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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.

5 September 2024 - 12:43

The role of crisis management in European tourism’s resilience

As global travel dynamics evolve and economies become more interconnected, the tourism industry faces heightened vulnerability to crises, from pandemics to geopolitical tensions and extreme weather […]
5 September 2024 - 08:59

Greek government proposes ban on new building licenses in Santorini’s caldera

National authorities in Greece are putting forward legislation to prevent any further construction in Santorini’s caldera zone. Picturesque Santorini is known for its perfect blue skies, […]
3 September 2024 - 18:36

Aviation industry celebrates 2023 as safest in the past five years

New figures from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) demonstrate that aviation’s safety record has improved over the last year, despite headwinds as the industry exits pandemic. More […]