Announcement Responsible Tourism Week (May 17-21) is a free demonstration of Web 2.0 <http://planeta.wikispaces.com/web2> as a means of documenting the challenges of developing (and maintaining!) responsible tourism.
One of the key objectives of Responsible Tourism Week is to create incentives for continuity - we'd really like to hear updates on recent tourism conferences and events and we'd like to look forward to events in the future. Another key objective is to strengthen relationships with existing contacts and make new friends! We'll be using Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Slideshare, Twitter and YouTube to document tourism practices around the world. Be honest and be public. This is the week where you get to shout out to the world the good things you see around you. Create a local event. Support a local event. Create a local event. Lead the way or follow the topics for which you have interest and passion. Talk food, volunteering, slowtravel, localtravel. Organize a marshmellow challenge <http://marshmallowchallenge.com> or create a foamboard <http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/sets/72157623427109816>. TIPS Walk the talk - Practice responsible tourism where you are. Be generous! - Compliment someone via twitter, fave a photo or write a testimonial on Flickr, give a thumbs up to a video on YouTube. Be generous. <http://planeta.wikispaces.com/generous> Play nice! - Enough said. Be creative - Can you make your own poster or graphic for RT Week 2010? Have your say - What is responsible tourism? Please answer the rt survey <http://tinyurl.com/responsibletourismsurvey> Show your savvy - Use the hashtag: #rtweek2010 <http://visibletweets.com/#query=rtweek201010&animation=1> Details http://planeta.wikispaces.com/rtweek2010 Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/planeta/rtweek2010
