From Philosophy to pocketFrom Philosophy to pocketHow Responsible Tourism Can ROCK Your WorldHow Responsible Tourism Can ROCK Your World

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HOW FAR HAVE WE COME ?

WHERE ARE WE GOING ?

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

WHY BOTHER ?

What are we trying to achieve?

7 Key Themes have been identified as areas to address in tourism business performance :

      Conservation of water resources

      Energy efficiency

      Integrated waste management

      Preferential procurement

      Enterprise development

      Skills development

      Social development

Sometimes it’s the little things that are the big Things

Connect with people

Don’t take nature for granted

Think about how you shop

Buy Local

Support local businesses

Get to know what local initiatives are happening in your area

Fix a purchase radius

Grow your own

A sense of family

The culture check

How much do you know about people living around you and the lives of your employees?

What interesting cultural experiences exist in your area?

Is there a regional identity you can partner with?

Power is in forming partnerships

Feel the love - and get out there to discover it

A sense of place

Keep it real!

innovate and motivate

How do you manage?

It’s been an economically challenging time for tourism

Overheads need to be measured

It’s an opportunity to re-assess the business and its efficiency

Don’t cut the wrong corners.

REMEMBER THERE ARE ALWAYS SHARKS OUT THERE

The real message is:

As spoken by Senegalese philosopher and environmentalist, Baba Dioum at a conference in New Delhi, India in 1968 held by the International Union for Conservation (IUCN)

There is no better time than now

In the end, we will conserve only what we love; love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.

Think about the big picture