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Anurak Lodge in Thailand wins TAT Responsible Tourism Award

November 6, 202496 Views

Anurak Community Lodge in southern Thailand has won the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) 2024 Responsible Tourism Award in the “Responsible Tourism Accommodation” category. The five winners, including Willem Niemeijer, co-founder of Anurak Lodge, and the CEO of owner-operator YAANA Ventures, received the award on stage from Sorawong Thienthong, Minister of Tourism and Sports at the World Travel Market in London, 5 November. After receiving the award, Niemeijer said: “The result means a lot because the judges were looking at a broad range of factors such as environmental, cultural, community engagement, and helping guests to travel more responsibly in Thailand. I believe Anurak Lodge did well on all those fronts because we take a holistic approach to responsible guest experie...

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Kerala shines on World Tourism Day as RT projects bag national awards

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September 27, 2024132 Views

Kadalundi best RT village, Kumarakom best Agri-tourism village In top honours for Kerala on World Tourism Day, the state’s Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative received two national awards for the Best RT Village and the Best Agri Tourism Village for the schemes it implemented at Kadalundi and Kumarakom respectively. This is for the second consecutive year that Kerala is receiving top honours of Tourism Village Awards instituted by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, after Kanthalloor in Idukki district bagging the Gold Award last year. The awards were presented by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the presence of the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi today to mark the World Tourism D...

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Beypore RT project in Kerala bags ICRT Gold award

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August 20, 2024147 Views

State clinches gold for 3rd year in a row The Comprehensive Responsible Tourism project being implemented by Kerala Tourism in Beypore in Kozhikode district has won the prestigious Gold award of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism, India Chapter, (ICRT India) for 2024. The Beypore project gets the award in “Employing and Upskilling Local Community” category, considering the activities planned and implemented for leveraging tourism potential of the area for generating jobs and economically empowering the local community, especially women. This is the third consecutive year that Kerala is receiving the Gold award for its globally-acclaimed, sustainable and inclusive Responsible Tourism initiative, implemented through the Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission Society (KRTM...

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Conde Nast features The Blue Yonder amongst the Best Places to Go in 2024

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November 18, 2023751 Views

The Blue Yonder, a pioneering responsible travel company in India, is featured in Conde Nast Traveller's highly anticipated 2024 list, "The Best Places to Go in Asia." The esteemed travel publication showcases a comprehensive array of destinations across Asia, curated for travellers seeking diverse and immersive experiences in the upcoming year. The feature highlights destinations offering a rich tapestry of cultural events, sustainable initiatives, natural allure, historical significance, and modern advancements in infrastructure. Amidst these enticing locations, Kochi, in Kerala is the only destination from India present in the article as stood out for its remarkable array of offerings. Conde Nast Traveller's selection of Kochi underscores its commitment to promoting sustainab...

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Kerala’s Kanthalloor village bags Centre’s ‘Gold’ for Best Rural Tourism project

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September 27, 2023690 Views

Big endorsement for state’s sustainable initiatives on World Tourism Day Kanthalloor village panchayath in Kerala’s Idukki district, where the sustainable and inclusive STREET tourism project of the State Responsible Tourism Mission was successfully implemented, has been bestowed with the ‘Gold’ award by the Government of India in the category of Best Rural Tourism Projects. Kerala Tourism Director P B Nooh received the award from the Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, India V Vidyavathi at a ceremony held at Bharat Mandapam on the occasion of World Tourism Day in New Delhi. Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission (RTM) Coordinator and state Rural Tourism Nodal Officer K RupeshKumar and Kanthalloor Village Panchayat President P T Mohandas were also present to receive the honour. Keral...

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Kerala to bring mobile app to promote women-friendly tourism

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June 13, 2023544 Views

Responsible Tourism Mission to prepare app’s content Kerala Tourism will soon come out with a mobile app to further strengthen the country’s first ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ initiative launched by the state government to turn the state’s tourism sector gender inclusive. State Responsible Tourism Mission (RT Mission), the nodal agency for implementing the ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project, has been asked to prepare the content of the app, which will have all location-specific information and images including the socio-cultural features of various places of Kerala, to serve as a ready reckoner on the unique project. A young woman kayaks through the backwaters of Monroe Island in Kollam District, Kerala, South India. Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas rolled out the initiative in Oc...

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World committee on tourism ethics advances responsible and inclusive tourism

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May 24, 2023899 Views

The World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE) has met again to advance its work around inclusive and decent work in tourism, environmental sustainability, intercultural dialogue, and digital transformation. Building a more ethical sector The World Committee on Tourism Ethics - a subsidiary body of the UNWTO General Assembly - is an independent and impartial body responsible for interpreting, applying and evaluating the provisions of the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. The current World Committee on Tourism Ethics is made up of: Chair: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Full Members: Meyada Belal, José Ignacio Besga Zuazola, Luis Fernando Jiménez Guzman, Sue Longley, Lawal Mohammed Marafa, Hiroaki Matsuura, Daniela Otero, Gabriela Tigu and Alternate Members: Gunnur Diker, Shahid...

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Kerala to host four-day global Responsible Tourist meet

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February 20, 2023951 Views

Kerala is all set to host a four-day global Responsible Tourism (RT) summit from February 25, showcasing the state’s remarkable achievements in evolving an internationally-acclaimed sustainable tourism model over the last one-and-a-half decade and strengthening it further by coalescing the emerging trends and demands. Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas will formally inaugurate the conclave, being organised by Kerala Tourism in association with State RT Mission, on February 26 at Lake Song Resort, Kumarakom, at 9 am. The deliberations of the summit will start with a ‘Speakers Meet’ on February 25. Minister for Cooperation and Registration VN Vasavan will preside over the function where Thomas Chazhikkadan, MP, will be the chief guest. Significantly, Kumarakom, located on the V...

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Responsible Tourism project inaugurated in Beypore

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November 28, 20211021 Views

Seeking to put the ancient port town of Beypore on the global experiential tourism map, Kerala Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas on Sunday inaugurated a comprehensive Responsible Tourism (RT) project to showcase its panoramic water-front settings, history and culture before the world. Riyas said promoting experiential tourism that simultaneously helps increase footfall, supports the local community and preserves the environment, culture and heritage is on the government's agenda. "Our perspective on tourism is that the state should offer a novel and refreshing experience to visitors. It should also bring benefits to the local communities without upsetting their day-to-day life. This is why the government is giving high priority to the projects of the RT Mission. The RT model of...

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Kerala introduces Responsible Tourism classification norms for hotels, resorts

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November 16, 20211356 Views

First state in India to do this, Tourism Minister also launches online portal for classification schemes In a first in the country, Kerala today introduced Responsible Tourism (RT) Classification for hotels and resorts, giving an added thrust to environmental protection and ecological-restoration through tourism. Launching the RT Classification Software and online application portal for standardization schemes at a function here, Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said this initiative, based on sustainable management, socio-cultural, economic and environmental responsibility, is a role model for the entire nation. The Minister also released a short video about the standardization schemes on the occasion. VK Prasanth MLA, presided over the function. As per the scheme, hotel...