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Responsible Tourism - March 2013

INTRODUCTION
 DEFINING RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Responsible tourism means different things to different players
The Gambia
The New Forest
Industry insight – Professor Harold Goodwin, director, ICRT
DATA SOURCES
OVERVIEW
 CAPE TOWN DECLARATION: A GROWING CONCEPT
Industry insight – Heidi van der Watt, director, EDGE Tourism Solutions and ICRT South Africa
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM ECONOMIES
 THE GAMBIA
Figure 1: Travel & tourism in the Gambia, 2002-13
 KERALA, INDIA
Figure 2: Trends in domestic & foreign tourist arrivals into Kerala, 2006-13
Figure 3: Earnings from incoming tourism to Kerala, 2001-13
Distribution of foreign and domestic arrivals
Figure 4: Domestic arrivals in Kerala by district, 2006-13
Figure 5: Foreign tourist arrivals in Kerala by district, 2006-13
 THE NEW FOREST, ENGLAND
Figure 6: Tourist numbers & days in the New Forest National Park, 2009-13
Figure 7: Revenues from tourism in the New Forest National Park, 2009-13
Figure 8: Revenues from tourism by expenditure category in the New Forest National Park, 2009-13
 SOUTH AFRICA
Figure 9: Foreign & tourist arrivals to South Africa, 2001-13
Figure 10: Foreign tourism expenditure in South Africa, 2003-13
Foreign tourists in South Africa
Figure 11: Foreign tourists in South Africa by length of stay & number of provinces visited, 2003-13
THE IMPACT OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Consumption and collection of water
Consumption and generation of energy
Transport
Waste
Use of hazardous substances
Biodiversity and conservation
 SOCIAL IMPACT
Charitable causes
Skills development
Social inclusion
Cultural respect
Empowerment of women
Valuing the workforce and client base
Local pride
Human exploitation
 ECONOMIC IMPACT
Direct benefits
Cost savings as a result of responsibility interventions
Operating in a more resilient market
Higher-spending customers
Generation of high value employment
Responsible tourism attracts custom
Indirect benefits
Procurement and supply chains
Community and destination impacts
INTERVENTION IN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
 CASE STUDY: THE BICYCLING EMPOWERMENT NETWORK
Figure 12: Bicycling Empowerment Network start-up costs, 2013
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Case study: The Big Lemon bus company
 INTERVENTION IN ACCOMMODATION PROVISION
Case study: Club Med
Host country responsibility intervention
Green building
 INTERVENTION FOR TOUR OPERATORS
Explore
Valuing the workforce
Climate-change intervention
Industry insight: Amanda Marks, managing director, Tribes Travel
 INTERVENTION BY TRANSPORT PROVIDERS
Industry insight: Dr Andy Jefferson, programme director, Sustainable Aviation
Road transport provision
Case study: Green Tomato Cars
Case study: the New Forest EV Hire Scheme
WHAT NEXT?
 BURMA – A NATIONAL TEST CASE
Figure 13: Tourist arrivals into Burma by gateway, 2005-13
 TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION
 CHAMPIONING DOMESTIC TOURISM
 SPORTS TOURISM
 AUDITING BY TOUR OPERATORS

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