Can mass tourism be responsible tourism?

[Charles Kao]

Dear All,

Fyi, TravelMole FastConference May 11th, in London debate subject is:
Can mass tourism be responsible tourism? - Does profit have to be the price 
of the
industry’s conscience?

TravelMole Fast Conferences tackles the issue of sustainable tourism.

Facillitator:
Keith Richards, head of consumer affairs, ABTA

Confirmed speakers:
Natarajan Ishwaran, chief of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Natural 
Heritage Section
Justin Francis, co-founder Responsibletravel.com
Tom Jenkins, executive director, European Tour Operators Association
Sue Hurdle, director, Travel Foundation
John Gillies, AITO council member & Responsible Tourism consultant

Under pressure from campaigners and customers, tour operators are 
increasingly committing themselves to sustainable tourism – but is this all 
talk and no action?

It’s clear there isn’t a future for unsustainable tourism – so what is the 
way forward, and how can operators align responsible tourism practices with 
profitability?

Are groups like the Travel Foundation just making it easier for operators 
to ease their guilt by asking a meagre 10p donation (set to increase to 20p 
next year) per head? Where is the industry’s charitable spend going and 
will either the destinations or mass-market holidaymakers see the rewards?

Further details at 
<http://travelmole.com/fastconferences/>http://travelmole.com/fastconferences/

As Green-Travel Yahoo Groups member, you can attend for a special fee of 
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Charles Kao
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