Responsible Tourism

Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Initiative

PATA Travel Mart & Responsible Travel

The 2015 PATA Travel Mart (PTM) will be celebrated at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), India. Wild Asia is proud to support PATA Travel Mart‘s (6th – 8th September 2015) Responsible Travel Pavilion for the second year running.

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Wild Asia at the PATA Travel Mart

Wild Asia will be celebrating the 2015 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards and supporting with the coordination of responsible travel presentations as part of the PATA Talks programme.

Throughout the event

Pop over to our booth to talk about responsible tourism with Amy! Find us at H19.

Monday 7th September

2015 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards (sponsored by World Nomads Travel Insurance) announcement and celebration:

12pm – 2pm, Hall 1, BIEC (PATA Talks space)

Inspirational, regional case studies in sustainability. Complimentary refreshments & networking. Limited spaces available.

Tuesday 8th September

We’re excited to be co-hosting two PATA Talks on responsible tourism best practice along with some of our 2015 Awards recipients.

  • 11:10am – 11:30am, Hall 1, BIEC (PATA Talks space)

Lessons learned from community engagement
by Amy McLoughlin (Wild Asia) & Chananya Phataraprasit (Asian Oasis)

  • 3:30pm – 3:50pm, Hall 1, BIEC (PATA Talks space)

Social innovation in responsible tourism
by Amy McLoughlin (Wild Asia) & Yurie Nagashima (Kinyei/Soksabike)

View the full PATA Travel Mart programme

Responsible Travel Pavilion

The Responsible Travel Pavilion is a dedicated section of the travel trade floor for smaller businesses passionate about sustainability. It enables businesses to join like-minded enterprises in an informal space to showcase their excellent work.

Download the Responsible Travel Pavilion Information Pack

* Deadline for registration to ensure you don’t miss out on PATA’s excellent matching service for meetings with buyers, 10th July *

Benefits include:

  • A chance to promote your responsible tourism product in a unique context
  • Be recognized for your efforts in furthering the sustainable tourism movement
  • Easily share knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned with others like you
  • Networking opportunities throughout the event and at social functions
  • Option for one day of 14 pre-matched appointments with PTM 2015 buyers
  • Access to hundreds of buyers and sellers
  • Promotional opportunities prior to PTM
  • Delegates exhibiting in this pavilion will receive additional promotional opportunities to share their responsible tourism stories through PATA communications channels.

PTM2015For all Wild Asia supporters interested in joining us at the Responsible Travel Pavilion, please contact amy@wildasia.org for a referral, or use the contact details in the above information pack quoting “WILDASIA” for added benefits.

2015 Awards Call for Entries

The 2015 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards is now welcoming applications.

Now in its ninth year, the Wild Asia Awards remain the only programme dedicated to identifying travel industry leaders in sustainability across Asia. The Awards are founded on international standards (the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria) and provide a unique opportunity for businesses, organisations, and destinations across the region to benchmark their operations against global criteria, and be assessed free of charge by renowned experts in the field.

This year, there are seven categories available:

  • Best in Community Engagement & Development
  • Best in Cultural Preservation
  • Best in Protection of Natural Areas & Wildlife Conservation
  • Best in Resource Efficiency
  • Most Inspiring Responsible Tourism Destination
  • Most Inspiring Responsible Tourism Initiative
  • Most Inspiring Responsible Tourism Operator

For the first time, the Awards will be celebrated at the PATA Travel Mart, which this year is being held in Bangalore, India. The celebration provides a whole host of added benefits for Award recipients, such as complimentary admittance to the trade show, opportunities for buyer meetings, networking, and invitation to speak at PATA Talks events on responsible tourism. In addition, Winners will also be invited to attend ITB Asia, the region’s biggest B2B travel trade show, free of charge and may facilitate the regional responsible tourism clinics.

Applicants can download their application forms from the Wild Asia website, and can submit their entries up until 15th May 2015.

For further details, please contact amy@wildasia.org

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