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WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Opening Ceremony
WTM London hosts the world’s most comprehensive, searching and thought- provoking agenda on responsible tourism. The WTM Responsible Tourism Programme runs for the duration of the exhibition, centring on the pioneering WTM World Responsible Tourism Day, in association with the UNWTO. The keynote speech this year was undoubtedly the hardest hitting yet. Tyndall Centre climate scientist Professor Kevin Anderson pulled no punches when laying out the level of the threat facing both the travel industry and society at large.
Commenting on the established
target of keeping temperature rise to within two degrees centigrade, he said: “At a two degrees rise many millions of poor people, mostly in the southern hemisphere, will die. However, we are heading for something far warmer, at least a four degrees rise. We cannot build the low carbon supply fast enough. In the interim we therefore have to reduce the level of consumption.”
This will mean the sacrifice of many of the luxuries people have become accustomed to, he said, for example a dramatic reduction in the number of flights people take, all new hotels should be built using passive design, requiring zero external energy inputs, local tourism should be encouraged and people should stop going on city breaks by plane. BBC’s Steven Sackur then invited four senior representatives to join Professor Anderson on stage for an open discussion. Richard Mills, Strategy Director at Boeing UK & Ireland, Derek Hanekon, the Minister of Tourism for
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The World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM are a global celebration of the most inspiring and enduring responsible tourism experiences in the world. Now in their 12th year, the vision for the Awards is to surprise and inspire tourists and the tourism industry by what it is possible to achieve with Responsible Tourism, and to shine a light on the best of the best. Congratulations to the 2015 winners
The 2015 World Responsible Tourism Awards OVERALL WINNER:
LooLa Adventure Resort, Bintan, Indonesia GOLD WINNERS:
Campaign Against Canned Hunting Hetta Huskies
Loop Head Peninsula, Ireland Gansbaai, South Africa
Endeavour Safaris and Scandic Hotels Urban Adventures Atlas Kasbah Ecolodge TUI UK & Ireland
Agri Tourism Development Company Pvt Ltd Uncornered Market Ullswater Steamers
World Animal Protection Honko Mangrove Conservation & Education
To see the full list of winners and read their stories visit
www.worldresponsibletourismawards.com
South Africa, Brigitta Witt, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility at Hyatt and Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the UNWTO, joined the debate focusing on how the industry is responding to climate change.
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