make better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit

    Making Destinations More Sustainable – a report on work in progress in Egypt, India and Sri Lanka

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