Costas Christ joins tourism advisory panel.(Image: Costas.jpg )Costas Christ has been appointed a member of WTM's World Responsible Tourism Advisory Panel. The independent expert panel is helping to guide World Travel Market in the development of World Responsible Tourism Day, now in its second successful year. "We are at a turning point in the history of modern travel, as more tourism businesses and destinations adopt sustainable tourism There are many different definitions of sustainable tourism. Sustainable tourism in its purest sense, is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income and employment for locals, as well as to promote the practices to help safeguard the cultural and natural heritage of our planet and deliver tangible benefits to local communities" said Christ. "WTM's World Responsible Tourism Day is an excellent global initiative that is helping to lead the way forward and I am delighted to be a part of it." The next WTM WTM World Travel Market (London) WTM World Tamil Movement WTM What's the Matter? WTM Windows Task Manager WTM Web, Trattamenti e Materiali (Italian) WTM Winner Takes Most WTM Wind Tunnel Model World Responsible Tourism Day is on Wednesday November 12, 2008, aiming to inspire travel organisations to take direct action, regardless of whether they attend World Travel Market in London. The initiative was launched in association with the UNWTO UNWTO United Nations World Trade Organization (formerly just World Trade Organization, WTO) and is now supported by the leading industry associations. One of the pioneers of ecotourism e·co·tour·ism n. Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a naturalist, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment. and a founding member and former Chairman of the Board of The International Ecotourism Society, Christ's work has taken him to more than 100 countries across six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. , including expeditions to some of the world's most remote wilderness areas and archeological sites. Christ is also chairman of Judges for the WTTC WTTC World Travel and Tourism Council WTTC Welcome To The Club WTTC World Table Tennis Championships WTTC Wolverhampton-Telford Technology Corridor (UK) WTTC West Texas Training Center (San Angelo, Texas) Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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