In today's travel environment, we are surrounded by the call to be more sustainable, to practice ethical, responsible tourism practices. Even travel agencies are not spared.

But should we look at these practices with pain?

How can a travel agency adopt sustainable practices, in their tours and in their operations? Why do these practices matter?

How feasible are sustainable tourism practices? What are the challenges that you may face, in implementing sustainable practices?

A 1.5 hour workshop, where we guide you through the many issues and challenges a travel agency operation may face, in the journey towards being more sustainable.

Email: kevin@crts.asia

Profile of Kevin Phun:

Kevin Phun is a specialist, lecturer, and occasional practitioner in the area of Responsible Tourism. He is probably Singapore’s only person in the area of responsible tourism. Kevin lectures in various private educational institutes in Singapore and is a regular adjunct lecturer for Murdoch’s tourism programme in Singapore, through Kaplan School of Higher Education.

Kevin is also involved in consulting work in ecotourism and community-based tourism work in the region and writes regularly for various organisations like TTG Asia, Mekong Tourism in which he is the contributing expert and also for the Pacific Asia Travel association (PATA).

Kevin completed his MSc in Responsible Tourism programme with the Leeds Metropolitan University in 2010 and has a PG Cert in Sustainable Development with the School of the Oriental and African studies (SOAS, U.K.). He has been in the tourism industry for over 17 years, working in various sectors in his younger years and now involved in the sustainability aspect of the industry.

He started the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore where he does consulting work in responsible tourism and recently also webinars and online courses in responsible tourism topics.

Hey, you can supplement this workshop with a virtual tour. We are visiting virtually, the Nanay river in Iquitos city, South America.

Click on the link for more info of the virtual tour:

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/explore-a-local-market-and-take-a-boat-ride-on-the-nanay-river-tickets-206616504527

Description

Join in on this unique online experience, which will allow you to enjoy half of the tour around a small, but very active and lively open market and the other half on a boat ride in the Nanay river!

Our virtual experience starts at the market of Bellavista Nanay, located on the north side of Iquitos City. Here, we will walk around and have the chance to learn about Amazon culture, interesting jungle gastronomy, exotic fruits and vegetables of the season, and fish that are unique to the region.