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.
The Responsible Tourism Awards have been running since 2004 and are now widely recognised for the focus on discovering examples of good practice. We look for […]
The Winter Olympics risk bringing unsustainable numbers of visitors to the Dolomites, locals and environmental campaigners have warned, pointing to social media trends and apps that […]
London could raise up to £350 million (€403 million) a year from a tax on overnight visitors, a significantly higher amount than earlier estimates. These latest figures […]
Entries have officially opened for the 2026 Europe Responsible Tourism Awards, organised by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism and sponsored by easyJet holidays. The awards recognise tourism initiatives that deliver […]
Travellers planning a visit to Romania’s capital from next year will face an additional nightly charge, after Bucharest’s municipal authorities approved a new tourist tax aimed […]
Unruly tourists on Japanese ski slopes are about to face the consequences of their actions, as a popular mountain village has moved to introduce hefty fines […]
Forget three coins in the fountain, tourists visiting one of Italy’s most iconic monuments will soon have to pay €2 for the privilege, as authorities in […]
Following a recommendation by the Scottish government, the Highland Council has decided to put its plans for a 5% tourist levy on hold. In early 2026, […]
Tourists visiting one of Italy’s most iconic romantic landmarks must now pay €12 to access the courtyard of Juliet’s House in Verona, as city authorities introduce […]
One of the world’s most iconic long-distance walking trails is at risk due to boggy conditions and high footfall, campaigners have said. The Te Araroa trail […]
A group of hikers who survived a snowstorm in Patagonia that killed five others have called for better communications, emergency protocols, and more rangers in the […]
Changes could be coming to the holiday rental market in Scotland as authorities there consider new licensing regulations that some argue would control the number of […]