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 What is Responsible Tourism?
 
Responsible tourism is about making travel better.  Plain and simple.

It's about creating more meaningful experiences for travellers by connecting them to the local  culture and the natural beauty of host communities around the world.

It is also about ensuring the communities hosting travellers benefit from tourism - through building skills, creating jobs and opportunities - all while protecting local natural and cultural integrity.

The Responsible Traveller adopts the following key points of the Cape Town Declaration as criteria for responsible tourism.  It stipulates that travel must:

     Ù  minimize negative environmental, social and cultural impacts;
     Ù  generate greater economic benefits for local people and enhance the wellbeing of
         host communities, by improving working conditions and access to the industry;
     Ù  involve local people in decisions that affect their lives and life chances;
     Ù  make positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage
         and to the maintenance of the world’s diversity;
     Ù  provide more enjoyable experiences for tourists through more meaningful
         connections with local people, and a greater understanding of local cultural and
         environmental issues;
     Ù  provide access for physically challenged people;
     Ù  and be culturally sensitive and engender respect between tourists and hosts.
   		  WRTD 2009

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