south africas responsible tourism journey
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No easy road: South Africa's Responsible Tourism Journey
Heidi van der WattInternational Centre for Responsible Tourism – South [email protected]
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South Africa is known for breathtaking South Africa is known for breathtaking scenic beauty and globally important scenic beauty and globally important biodiversity hot-spots,biodiversity hot-spots,
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world-class- tourism infrastructure and successful events....
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a melding of cultures, successful political transition and maturing democracy.
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But we are still challenged by high levels of poverty and deprivation, economic inequalities, and ..
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backlogs in services such as water, electricity and transport.
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To be a great place to visit, South Africa must first be a great place to live
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Our journey began in 1996, and took a leap forward in 2002.
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FEDHASA launched the Imvelo Awards,
In 2002, SA hosted the 1st International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, leading to the “Cape Town Declaration”,
and the 1st certification programme started up.
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BEFORE AFTER
Tourism is bringing positive change to people’s lives...
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and protecting our natural environment.
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Responsible Tourism is seen as a priority by all spheres of government, by politicians and officials.
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We are showcasing our efforts on major trade and consumer marketing platforms,
INDABA 2011
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and working together to make Responsible Tourism a reality destination-wide.
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Major players in the sector are promoting their green and social responsibility,
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and some have received global recognition for their social, economic and environmental actions.
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2009 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards: Best Destination – Cape Town
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We have developed a National Minimum Standard for Responsible Tourism (NMSRT) to harmonise certification criteria.
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The NMSRT is aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, but reflects South Africa’s context and priorities in four categories.
Sustainable management & operations
Environmental responsibility
Economic responsibility
Socio-cultural responsibility
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RT becomes the norm in the destination
Adoption and implementation of Responsible Tourism
However, our journey is just beginning as for many it is still “business as usual”.
Responsible Tourism should be central to Responsible Tourism should be central to how we do business. how we do business.
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We are preparing a national Responsible Tourism Strategy, to be launched towards the end of 2011, to help drive wide-spread implementation.
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