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related: responsibletourism, rtweek flickr: [|poster #1], [|poster #2] youtube: [|conversations playlist], [|itbw playlist], [|rt playlist] facebook: [|event] slideshare: [|Responsible Tourism Week 2010] (10,000+ views), [|Responsible Travel Photography] (17,000+ views) recommended listening: [|future of conferences], [|The empathetic civilization], [|Global Leaders of Responsible Tourism] hashtag: [|#rtweek2010] (more info about tags and tagging) twitter list: http://twitter.com/kurt_a/lists/rtweek editing: [|What is responsible tourism?]

Imagine a conference with no registration fees and no jet lag! More than 100 people participated in the 2010 Responsible Tourism Week (May 17-21), a free demonstration of the social web as a means of documenting the challenges of developing (and maintaining!) responsible tourism.

Summary Reports
Day 1: [|Blog] - [|Planeta Update] Day 2: [|Blog] - [|Planeta Update] Day 3: http://ronmader.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/rtweek-3 - [|Planeta Update] Day 4: http://ronmader.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/rtweek-4 - [|Planeta Update] Day 5: http://ronmader.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/rtweek-5 - [|Planeta Update]

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 showing responsible tourism in action
 * Show your savvy** - Use the hashtag: [|#rtweek2010]


 * =WHEN= || 2010 Responsible Tourism Week takes place May 17-21. ||  2010 Responsable de la Semana de Turismo se lleva a cabo may 17 a 21. ||
 * =WHAT= || Responsible Tourism Week is a live demonstration of Web 2.0 as a means of documenting the challenges and successes of developing responsible tourism. || Responsable Semana de Turismo es una demostración en vivo de la Web 2.0 como un medio para documentar los desafíos y éxitos del desarrollo del turismo responsable. ||
 * =WHERE= || Responsible Tourism Week takes place online and integrates the digital realm with down to earth good practices around the world. ||  Semana de Turismo Responsable se realice en línea e integra el mundo digital a la tierra con las buenas prácticas en todo el mundo ||
 * =WHY= || One of the key objectives of Responsible Tourism Week is to [|create incentives for continuity] - we'd really like to hear updates on recent tourism conferences and events and we'd like to look forward to events in the future. Another key objective is to strengthen relationships with existing contacts and make new friends! ||  Uno de los objetivos clave de la Semana de Turismo Responsable es crear incentivos para la continuidad - nos gustaría mucho oír noticias sobre conferencias y eventos de turismo de los últimos y nos gustaría que esperar a los acontecimientos en el futuro. Otro objetivo fundamental es fortalecer los contactos y hacer nuevos amigos! ||
 * =HOW= || We'll be using Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Slideshare, Twitter and YouTube to document tourism practices around the world.

Be honest and be public. This is the week where you get to shout out to the world the good things you see around you. Create a local event. Support a local event. Create a local event. Make a [|foamboard]. Lead the way or follow the topics for which you have interest and passion. Talk food, talk volunteering, talk slowtravel/localtravel, talk whatever is on your mind, drop the penny! || Usaremos Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Slideshare, Twitter y YouTube para documentar prácticas sobre turismo en todo el Mundo.

Se honesto y abierto. Esta es la semana para gritarle al mundo las cosas buenas que ves a tu alrededor. Crea y apoya algún evento en tu localidad. Fabrica un pizarrón [|foamboard]. Propon aquellos temas que te interesan y te apasionan. Platica sobre alimentos, habla sobre voluntariado, comenta slowtravel/localtravel, habla de lo que se te ocurra, hechate un volado. ||

More summaries
[|Tip Online]

Agenda

 * ||  || ===Agenda=== || ===Coffee Break=== || ===Real-time=== ||
 * media type="custom" key="6153667" || =MONDAY 17= || **Review** - Setting the stage


 * Discussion** - Share examples of responsible tourism that you have personally experienced. Be generous. Talk about other people's work that you respect.

[|What and where are you eating this week?] [|If we really want to minimize the impacts of travel, shouldn't we stop traveling?] || Fika ||  ||
 * Questions**
 * media type="custom" key="7225627" || =TUESDAY 18= || **Review** - Highlights from yesterday's tweets


 * Discussion** - Share examples of responsible tourism that you have personally experienced. Be generous. Talk about other people's work that you respect.

What museums are showcasing sustainable practices? [|Is our storytelling keeping up with our diverse cultural reality?] [|What are the Top 5 most Irresponsible Actions?] || Fika ||  ||
 * Questions**
 * media type="custom" key="6153687" || =WEDNESDAY 19= || **Review** - Highlights from yesterday's tweets


 * Discussion** - Share examples of responsible tourism that you have personally experienced. Be generous. Talk about other people's work that you respect.

What is the future of guidebooks? Any suggestions for Who's Who in the UK? || Fika || Oaxaca City - Xiguela, 9:30am ||
 * Questions**
 * media type="custom" key="6153693" || =THURSDAY 20= || **Review** - Highlights from yesterday's tweets


 * Discussion** - Share examples of responsible tourism that you have personally experienced. Be generous. Talk about other people's work that you respect.

[|If we really want to minimize the impacts of travel, shouldn't we stop traveling?] How is responsible tourism different in 2010 than it was in 2009? Is the local dialect in your place part of the tourism attraction? || Fika ||  ||
 * Questions**
 * media type="custom" key="6346615" || =FRIDAY 21= || **Review** - Highlights from yesterday's tweets


 * Discussion** - Roll up day

[|What is the future of conferences]? || Fika || Oaxaca City - Pochimilco, 9:30am ||
 * Questions**
 * media type="custom" key="6153679" || =MONDAY 24= || Tweets continue as summarize highlights from RT Week and set an agenda for 2010, 2011, 2012 ...

What is the future of responsible tourism? ||  ||   ||
 * Questions**

Slideshare
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Partners
Partners help share news and create events in the natural world. We had ample participation from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Estonia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the USA. Kudos to Ecoturismo Genuino, Ecotourism Laos, Respontour, Tourism Eautrement, Transitions Abroad, Travel Momma and WHL Group. (Are we missing anyone?!)

Twitter
//Don't make a hash of it! Make a hashtag of it!// Twitter with the hashtag [|#rtweek2010]

Want to tweet in a language other than English? Fine, just don't forget the hashtag [|#rtweek2010]
 * Multilingual Friendly**

No volcano will get in the way of Responsible Tourism Week! http://tinyurl.com/rtweek2010 [|#rtweek2010] From May 17-21 Responsible Tourism Week documents the challenges of responsible tourism http://planeta.wikispaces.com/rtweek2010 [|#rtweek2010] We're part of the local travel movement! Responsible Tourism Week http://tinyurl.com/rtweek2010 [|#rtweek2010] Ron's playlist (recommended listening) future of conferences http://tinyurl.com/futureconf [|#rtweek2010] @RNfuturetense Bring the carrotmob to responsible tourism http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/4607619356 [|#rtweek2010] Responsible Tourism Week: Be Inspired! http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/4605280948 [|#rtweek2010] Rev up your conscience. Responsible Tourism Week 2010 http://planeta.wikispaces.com/rtweek2010 [|#rtweek2010]
 * Examples of messages**

Twitter in action
http://twitter.com/catherinemack/status/13779523430 http://twitter.com/gerhardbuttner/status/13802323187 http://twitter.com/tranquilotravel/status/13515524146 http://twitter.com/whltravelBlog/status/13830620680 http://twitter.com/whltravelBlog/status/13979981251 http://twitter.com/Ruukel/status/13714795083 http://twitter.com/nuttisamisiida/status/13732908861 http://twitter.com/BnB_leontine/status/14088266313 http://twitter.com/marehrenberg/status/14194217728 http://twitter.com/ExperienceCabo/status/14194407420 http://twitter.com/BuenViajero/status/14182977458 http://twitter.com/respontour/status/14184321414 http://twitter.com/giusttav/statuses/14197277459 http://twitter.com/denezy/statuses/14196031584 http://twitter.com/Prairiemango/statuses/14195642663 http://twitter.com/EcotourGenuino/statuses/14224992420 http://twitter.com/LondonUA/statuses/14214444938 http://twitter.com/Ruukel/statuses/14206714523 http://twitter.com/BrazilMax/statuses/14222360685 http://twitter.com/ECOTUMISMO/statuses/14189173742 http://twitter.com/ExperienceCabo/statuses/14195121789 http://twitter.com/ecotourlatino/statuses/14225345949 http://twitter.com/EcotourGenuino/status/14324497574 http://twitter.com/gerhardbuttner/status/14323154854 http://twitter.com/academictours/status/14303870407 http://twitter.com/xiguelaoaxaca/status/14303366477 http://twitter.com/nuttisamisiida/status/14292038080 http://twitter.com/respontour/status/14290999784 http://twitter.com/ICRT_Canada/status/14263354328 http://twitter.com/DeborahMcLaren/status/14237865941 http://twitter.com/SocialTourismSA/status/14231286643 http://twitter.com/gregoryhubbs/status/14230165993 http://twitter.com/ronmader/status/14226676837 http://twitter.com/catherinemack/status/14223694874 http://twitter.com/respontour/status/14216526349 http://twitter.com/marehrenberg/status/14194217728 http://twitter.com/respontour/status/14243148902

Twitter
http://twitter.com/kurt_a/rtweek2010

Key topics
academic programs and accountability awards biodiversity climate change carbon footprint food indigenous peoples local travel movement poverty alleviation visitor satisfaction volunteering world environment day

Flickrgroups
[|Sustainable tea, coffee and chocolate] [|city parks] [|responsible tourism in action] [|si mas bicicletas] world food [|world museums] [|world food]

YouTube
[|itbw playlist] [|conversations playlist] [|rt playlist]

Playlist
[|Global Leaders of Responsible Tourism] - Make travel fair! [|Future of conferences] - For anyone organizing or attending a conference [|The empathetic civilization - Jeremy Rifkin] - For anyone interested in upcoming trends. The story about the mirror surprised me.

What you can do ...
You can help us by telling your friends about this page!

Answer the [|rt survey] Mark the dates on your calendar and plan ahead - what story do you want to share with the world? Be nice! Compliment someone who you see walking the talk. Plan a photosafari Plan a videonight Make a foamboard Plan a [|marshmellow challenge] Practice responsible tourism ... and let us know what you're doing and let us know why you think it's responsible. Twitter with the hashtag [|#rtweek2010] Add photos to [|responsible tourism in action] and other flickrgroups Post a comment on [|Ron's blog] Post a video response to [|Ron's YouTube channel] Editors are asked to update the wiki || Practice responsible tourism ... and let us know what you're doing and let us know why you think it's responsible. Answer the [|rt survey] (if you haven't done so already!) Twitter with the hashtag [|#rtweek2010] Be nice! Compliment someone who you see walking the talk Add photos to [|responsible tourism in action] and other flickrgroups Host or co-host a photosafari, upload photos to Flickr Host or co-host a videonight Make a foamboard Run a [|marshmellow challenge] Post a comment on [|Ron's blog] Post a video response to [|Ron's YouTube channel] Editors are asked to update the wiki || Practice responsible tourism ... and let us know what you're doing and let us know why you think it's responsible. Be nice! Compliment someone who you see walking the talk Make a foamboard Post a comment on [|Ron's blog] Post a video response to [|Ron's YouTube channel] Editors are asked to update the wiki ||
 * ===Before May 17=== || ===May 17-21=== || ===After May 21=== ||
 * Become a partner or ask to be an editor. Let us know how we can collaborate.

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Analysis - In 2010 this page was viewed 3,725 times.

Early Results from the Survey
Thanks to the following for answering the survey: Marcus Bauer, Gerhard Buttner, Ethan Gelber, Sallie Grayson, Anders Kärrstedt, Carlos Bruj, Neill and Ceillhe Sperath

It showed me some of the potential the social web has. Compared to physical events I found it a bit difficult to follow up, not to distract myself and to keep in ind that I intended to attend a global conference (naturally my attention on a physical event is almost exclusively on the event) and to make personal contacts. twitter was quite a new way of communication for me and it seems somewhat useful
 * What did you learn?**

I've learned i need to use flickr and Youtube! I need to create an easier platform for volunteers past and future and local partners to engage - inertia rules. anything that can alter that even a little would be good!

**If you shared information, were you able to measure the reach (number of impressions, page views, unique visitors, retweets?)** Few of my tweets have been retweeted, I had good views on few Flickr pix but I haven't tracked anything beyond that.

I do have the tools to accomplish this, but didn't look carefully.

**Did you organize any local events for Responsible Tourism Week? If so, what kind?** We tried to but didn't get an uptake from our local tourism organisation. Hopefully next year...

As I am not in a position (personal or professional) to organize much, my role was to spread the word to others who could. As far as I can tell, many didn't do anything new, but found a way to integrate what they were already doing into RT Week.

**Is there anything we can do to make Responsible Tourism Week more effective for you?** Engage participants to interact more.

As I was spreading the word, people kept asking what they could do. I wished I could offer many more concrete examples. So, let's make available great examples from this year for next year.

Agenda, program and webminar or scheduled chat.

I think the concept of the week could be better explained and better promoted. Maybe with a network of related sites that could help inform about it with a logo?

**Would you like to continue using the #rtweek2010 hashtag or would you suggest an alternative?** till #rtweek2011 it seems great It's great to use #rtweek2010, until it's time to use #rtweek2011 Why not just #rtweek. Then it won't have to be changed year after year.

**When should we schedule the next Responsible Tourism Week?** why not this year?

i think just before an international meeting would be perfect as some people will meet there offline or they'd like to influence what's going to happen.

food was a great topic. so was local travel. accessibility of destinations would be interesting as well. and storytelling.
 * Would you like to collaborate with others? If so, what interests you?**

an international association of responsible volunteer sending and hosting organisations - I need to get my head round how we can devise a low cost effective way of demonstrating responsibility in this field

Of course. Indigenous tourism and the conservation of biodiversity are topics we hold very dear

Always interested in working together and sharing good examples of responsible travel. Recently I have been increasingly thinking about how could accommodation become more responsible and how can this be communicated and distinguish green-washing from more sincere attempts

we need to somehow get beyond the groups and websites focusing on responsible travel and try to get mentions on wider travel sites or media.
 * Do you have any suggestions on spreading the news (widening the circle) about responsible tourism? **

If you've got a mailing/twitter list of people who were involved, hit them early with a newsletter that conveys what to do, when to do it and good examples of how. Enlist other groups to help transmit.

The challenge is to get offline people offline. And to do that you need to do some offline promotion.

**Can you suggest any ways to stay in contact with others working toward responsible tourism?** having a table with all the social media platforms the participants use would help to connect on multiple platforms

Twitter groups, like www.twibe.com

Maybe, there should be a list with the participants, their emails, twitter etc and what they are looking for, that way you can create new communication.

**Can you suggest any ways of creating or finding financial support for Responsible Tourism Week?** Seek sponsors? give some extra material, PDF, video, etc. for extra 20 dollars...?

I bet EU has some money somewhere!

Questions
//Here are some background questions for reflection:// What are examples of best practices? Is our storytelling keeping up with our diverse cultural reality? How does 'responsible tourism' translate into other languages? (see below for the answers!) What is irresponsible tourism? Who are the leading practitioners/facilitators of responsible tourism? How do we reconcile the commercial imperative with responsible tourism? What are key issues we should pay attention? How do we keep responsible tourism from being hijacked from the carbon footprint people? How do we conserve biodiversity? How do we respect indigenous peoples? How do we respect the tourists' needs? What happens when museums receive more visitors through their website than through their front door? volunteer [|What are the Top 5 most Irresponsible Actions?] Is [|Couchsurfing] legal? [|If we really want to minimize the impacts of travel, shouldn't we stop traveling?] What are examples of good food and good markets? How do we collaborate? Should there be another Responsible Tourism Week later this year?

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 * Sideways** - Of special note will be International Museums Day (May 18) and [|International Day of Biological Diversity] (May 22). And in the pop culture world, TV icon Lost ends on May 23.


 * Tech Tip** - To 'connect' people - particularly on Twitter - use the hashtag [|#rtweek2010] in your tweets.

Buzzword Bingo
Biodiversity Buy in Climate Change Food hyperlocal Indigenous local travel movement ost relationships travel tourism responsible tourism

Upcoming Events
Estonia Ecotourism Conference and Workshop Oregon Ecotourism Conference

Reflections on Recent Events
Reisepavillon (Berlin) Responsible Tourism Conference (Belize) Responsible Tourism Fair (Oaxaca)

Preparation
2011 2012 itbw Colibri Ecotourism Award Ecotourism Spotlight Award

Scorecard
How should we evaluate Responsible Tourism Week? Consider the following: Did you learn something preparing for RT Week? Did you learn something during RT Week? Are you walking the talk?

Q&A
Ron Mader created the dates. Some history. RT Week was created launched in May 2009 when the Belize Responsible Tourism Conference was postponed due to the swine flu. In 2010 the third week of May seemed to be perfect for a repeat. Note that RT Week comes a few weeks before World Environment Day. Responsible Tourism Week has international support and interest and we'll be seeing a flurry of activity, particularly on Twitter. You can join Responsible Tourism Week free of charge! The only cost is participation. Be engaged, be inspired, be inspiring!
 * Who has designated Responsible Tourism Week?**
 * What is the cost of participation?**

Misc
Do we want to minimize the impact of travel or maximize the impact of travel? Is impact good or bad?

Plurilingual
How do you say 'responsible tourism' to people you want to visit? Chances are it isn't 'responsible tourism.' While the goal is noble and quite aspirational, those who strive toward improving tourism often use a myriad of terms to describe how they apply the principles that matter.

Week van Verantwoordelike Toerisme

turismo responsable - responsible tourism
 * Spanish**

tourisme equitable - equitable tourism
 * French**

ansvarsfull turism - responsible tourism ansvarfulla turistveckan - responsible tourism week
 * Estonian**

Links and Kudos
[|Planeta Responsible Tourism Week 2010 Success - Travelmole] http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115437108478741&ref=mf http://transitionsabroad.ning.com/events/2010-responsible-tourism-week http://fringetravel.ning.com/events/2010-responsible-tourism-week http://ecoturismogenuino.ning.com/events/semana-de-turismo-responsable http://respontour.net/pages/networking-and-events/responsible-tourism-week-2010.php http://www.localtravelmovement.com/375/responsible-tourism-week-2010-may-17-21 http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=1328 http://www.s8.createphpbb.com/ecotourism/viewtopic.php?t=454&mforum=ecotourism http://www.irresponsibletourism.info/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=194&PID=608#608 http://www.tipsfromthetlist.com/25087.html http://afrikatourism.blogspot.com/2010/05/rt-week-2010-dont-forget.html http://respontour.net/pages/networking-and-events/responsible-tourism-week-2010.php http://www.tip-online.at/news/16624/globale-woche-des-tourismus-mit-verantwortung http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1142340.php http://tourismeautrement.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/semaine-du-tourisme-responsable http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2010/05/tomorrow-starts-responsible-tourism.html http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=683

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