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September 30, 2021

WTM Responsible Tourism Advisor to lead travel debate during Dcarbonise Week

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism

 Taking place from 4-8 October 2021, Dcarbonise Week is a virtual sustainability summit investigating the latest developments in renewable and low-carbon energy generation Harold Goodwin, WTM’s Responsible Tourism Advisor, will ... Read more

November 18, 2020November 24, 2020

Wrap Up: Sustainable Tourism is Open for Business – Just A Drop Session

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

Sustainability and a spirit of openness will help drive the post-COVID recovery of not only the travel and tourism industry but also the wider global economy, according to a panel ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 18, 2020

Wrap Up: Through a Diversity Gaze: How Travel Risk Is Changing in the Covid19 Era – BAME

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

With the pandemic changing the shape of travel and tourism, the subject of How Travel Risk is Changing in the COVID-19 era was discussed. Specialists in risk and security joined ... Read more

November 12, 2020November 18, 2020

Wrap Up: It’s not about us if it’s without us – Responsible Tourism Programme at WTM Virtual on Wednesday 11 2020

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

“It’s not about us if it’s without us,” said Keith Henry, President and CEO, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, during a session that brought together commentators from a broad range ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 18, 2020

Wrap Up: WTM Responsible Tourism Session on Tuesday November 10

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

WTM Virtual’s Responsible Tourism Programme on Tuesday November 10 started with the issue dominating everyone’s minds, Covid. Inge Huijbrechts, Global Senior Vice President Responsible Business and Safety & Security at ... Read more

November 10, 2020January 13, 2021

WTM Virtual publishes roadmap for Decarbonising Aviation

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The tourism sector, airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, governments and international organisations need to work in co-operation to take immediate action to rethink aviation in order to head off the carbon ... Read more

November 6, 2020November 18, 2020

Beyond the COVID crisis: the future of Sustainable Tourism Join Four Recent World Tourism Award Honorees

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The organisers and sponsors of the annual World Tourism Awards will present a Virtual Live Discussion, Beyond the COVID crisis: the future of Sustainable Tourism as part of WTM Virtual’s ... Read more

November 4, 2020November 18, 2020

Wrap Up: Diversity in Travel ads helps humankind as well as the industry

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

Travel marketers which embrace diversity in their campaigns can play a role in creating a more tolerant society around the world, according to a London Travel Week Virtual panel. Stephanie ... Read more

November 4, 2020November 18, 2020

Wrap Up: Airlines Can Sustain Their Carbon-Neutral Goals During COVID Recovery

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

Aviation industry guru John Strickland has told a London Travel Week Virtual seminar that the upheaval faced by airlines “is not temporary crisis, this is a major structural change for ... Read more

June 30, 2020August 12, 2020

WTM symposium showcases the science of zero-carbon aviation fuels

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism

WTM Portfolio is leading the way in tackling the climate crisis by hosting a symposium of top scientists who are working on ways to decarbonise aviation. Harold Goodwin, WTM’s Responsible ... Read more

May 22, 2020August 12, 2020

WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards 2020 are dedicated to recognising tourism’s efforts to respond to COVID-19

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism

The World Responsible Tourism Awards 2020 are dedicated to acknowledging those in travel and tourism who have taken remarkable steps to address the multiple challenges brought to our industry by ... Read more

September 20, 2019September 23, 2019

Announcing the finalists for the annual WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards 2019

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism

The WTM World Responsible Tourism Gold and Silver Award finalists have been announced for 2019. After an extensive process, the panel of expert judges have decided on 14 global businesses, ... Read more

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards 2019 launches

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, WTM London

Innovators and pioneers working in tourism are encouraged to enter this year’s WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards. Today (Tuesday 19 March) the six categories, chosen to highlight those companies, organisations ... Read more

October 2, 2018October 8, 2018

WTM London announces the finalists for annual WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards

Press Releases, WTM London

The 18 finalists for the 2018 WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards have been announced, covering everything from multinational travel companies, destinations and NGOs, to a single homestay. They come from ... Read more

November 6, 2017

Monday Responsible Tourism Press Release

Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The first panel session of the day explored tourism’s efforts to address its carbon and water footprints. Speaking by video from Australia, Professor Susanne Becken from Griffith University said that ... Read more

April 21, 2017May 8, 2017

WTM Responsible Tourism Awards 2017 to Focus on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM Africa, WTM London

To celebrate 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, World Travel Market London is focusing World Responsible Tourism Day – including the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards – ... Read more

March 28, 2017April 7, 2017

Tackling Overtourism and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals key themes for WTM London’s responsible tourism programme 2017

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

World Travel Market London has announced that the two key responsible tourism themes this November will be what the travel industry should do about the emerging phenomenon of Overtourism; and ... Read more

November 9, 2016April 7, 2017

Wednesday Responsible Tourism Programme Release

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The day opened with a session on Captivity, Wildlife and Tourism. Dylan Walker, CEO of the World Cetacean Alliance, said that thanks to the growing demand for wild whale watching ... Read more

November 8, 2016April 7, 2017

The Tenth WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Celebrated at WTM London

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

Twenty years ago the post-apartheid government in South Africa adopted the principles of Responsible Tourism in their national tourism policy and the campaign for Responsible Tourism began in the UK. ... Read more

November 8, 2016April 7, 2017

Powerful potential of big business recognised in World Responsible Tourism Awards 2016 at WTM London

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

Lemon Tree Hotels, India and Tren Ecuador have been announced as the joint-overall winners of the 2016 World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM London sponsored by Belize in a special ... Read more

November 7, 2016April 7, 2017

WTM London Day 1 Responsible Tourism

Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The 2016 responsible tourism programme opened with a public ‘Conversation’ on How to Enhance the Guest Experience in India. A new format for this year, these Responsible Tourism Conversations have ... Read more