Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Tomorrow starts Responsible Tourism Week

I forget sometimes that one of my areas of interest/expertise is cultural tourism. Ron Mader of Planeta calls our attention to Responsible Tourism Week, which starts tomorrow. The webpage offers these tips:

Walk the talk - Practice responsible tourism where you are.
Play nice! - Use Responsible Tourism Week as an opportunity to build healthy relationships at the local and international levels.
Make it delicious - Eat good local food and let visitors know where to treat their taste buds well.
Be generous! - Compliment someone via twitter, fave a photo or write a testimonial on Flickr, give a thumbs up to a video on YouTube.
Be creative - Make your own poster or graphic for RT Week!
Have your say - What is responsible tourism? Please answer the rt survey
Show your savvy - Use the hashtag: #rtweek2010

Resources

- Details
- Slideshare

Relatedly, the third conference on Civic Tourism is Aug. 11-14, 2010 in Fort Collins, CO.

Resources:

- Civic Tourism
- National Geographic Traveler Magazine
- Tourism Development Handbook: A Practical Approach to Planning and Marketing

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