Why chose our courses?

Our courses are perfect for mid to senior managers across the tourism and hospitality sectors to lead the charge in making tourism more sustainable.

What sets us apart?

We are a not-for-profit offering high-quality affordable training, developed by world-leading academics. Our timely and relevant course offers post graduate level learning for professionals who want to make tourism better.

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Stay Current: Learn from fresh examples and case studies, including work from Responsible Tourism Award winners. Build Your Expertise: Select individual courses or complete multiple ones to enhance your knowledge and effectiveness.

Dive into the world of Responsible Tourism with five detailed units, scheduled for completion in two weeks each, spread over a ten-week duration. Participate in engaging seminars tailored to support your learning process. Or feel empowered to embark on the course at your leisure, without being bound by seminar timetables.

7 Chapters · 40 Lessons

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    Welcome to the ICRT global Professional Certificate In Responsible Tourism

    1. What You Will Learn On This Course Free preview
    2. Introducing Your Course Tutor Free preview
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    Unit 1: Introduction to Responsible Tourism

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      1.1 What Is Responsible Tourism?

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      1.2 A Concise Introduction Responsible Tourism

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      1.3 What's In A Word?

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      1.4 Responsible Tourism Is a Broad Church

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      1.5 The Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism In Destinations

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      1.6 The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter

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      UNIT 1: Activity and Reading Materials Recap

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    Unit 2: Where does Responsible Tourism Come From?

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      2.1 An Introduction To An Early Pioneer

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      2.2 The Origins and Growth of the Responsible Tourism Movement

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      2.3 Precursors to Responsible Tourism

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      2.4 From Ethical to Responsible Tourism

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      2.5 Why Is Responsible Tourism Gaining Traction?

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      2.6 What Does Responsibility Mean in Practice?

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      UNIT 2: Activity and Reading Materials Recap

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    Unit 3: The Business Case for Responsible Tourism

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      3.1 The Market Trend to Experiential Travel

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      3.2 The Experience Economy and Authenticity

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      3.3 Multiple Business Cases for Responsible Tourism

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      3.4 Six Arguments for CSR and Responsible Tourism

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      3.5 Avoiding Unintended Consequences and Misselling

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      3.6 Certification and Green Claims Directives

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      UNIT 3: Activity and Reading

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    Unit 4: Responsible Tourism In Destinations

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      4.1 What is a Destination?

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      4.2 Destinations as "Commons"

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      4.3 Tourism is an Extractive Industry

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      4.4 The Visitor Economy

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      4.5 Sustainability is Not Enough

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      4.6 Whole of Government- Joined Up Government

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      4.7 Measuring Change

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      4.8 Three Examples of Responsible Tourism in Destinations

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      UNIT 4: Activity and Reading

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    Unit 5: From Theory To Practice

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      5.1 Choice Editing and Unintended Consequences

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      5.2 Beware of Illusions and Procrastination

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      5.3 Tragedy of The Commons

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      5.4 Fear of Change

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      5.5 Business As Usual (BaU)

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      5.6 Theory of Change

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      UNIT 5: Activity and Reading

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    Professional Certification

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      Professional Certification and Short Report

Emeritus Professor Harold Goodwin

This course has been constructed by Professor Emeritus Dr Harold Goodwin, who pioneered Masters courses in Responsible Tourism Management at Greenwich, Leeds Becket and Manchester Metropolitan Universities. Harold’s background is in adult and continuing education, and in his second career in universities, where he taught at the postgraduate level. This continuing education course deals with the issues at the postgraduate level but does not require a university degree to succeed in it.

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