PATA ANNOUNCES SECOND CHINA RESPONSIBLE TOURISM FORUM

ASIA - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will organise the 2nd China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF) on 16 November 2012 at the Parkview Hotel in Shanghai, China.

PATA will organise CRTF in collaboration with the Marketing and International Cooperation Department of China National Tourism Administration and the ASEAN-China Centre.

"We were heartened by the positive feedback for the first forum that took place in Beijing in December last year," says PATA CEO, Martin Craigs. "PATA is committed to facilitating the exchange of best practices to help, protect and preserve Chinese heritage and culture while responsibly developing tourism. We will develop the China Responsible Tourism Forum as an annual premier sustainable tourism conference in China."

This year's forum has been co-branded as the China-ASEAN Tourism Development Forum with the aim of bringing together a range of sectors from China and ASEAN countries that play a direct role in delivering sustainable tourism and ecotourism.

During the Forum, the China Responsible Tourism Awards will be introduced. The awards will bring together leading players from across China and the globe to honour best practice in sustainability, ecotourism, cultural and heritage tourism, tourism in protected areas and climate change response.

Sourced: c-mw.net