WTM World Responsible Tourism Day 2012 - 2011

Abang Africa Travel & Trust, South Africa – GV385
Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, Abang Africa will be attending the World Travel Market and will showcase the importance of responsible tourism by informing people about the new development programs they have been a part of as well as the impact it has had. Abang Africa will share this on their social media and use WTM WRTD as a tool to inform people about responsible tourism.

Afrika T, South Africa

Afrika T is dedicated to the coverage of responsible tourism in South Africa. WTM WRTD is a time of increased activity and interest and Afrika T will be increasing the frequency and scope of their postings and use of social media to highlight the day. Their newest activity will be linking their social media channels more holistically to the Afrika-T.com content.

African Environments Ltd – Tanzania Stand
Supporting WTM WRTD for a second year, African Environments Ltd have various ongoing projects working with people in remote and fragile areas. They give assistance to communities building classrooms and libraries for schools, offer training and employment opportunities and ensure that all their operations are conducted in a responsible and ethical manner.

African Outposts, South Africa

Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, African Outposts will be highlighting WRTD through their ongoing projects including the Timbavati HIV/Aids Project, the Thakadu River Camp and the De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Centre. Their newest activity is supporting the Wildlife College of South Africa by donating money for every client who travels with them. The Wildlife College has been set up to train the locals to become game rangers, trackers and tour guides

Carbon Neutral Approach, South Africa

Supporting WTM WRD for the first time this year, and in honor of WTM WRTD, Carbon Neutral Approach will be sending out an email to their contacts in the Hospitality Industry highlighting the need for sustainability, waste management and recycling in their establishments. They will also be launching their new bi-monthly newsletter which will highlight issues pertaining to sustainability and conservation issues in the hospitality industry.

Camel Dive Club & Hotel, Egypt
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best in a Marine Environment category 2009

Cheli & Peacock, Kenya – AF600

Cheli & Peacock is supporting WTM WRTD for another year and will be highlighting the day at the World Travel Market. In March 2011, they registered the Cheli & Peacock Community Trust, employing a fulltime manager to help their lodge managers source school books, desks, and many more things! This increased capacity has meant they have been able to augment their focus on the “small things” that help communities. Elsa’s has provided the Ura Gate Primary School with all the text books that it needed. Joy’s Camp is in the middle of supplying blackboards and desks to the Daaba Primary School. Tortilis Camp is maintaining the elephant exclosure that has rehabilitated the Olengaiya Spring. Kitich Camp helped the Ngalai School choir take a bus to their choral competition.

Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), Uganda
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best for Conservation of Wildlife and Habitats category 2009.

City of Cape Town,South Africa
Winners of the Virgin Holiday Responsible Tourism Award for Best Destination 2009 and supporting WTM WRTD for another year, the City of Cape Town will be running a series of public and industry awareness campaigns on responsible tourism during 2011.

Eco South Travel, South Africa
Eco South Travel specialize in value for money eco friendly destinations, safaris and tours around Southern Africa. The organization are celebrating WTM WRTD for the first time this year and will highlight the day on their website.

FEDHASA (Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa), South Africa
FEDHASA manages the Imvelo Responsible Tourism Awards which have become a yardstick for responsible tourism practice in South Africa. This year they will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary and WTM WRTD on Wednesday 9 November 2011. The organization will be highlighting the day on their website, in their press releases and interviews, as well as during the main speech at the event.

Gambia Tourism Board, Gambia – AF196

The Gambia is well known in its practices in Responsible Tourism, it is one of a few countries with a responsible tourism policy and an ecotourism policy. This year they will be highlighting WRTD at the World Travel Market with a Responsible Tourism Desk at their stand.

Gravity Adventures,South Africa
Highlighting and supporting WTM WRTD for another year, Gravity Adventures are formalizing a programme partnering with Educo Africa to identify four potential paddling guides from previously disadvantaged communities in Cape Town and Onseepkans, Northern Cape. The candidates will then take their APA River Guide course.

Great Plains Conservation, South Africa – AF650

Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, Great Plains Conservation will be promoting the conservation and community programs that they have in place at their Kenya and Botswana camps. Great Plains Conservation will also be donating money to their latest initiative, the National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative.

Great Plains Conservation, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana, Seychelles
Winner of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best for Conservation of Wildlife and Habitats Award 2009.

Guludo Beach Lodge, Mozambique
Winner of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best for Poverty Reduction Award 2009.

Heritage SA, South Africa
The Heritage Environmental Management Company has been established to provide operators of all types of businesses with an effective environmental management system (EMS) designed to reduce and limit the impact that their operations have on their environment. They will be highlighting WTM WRTD 2011 at their Environmental Management in Tourism (EMiT) conference which is taking place from 9-10 November in Johannesburg.

IYPTDI (International Youth Peace Tourism and Development Initiative), Nigeria

Supporting WTM WRTD for another year they will be highlighting the day by holding a seminar and special project, Green Responsible Tourism and Youth.

Karibu Rwanda Ltd, UK based
Karibu Rwanda are supporting WTM WRTD for another year and in 2011 they will be supporting Mothering Across Continents in their charitable and voluntary in Mwiko Musanze District, Northern Rwanda. They will also continue their tree planting programme in Uganda, their support of the Kinigi Guest House, a project that supports women and orphans in Kinigi and their conservation efforts in the Virunga Area.

Kasbah Du Toubkal, Morocco
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best in a Mountain Environment category 2010.

Kontrei Traveller, South Africa

Kontrei Traveller will be supporting and highlighting WTM WRTD 2011 for another year through their members, subscribers and blog.

Le Quartier Francais, South Africa
Le Quartier Francais is a small, privately owned auberge situated in the French Huguenot valley of Franschhoek, in the Cape Winelands. Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, their WTM WRTD activity for 2011 is the creation of a wormfarm, additional solar heating and heat pumps and recycling of all materials.

Let’s Go Travel, Kenya
Supporting WTM WRTD since 2007, 2011 sees Let’s Go Travel assisting the Ilngwesi Community Lodge with reservations and marketing. The organization has been promoting Travellers Philanthropy and putting funds towards a small tractor at Ilngwesi and a TV/Video at Limuru Children’s Centre. Staff have visited the Children’s Centre recently taking foodstuff and clothing to the children. Their latest projects include an exchange programme with a UK school, fundraising to help build toilet blocks and a new 40 seater school bus.

Livingstone Tanzania Trust, UK

The Livingstone Tanzania Trust provides opportunities for people to volunteer in the rural community and to assist the Trust and the community with poverty alleviation with projects such as the Cow Pyramid Scheme and a pig breeding business run by a local women's group. 2011 has seen the building of Keyhole Gardens in 3 schools demonstrating to students how they can grow their own vegetables, the launch of the Clean Hands Saves Lives campaign and their School Reading Competition has grown to include 3 more schools. This year also sees the start of the building of a Residential Agricultural Training Centre.

Luzmore Tourism Development, South Africa
Supporting WTM WRTD for their second year, Luzmore Tourism Development is raising the awareness of recycling, indigenous planting, community food gardens, conservation initiatives around fynbos and biodiversity.

MIBE’S Hospitality Ltd, Ghana
Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, MIBE’S Hospitality Ltd has helped give free medical care to two communities this year. They have also planted new trees and nurtured old ones planted at the SOS Orphanage in Temka who they have supported for the last six years. Their latest project is with disadvantaged teenage boys from North Carolina, USA who have provided school materials, food and clothing for children in Ghana.

New Dawn Associates Ltd, Rwanda – AF440

Supporting WTM WRTD for the first time this year, New Dawn Associates will be highlighting their community based projects at the World Travel Market. Through profit sharing generated by their tours, their five projects have elevated the standards of living of the communities that they help by building schools and healthcare centres, providing computers and paying health insurance for their members. The members also benefit directly through sales of arts and crafts to tourists and indirectly through community funds.

Nuarro, Uganda – AF625

Nuarro is an eco/community lodge based on a strong concept of ethical and fair trade tourism, managed and built by its owners using local materials and local labour. Nuarro will not only be promoting the lodge during WTM WRTD but also using it as a platform from which they can increase tour operator awareness of these core values for responsible tourism.

One World Safari Tours, Tanzania

Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, One World Safari Tours will be highlighting the day by providing discounts on their safaris and trekking, giving 10% of their profits to the local NGOs and explaining that this is in support of WTM WRTD.

Rivertrees Country Inn, Tanzania

Supporting WTM WRTD for the first time this year, Rivertrees Country Inn will be highlighting the day by launching their new website and adding the logo to their new website “Today at Rivertrees” page, together with the WTM WRTD video focusing on the core themes of responsible tourism: sustainability and bio diversity, poverty reduction, lack of water and climate change www.wtmlondon.com/wrtdfilm2010.

Rekero, Kenya
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best for Poverty Reduction category 2009.

Robin Pope Safaris, Malawi
Robin Pope Safaris will be highlighting WTM WRTD through their weekly newsletters to their clients including aspects of responsible tourism. The organization will be promoting their Project Luangwa which draws on visitor generosity to raise funds for education and small business development activities amongst the rural local community living in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. They will also promote their conservation of wildlife in Zambia via the Zambian Carnivore Monitoring Programme and South Luangwa Conservation Society.

South Africa Photography Tours, Australia
Supporting WTM WRTD for the first time, South Africa Photography Tours focus on ethical photography and giving back to the communities that they visit. The organization has gained the collaboration of locally run tourism initiatives including tracking tours run by Kalahari Bushmen as well as charity groups such as Oasis Reach for your Dreams in Cape Town and grass-roots football teams in the Kalahari area. South Africa Photography Tours will donate money to the charity and football teams as well as increase their opportunities for sponsorship.

The Butterfly Tree, (Zambia) UK based
The Butterfly Tree promotes travel philanthropy amongst tourists and will promote this concept on WTM WRTD by writing a post on the website, inviting tourists to visit our projects and further engaging tour operators and hoteliers in Responsible Tourism.

Tribal Voice Communications, Kenya
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best for Poverty Reduction category 2009.

Tzaneen Country Lodge, South Africa
Highlighting WTM WRTD again, Tzaneen Country Lodge are offering ‘green tours’ to their tour operators so that guest may have an educational tour of their ‘green hotel’. They will also be organising a Sustainable Practices ‘Green Day’ Simposium on Wednesday 9 November to celebrate WTM WRTD.

Uganda Wildlife Adventure, Uganda
Celebrating WTM WRTD for another year, Uganda Wildlife Adventure will be remarking the walkways and pavements at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center. This process ensure easy identification and protection of the green belt for the visitors.

Welcome Cameroun, Cameroon
Supporting WTM WRTD for their first year, Welcome Cameroun will be highlighting the day through radio commercials, the posting of banners, information on the television and on Wednesday 9 November, a publication in the national bilingual daily newspaper.

West Africa Discovery, UK based
Supporting WTM WRTD for another year, West Africa discovery is a web portal that raises awareness towards West Africa and promotes responsible tourism through the listing of tours, accommodation and volunteer projects that fulfil the criteria outlined in the Cape Town, Kerala and Belize Declarations. The website offers a selection of carefully picked holiday ideas that offer unique and unforgettable experiences and allows travellers to discover Africa in a totally new way.

Wild Guanabana, Egypt
Supporting and highlighting WTM WRTD for a second year, Wild Guanabana will be holding an awareness seminar on 9 November 2011 in their local area to highlight the advantages of sustainable travel and how everyone can be become a more ethical traveler.

Wilderness Journeys, Kenya
Highly Commended in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best in a Mountain Environment category 2009.

Zaneliso Project & Multiservices, South Africa
Zaneliso Project & Multiservices assists organizations operating within the tourism sector to be responsible and sustainable whilst promoting tourism development. They will be highlighting WTM WRTD 2011 through various programmes that they are currently engaged in together with the government, tourism sector, schools and the communities.

Zuru Africa Safaris & Cultural Centre, Kenya
Zuru Africa Safaris & Cultural Centre support their local communities through cultural tourism. This year they will be highlighting WTM WRTD with the introduction of agro tourism to the community.

2011 - Africa