Ministry of tourism to launch campaigns on responsible tourism on World Tourism Day

In order to spread the message of Sustainable and Responsible Tourism in the country, the Government of India will be launching some initiatives on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. One of the initiatives will see the signing of a three-way MoU among the Government of India, tourism ministry, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI).

For those who don’t know, the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) was renamed as Responsible Tourism Society of India. The society is apart from the natural environment and focuses on sustainability practices.
In addition to the MoU, World Tourism Day will also see the formal launch of ‘Responsible Traveller Guideline’, a structure designed by RTSOI to make travellers aware of their responsibilities. It will also inculcate the ethics of responsible tourism.

It is being expected that the Tourism Ministry’s MoUs with RTSOI for Sustainable Tourism Criteria of India (STCI) will work. On the other hand, the UN agency is also pressing on ‘regeneration of ecosystem’. Apparently, the ecosystem has been damaged due to over exploitation.
According to RTSOI sources, the programme will see lectures, workshops, and more in this year-long ‘Responsible Traveller’ campaign. To boost the campaign, several celebrity videos have been shot by the team where celebrities talk focusing on being a responsible traveller.

The tourism ministry is also planning to create a Responsible Traveller mobile app soon.