World Heritage and national agendas

Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:30 PM

Last month UNESCO inscribed another 21 sites onto the World Heritage List, including the amazing observatory of Jantar Mantar in Delhi, the canals of central Amsterdam and the At Turaif District in ad-Dir?iyah, Saudi Arabia. I know all of these sites, having holidayed in both Delhi and Amsterdam and having visited ad-Dir?iyah, the capital of the [...]

2 places left in the MSc responsible tourism management for September start

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:51 AM

Is this your year to start your professional development with ICRT? We have few places for part time distance learning study, for people already working in the tourism industry or aiming to transfer their skills to this sector. This is the time of year to stock take and consider how you will best develop yourself to [...]

Accessible Tourism and Responsible Tourism

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:04 PM

Imagine: Every time you want to travel by public transport, go to the pub, stay in a hotel or want enjoy a city tour you have to ask: is it accessible for me? Most of times you would  face a ?No? or ?Don?t know?. Even when  it is ?Yes? you cannot really rely on [...]

Hospitality and Climate Change

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:32 PM

Andreas has just submitted a chapter for the ITB publication  ?Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2011?. The chapter seeks to explore the relationship between hotels and climate change. The role of hotels in contributing to climate change, and the impacts they face as a result of climate change are discussed. The paper then explores [...]