Profiting from tourism Business in the Future; The way Forward 22nd August 2006
“Profiting from Tourism Business in the Future: The Way Forward” - the inaugural responsible tourism forum for Sri Lanka was with invitations extended to a multi stakeholder audience including senior tourism professionals, government agencies, NGOs, and the media.
This highly relevant topic was presented by bringing together a large audience of over 125 participants and a panel of speakers including international tourism development strategists, key government agencies and strong social and environmental voices. Two overseas guest speakers from The Travel Foundation & Kuoni Travel Limited United Kingdom also participated.
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RTP Forum newspaper articles
» Sunday Observer (220 KB )
» Financial Times News (512 KB )
» Financial Times Editorial (230 KB )
Linking Crafts with Tourism, 21st September 2006
Linking Crafts with Tourism workshop coincided with a volunteer assignment to assist in setting up an unique handicraft store in Dickwella, including product range , store presentation , guidance on promotional communication together with awareness creation on tourist needs and wants.The training was attended by 25 staff members of the Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board, including the Managing Director, Regional Shop Managers, Colombo Head Office Shop Managers, Sales Assistants and other Service staff.
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Responsible Tourism Workshop for Hambantota
District, 5th- 6th March 2007,
Hambantota
Taking the message to the regional tourism players, the RTP in association
with the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) and MERCY
CORPS will be staging the first ever responsible tourism workshop
for Hambantota District tourism stakeholders. This workshop will
bring together a cross section of hoteliers, community based organizations
(CBO), members of the Safari Jeep Association, government, non governmental
representatives and the local authorities to understand and build
common grounds for sustainable tourism development in the region.
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