Topic: International news

ECOTOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE (ESTC13) IN NAIROBI, KENYA

In 2013, the ESTC will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 24-27, and will bring together 500 professionals from around the world. With a strong focus on highlighting and promoting ecotourism’s role in sustainable development, the ESTC13 aims to … Continue reading

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Tourism Marketing Support extension of deadline

The Tourism Export Coaching Program that is being offered to the Tanzania Tourism Industry by the CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries) is an Agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deadline extended till the 28th of … Continue reading

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RTTZ Supports the Formation of Regional Certification Alliance.

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Responsible Tourism Tanzania attends the Sustainable Tourism Network Southern Africa (STNSA) annual general meeting that was held in Durban on the 11th May 2012.  The AGM primarily discussed the roles of the network.  The secretariat had presented a 3 year … Continue reading

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RTTZ Attends the STNSA Annual Conference.

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Responsible Tourism Tanzania attends the Sustainable Tourism Network Southern Africa annual conference held in Durban on the 10th May 2012. The main aim of the conference was to discuss opportunities for regional certification cooperation based on lessons learned from regional … Continue reading

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Agenda on Sustainable Business presented in Arusha

On Friday December 16, 2011, the Round Table Africa Agenda on Sustainable Business Development in East and Southern Africa was officially presented as the outcome of the two days international sustainable business event at the Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha, … Continue reading

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GSTC Holds 2nd Annual Membership Council Meeting

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Global Sustainable Tourism Council Holds 2nd Annual Membership Council Meeting, hosted by the city of Barcelona. Over 150 organizations gatherer in support of sustainable tourism and to celebrate Barcelona as the first city to receive the sustainable destination BIOSPHERE certification. Barcelona, … Continue reading

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3rd International Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference in Costa Rica

3rd International Philanthropy Conference  July 20-23, 2011 in Costa Rica

Join Center for Responsible Travel and Montverde Institute for the 3rd International Travelers’ Philanthropy bilingual Conference in San Jose and Monteverde, Costa Rica July 20 – 23, 2011. The Conference will open at an elegant location in San Jose on the 20th and … Continue reading

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World responsible tourism day

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The third edition of the Worldwide Day for Responsible Tourism will take place June 2 with the theme “Tourism and Water Resources.” The aim of the event is to inform, educate and convince tourism and stakeholders of the link between … Continue reading

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Wildlife populations under threat in Masai Mara

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The BBC have recently reported that populations of wildlife species in the world-renowned Masai Mara reserve in Kenya have crashed in the past three decades, according to research published in the Journal of Zoology. Numbers of impala, warthog, giraffe, topi … Continue reading

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it’s Africa Day

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Africa Day, an initiative of the African Union, falls on the 25th May each year.  A weeklong series of events with African music, dance, film, history, educational activities, sport and art and will take place between May 21st and May … Continue reading

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