Alumni, Associates and Award Winners and a crash course in the dynamics of hotel development   more »

"A rough triangle encompassing Canterbury, Whitstable and Faversham in East Kent has lured quality chefs, drawn by the high quality Kentish meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. Is this east Kent triangle the new Ludlow?"   more »

We saw the progress being made in Kerala, particularly in local economic development, and the activity in local and state government, in local communities and in the industry well – in Belize in May 2009 we hope to hear a progress report. Responsible Tourism is about stakeholders working together “to make better places to live and better places to visit.”   more »

Ice cap melting – rate of growth in international flying slows .....   more »

UK consumers are going to feel substantially less well off, food and fuel inflation will reduce our standard of living but wetter summers, a likley consequence of climate change, may perversely maintain or increase our predisposition to jet off to the sun.   more »

The July edition of the Tourism Review Magazine has a special supplement on Pro-poor Tourism - download a copy .....   more »

The ICRT held its Second Annual Conference in Leeds for alumni, associates and current students; three new members of the ICRT staff gave their perspectives on Responsible Tourism   more »

The ICRT has its first graduates at Leeds Met.   more »

Responsibility will never adequately be reduced to a label – as Krippendorf opined we need "rebellious tourists and rebellious locals". It would help if the journalists too asked the same kinds of questions about the industry as a whole - regularly. Responsible Tourism is only a niche if we let it be – all forms of tourism can be more responsible – keep asking the questions. Keep challenging the operators - all the operators not just those who are trying to make a difference.   more »

Richard provided some realy useful insights into the world of travel journalism and stimulated another lively evening of comment and networking held in the cellar of the Vintry near Bank Tube.   more »

What we need is “rebellious tourists and rebellious locals”. The issues are complex and contested they cannot be reduced to labels - transparency and debate are essential to the Responsible Tourism movement.   more »

Volunteering in The Gambia eight years of partnership.   more »

Balla Musa Krubally was the International Relation’s Officer at the Gambia Tourism Authority as well as the Responsible Tourism Partnership (RTP) Coordinator until Monday 2nd June 2008   more »

ICRT alumni Marie-Sylvestre Bélanger is now based in Churchill Manitoba