Summary of the 2009 Responsible Tourism Events

This year's Awards will be active online and with physical events in Singapore (at the ITB Asia Travel Fair) and Kuala Lumpur (CSR Asia's International Annual CSR Summit).

The following events are being planned this year:

21-23rd October - Responsible Tourism Networking at ITB Asia. Wild Asia will attend on 22nd October, 6-8pm, so do catch us there!

About ITB Asia. Industry professionals of the MICE, Leisure and Corporate travel world come together at ITB Asia, and meet with international exhibitors of all sectors of the travel-value chain, Asia Pacific's leading companies and emerging small and medium-sized enterprises. Together with the convention & workshops offered, this show offers the perfect platform for the Asian incoming and outgoing market. Look forward to the Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market - 21-23 October 2009 at Suntec Singapore.

To attend the event or if you would like to give a presentation on Responsible Tourism please contact the organizers or RSVP on Facebook.

27-28th October - Wild Asia will be hosting a Responsible Tourism Booth at the CSR Asia's International Annual CSR Summit. This is a chance to learn about this year's finalists and to meet the Wild Asia team.

About CSR Summit. Asia-Pacific's most innovative and challenging conference on corporate social responsibility (CSR) will take place 27-28 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the theme "Sustainable Business as the Road to Recovery", the event will explore top CSR issues and strategies to demonstrate leadership in times of turbulence. It will focus on bringing new insights and solutions for businesses and other CSR practitioners. More than 350 international delegates are expected to attend this event.

To register for the summit, visit CSR Asia's Summit

28th October - Cocktail reception for the Responsible Tourism Awards Finalists and Winners. There will be a presentation of this year's finalists as well as serving as a networking event and an opportunity for media to meet the finalists, winners and judges.

Date: 28th October 2009.

Venue: Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Time: 6.00-8.30 pm

Attendees: Invited guests and registered workshop participants only.

Contact us for more information or simply download the registration form.

29-30th October - Responsible Tourism Training Workshop. This workshop, which targets business owners, tourism operators and media, provides a background to sustainability principles in tourism and numerous case studies from the region. The workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn and share with your peers, as well as, an opportunity to take home ideas for your own businesses. For the media, the workshop will highlight areas where travel journalism can expand.

Date: 29-30th October 2009.

Venue: Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Time: 8.30 - 5pm over two days.

Target Group: Regional Tourism professionals (General Managers); Sustainability professionals (CSR or Environmental Managers), Business owners (small-medium operations) and Media (Journalists, editors).

Workshop progamme: view the draft programme online.

Registration: Cost for the workshop will be USD120 per person. Concessions are available for members of the media.

Contact us for more information or simply download the registration form.