Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:42 PM
Working overseas as a volunteer, voluntourism, continues to grow as more people seek the experience of helping others abroad. People volunteer for lots of different reasons, most of them altruistic. Well organised and with the right safeguards in place volunteering is a good thing. But volunteering is complex ? it can have unintended consequences and [...]
Saturday, November 05, 2011 10:17 AM
World Responsible Tourism Day has now expanded to include events well beyond its original plan of the Wednesday of World Travel Market, with now having a full three day programme. This year?s programme include discussions on progress in Responsible Tourism, disability access, tourism and employment, the role of government, partnerships for sustainability in destinations, all-inclusives, marketing [...]
Saturday, November 05, 2011 10:32 AM
12 PhD students and 15 staff came together last week for our annual PhD training programme, for a week of practical learning, networking and building confidence and momentum. Designed with part time distance learning students in mind, we gathered our current cohort from as far as Mexico, Lebanon and Macau, in a truly multicultural group of mature [...]
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:51 AM
Is this your year to start your professional development with ICRT? We have few places left 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 [...]