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Kerala to host international meet on responsible tourism

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism will host the second international conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations from March 21 to 24 at the Le Meridien International Convention Centre, Kochi.

A sequel to the first Responsible Tourism Conference held at Cape Town in 2002, the second international conference aims at developing tourism in a way that would benefit both the people as well as the natural fabric of the land.

Jointly organised by International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT), Incredible India and Kerala Tourism, the meet will evaluate the existing standards of Responsible Tourism practices across the world. Besides reviewing the progress made by India and other countries, the conference will discuss key issues such as reports and deliberations on new and emerging trends.

The conference will be co-chaired by Secretary, Kerala Tourism, V. Venu and Director, ICRT, at Leeds Metropolitan University, Harold Goodwin. Dr. Venu said local economic development, regional marketing initiatives, water, carbon and GHGs, wildlife and conservation will be some of the major topics to be discussed.

Policies to be used as benchmarks by the tourism industry for the welfare of society through tourism will also be discussed at the conference. Above all, the conference will be a platform for a global initiative to help the tourism industry and all its stakeholders to address the problems and issues at hand — economic, environmental, socio-cultural and socio-economic.

The meet will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about what has been achieved worldwide in Responsible Tourism and how to move the agenda forward.

Representatives from various countries, NGOs and several government agencies that have initiated the Responsible Tourism movement will attend. Those wishing to participate can log on to web site (www.responsibletourism 2008.org).

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