Dr Harold Goodwin has worked on 4 continents with local communities, their governments, accommodation providers and the inbound and outbound tourism industry. He is a Professor Emeritus and Responsible Tourism Director at the Institute of Place Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, Founder of the ICRT.global, Managing Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and adviser to WTM Africa on its Responsible Tourism programme. He chairs the panels of judges for the World Responsible Tourism Awards and the other Awards in the family, Africa, Europe, India, Latin America and Southeast Asia. . Harold founded the ICRTD series of International Conferences on Responsible Tourism in Destinations in 2002, he co-chairs the conferences with the local host organisation. He is also Founder Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism which he founded in 2002 and which promotes the principles of the 2002 Cape Town Declaration. In 2022 the Responsible Tourism Charter was signed on Magna Carta Island incorporating two decades of experience in using tourism to make better places for people to live in and to visit.
Overtourism in Santorini may have reached a critical turning point on 23 July, when 11,000 cruise passengers disembarked on the Greek island in just one day. […]
With 13,676 kilometres of coastline, Greece is a dream for any sun-loving beachgoer. However, in recent years, Greek beaches have been overrun by sunbeds, often put […]
Following a recent wildfire alert for the whole of Greece amid soaring summer temperatures, authorities have issued a warning and advice about how to stay safe […]
After suffering from the biggest wildfires ever recorded in the EU last year, Greece is not looking at a better summer in 2024, with Prime Minister […]
Greece is considering a cap on cruise ship numbers at selected destinations as part of a plan to reduce the negative effects of overtourism. That protection […]
A mysterious architectural discovery on the Greek island of Crete has thrown the future of a new airport into question amid head-scratching about the purpose of […]
Greece needs to make radical changes if it is to remain popular with tourists, the country’s own ombudsman has warned. Incoming visitors to the southeast European […]
Following a 50 million euro pioneering project by Aria Hotels, tourists will soon have the possibility to hop between different Greek islands with the help of electric […]
The Acropolis in Greece, described by UNESCO as “the most striking and complete ancient Greek monumental complex existing in our times”, is set to allow visitors […]
Authorities in Greece have announced that the country’s Ministry of Tourism is offering free trips to thousands of tourists whose holiday in Rhodes was disrupted last […]
Greece has created a new “limited access” visa allowing Turkish visitors to vacation on up to 10 Greek islands for up to a week. The new arrangement means […]
Amid concerns over housing affordability, Greece is proposing to increase the price of its so-called “golden visas” for those who invest in real estate as a […]
Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach or Smugglers’ Cove, hosts one of the most populat tourist attractions and famous Instagram spots on the Greek island […]
The Palace of Aigai, a 2,400 year-old palace where Alexander the Great was once crowned as King of Macedonia, is reopening its doors to visitors after […]