Responsible travel club of Vietnam (RTC) was form in May 2010, the aim of this associations is to work together among the tour operators and other tourism stakeholders on promotion of responsible travel through travel products, environmental training and community based tourism.
The tourism environmental training workshop will be held from 27th to 29th May, 2011 at Lavie Vu Linh Ecolodge, a popular ecotourism destination North of Hanoi, the RTC has convened a training workshop to examine ways in which the local tourism industry can operate sustainably in Vietnam’s fragile environment whilst at the same time work towards its protection.
Over 3 days the workshop will bring together 36 people from 13 tour operators from Hanoi and as far afield as Hue – central Vietnam and other organizations. Workshop partners include SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation and WWF – World Wildlife Fund, with additional presentations being given by Vietnam national administration of tourism - VNAT and ENERTEAM.
During three days, delegates get stuck into the core issues affecting tourism and the environment in Vietnam, finding solutions and presentation to all. Attending sessions such as Vietnam’s biodiversity values, tourism’s impact on the environment, participants have expert’s talk on approaches to manage tourism environmental impacts such as the Vietnam’s environmental law and regulations, environmental policy development, and green suppliers. In addition, participants will have thoroughly discussion on how to manage tourism impacts throughout process of tour operation, tour guiding and product development.
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