This is the 4th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, it is being held in Oman to explore the application of the principles of Responsible Tourism,  which originated in the UNWTO’s Global Code of Ethics and the 2002 Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, This will be the fist time that there has been a conference in Arabia about Responsible Tourism. There are new issues on the agenda, tourism in a finite world, Human Resources,

tangible and intangible heritage and Responsible Tourism marketing. These important issues have not been considered at previous International Conferences on Responsible Tourism in Destinations. This will also be an opportunity to hear about Oman’s new Responsible Tourism Policy being developed to inform the Ministry of Tourism’s strategy for the next five year plan 2011- 2015

The Conference is being co-chaired by Her Excellency Dr Rajiha Abdul Ameer Ali, Oman’s Minister of Tourism and Professor Harold Goodwin from Leeds Metropolitan University’s International Centre for Responsible Tourism.

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