World Travel Market 2018 your sustainable top17 to see

Don’t miss these seminal events:

Here is Vision on Sustainable Tourism’s choices of what not to miss this year at the World Travel Market:

1. Creating Shared Value – go beyond CSR

Monday11:00 – 12:00

Middle East & Africa Inspiration Zone – AF190

The Harvard Academic who gave us cluster theory, has been pointing to the importance of businesses going beyond CSR and creating shared value

2. Coping with Success in Major Cities

Monday12:30 – 13:30

WTM Global Stage – AS1350

Barcelona has led the way in addressing the challenges of overtourism, other cities are beginning to address the problem of success.

3. Social Contract: Expired

Monday14:15 – 15:15

Platinum Suite 3&4

From the Arab Spring to Brexit, citizens across the world are increasingly standing up against the status quo, demanding a new social contract. With growing fea…

4. How do we best achieve progress on Child Protection?

Monday14:15 – 15:15

UKI & International Inspiration Zone – TA190

Since 2011 child protection has featured in the Responsible Tourism programme at WTM, London. After seven years it is time to take stock and reflect.

5. Partnerships for Change and Development

Monday15:15 – 16:15

UKI & International Inspiration Zone – TA190

Tourism takes place in destinations with multiple stakeholders, attractions, accommodation providers, transport, food and beverage providers, tour operators and destinations can cooperate.

6. Wales Reimagined: transforming industrial landscapes through tourism innovation

Tuesday10:30 – 11:30

UKI & International Inspiration Zone – TA190

Wales’s stunning natural environment has long attracted visitors – but its post-industrial landscapes are attracting attention from across the world.

7. Food Tourism 2025: What You Need to Know Now

Tuesday10:30 – 11:45

Platinum Suite 3

Food and beverage continue to be the number one motivator among travellers, with 93% of travellers intentionally participating in a unique food or beverage activities….

8. LGBT Masterclass: What should you be doing to boost your LGBT sales?

Tuesday12:15 – 13:15

Platinum Suite 3

The session will discuss market trends with travel industry leaders, to uncover some of the most valuable insights able to drive your LGBT tourism marketing.

9. What can we learn from Barcelona?

Tuesday12:30 – 13:40

Platinum Suite 4

Barcelona is offering a session where they will share with participants the ways in which they have tackled the challenges of overtourism.

10. Launching a white paper on music and tourism: Music is the new gastronomy

Tuesday14:15 – 15:15

Americas Inspiration Zone – LA360

Music is one of the biggest motivations for tourism. Whether live or recorded, experiencing the music of the world’s cultures is celebrating their rich diversity

11. Tourism and Water

Tuesday15:30 – 16:00

Middle East & Africa Inspiration Zone – AF190

Sao Paulo and Cape Town have both had crises over the supply of potable water, many more cities and destinations face challenges.

12. World Responsible Tourism Day Opening: Hear from South Africa’s Minister of Tourism

Wednesday11:00 – 11:15

Europe Inspiration Zone – EU80

13. Responsible Tourism – how much progress have we made?

Wednesday11:15 – 12:00

Europe Inspiration Zone – EU80

The BBC’s Tanya Beckett will host a round table interview with women leaders in Responsible Tourism to consider how much progress the sector has made..

14. The World Responsible Tourism Awards with interviews by Tanya Beckett

Wednesday12:00 – 13:00

Europe Inspiration Zone – EU80

The highlight of World Responsible Tourism Day with the presentation of the Gold and Silver 2018 World Responsible Tourism  Awards.

15. Responsible Tourism Networking

Wednesday13:00 – 14:00

Europe Inspiration Zone – EU80

Informal buffet with an opportunity to meet and celebrate the World Responsible Tourism Award-winning finalists.

16. The Changemakers – turning inspiration into life-transforming reality

Wednesday14:00 – 15:00

Middle East & Africa Inspiration Zone – AF190

Learn how your ideas can change the world we live in for the better.  Hear from four leading change makers who have done just that,

17. Employment and Decent Work

Wednesday14:15 – 15:00

Americas Inspiration Zone – LA360

Tourism and the hospitality industry are often criticised for creating low quality service employment. There are issues of poor wages, modern slavery, excessive working hours.

Best of luck!

Valere Tjolle