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, 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, India and Latin America. 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.
At the heart of Responsible Tourism are the values of respect and the aspiration to create meaningful connections. Respect does not require the denial of difference. […]
A Welsh farmer and landowner who says he has been looking after an historic site for years has lost patience with poorly-behaved visitors and taken guerilla […]
Tourism, while a boon to many destinations, is posing growing threats to the pristine bay coast of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Known for its unique bioluminescent plankton, […]
Amsterdam is increasing its tourist tax from 2024, making it the city with the highest such visitor charge in Europe. How much? In a budget statement, […]
Earlier this year Seville announced plans to manage tourist numbers in the charming, winding and often hot and bustling streets of its historic centre using WiFi, […]
Sun holidays and seeing Santa in Lapland are the types of vacation that could be set to disappear, according to a new report highlighting current and […]
The Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Movement has released this year’s ranking of the most sustainable destinations in the world and, for the 7th time, Sweden’s Gothenburg […]
Iceland is the latest country to announce it will be introducing tourist taxes to help manage impact of tourism and, more importantly, relieve the pressure on […]
With the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Travel Foundation has called on travel and tourism industry leaders to work together and act now in the […]
In the wake of changes to tourist priorities worldwide, Indonesia is looking to transform the focus of its tourism sector from mass tourism to special interest, […]
Mount Fuji, Japan is the latest destination facing the effects of overtourism, according to Euronews and statements from local authorities. The sacred mountain overlooking the Pacific […]
Greece has implemented a new policy to combat overtourism at the Acropolis, in Athens, the ancient Greek monument that has been a popular tourist destination for […]
As the 2023 G20 Summit of global leaders approaches, it is worth reflecting on what we can learn from India’s management of tourism. There have been […]