Round Table on Responsible Tourism

The Roundtable on Responsible Tourism will bring together players from the tourism industry in Tanzania and East Africa for a one-day discussion on the future of socially responsible tourism in Tanzania. What is the role for Responsible Tourism in the international tourism market? While tourism grows in Tanzania, how much is the local community benefitting? What would an association for Responsible Tourism look like in Tanzania? Join the round table to hear about these and other questions.

To be a part of the round table, get more information here: www.tnrf.org/responsible_tourism

For a preliminary programme and registration form, please see the attachments below.

The objectives of the seminars are:

1. To provide an opportunity for business people and government representatives to better understand the meaning and elements of Responsible Tourism.
2. To provide concrete examples of responsible tourism practices and innovations from Tanzanian tourism businesses.
3. To ascertain if there is a need for the formation of a Responsible Tourism association in Tanzania, and identify the role it will play in fostering responsible practices in the sector (e.g. offer evaluation, accreditation and training on responsible tourism).

Speakers: Representatives from the tourism industry in Tanzania and internationally, community-based organizations and researchers

Organizers: Round Table Africa, Honeyguide Foundation, ESAMI, Karibu Tourism and Travel Fair, Tanzania Natural Resource Forum, and the Maastricht School of Management

For more information contact Laura Tarimo at laura.tarimo@gmail.com.