Tourism Kerala to be declared world leader in
Responsible Tourism in 2022
Dr. Harold Goodwin Founder and Director of UK-based International Centre for Responsible Tourism presenting a memento to Mr. Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Kerala in the presence of Mr. Kallara Madhu, Private Secretary, Mr. Rupersh Kumar, State Coordinator, Kerala RT Mission and Mrs. Rani George IAS, Secretary, Kerala Tourism.
The World Travel Market London will declare Kerala as the world leader in Responsible Tourism (RT) in 2022.
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r. Harold Goodwin, Founder and Director of UK-based International Centre for Responsible Tourism, has announced that Kerala is to be declared as the world leader in Responsible Tourism in 2022 at the World Travel Market at Trivandrum on January 25, 2020. He also said that democracy and transparency are the major components of RT in Kerala, while addressing the Tourism Industry Partners, which was organised by the Responsible Tourism Mission, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.
“First, what makes Kerala ascend the world leadership is the concerted action among government, local people and tourism industry in RT activities. Secondly, RT gives equal importance to socio-economic and environmental responsibilities. Thirdly, after the implementation of RT activities, there is an increase in the number of domestic tourists to Kerala,” Dr. Goodwin said. In her address, Ms. Rani George IAS, Secretary, Kerala Tourism, said: “We need focused initiatives and unique identity for each place for effective implementation of RT.
