Fringe Travel - A space for local travel organisations to 'meet, engage, inspire!'

A space for local travel organisations to 'meet, engage, inspire!'

As part of the evolving 'Fringe Travel Networking', this space supports grass root operators and individuals to network

Webinar series

Discuss these events in the Forum here on the Fringe Travel Network.

Global Leaders of Responsible Tourism
Thursday 4 June at 13:00 BST
whl.travel, Planeta, VISION on Sustainable Tourism & ICRT Belize

Leading Travel Publishers Take Your Questions
Thursday 18th June at 13:00 BST
Tom Hall talks about Lonely Planet, Adrian Phillips talks about Bradt Guides, Footprint & Wanderlust

Is a 'green traveller' a contradiction in terms?
Thursday 6th August at 1300 BST
Martin Dunford of Rough Guides, Richard Hammond, Catherine Mack, Edwin Sabuhoro

Videos

Groups

Estebanco

1 member
West Africa

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Blog Posts

WTM 2009: small-scale Responsible/Sustainable Tourism projects get the upper hand

The WTM in London has traditionally been an event where the established players of the tourism industry market and sell their products and services. But at the 2009 event last week, from a small-scale start-up point of view, I felt that this event was equally about meeting new and inspiring ventures that aim to promote travel that follows the policies outlined in the Cape Town, Kerala and the newly published Belize Declarations on Responsible Tourism in destinations.

My week started on the Mond… Continue

Posted by Thomas Armitt on November 18, 2009 at 11:20am

New step towards internet marketing opportunites for tourism in West Africa

Last month a Nigerian Telecoms company announced that it will expand their top of the range fibre optic network to include Benin and Togo thus giving more opportunities for Internet based marketing to a wider number of businesses and individuals.

Phase3 Telecom, Nigeria’s leading communications network provider plans this move to bring the total of network connected West African countries to six, enabling faster and more efficient communication for the region and linking them to the rest of the… Continue

Posted by Thomas Armitt on November 6, 2009 at 5:24pm

Events

September 8

Wednesday

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC)

September 8, 2010 to September 10, 2010 – Portland, Oregon, USA

Focusing on triple-bottom-line approaches to sustainability in travel & tourism, the ESTC 2010 conference aims to expand the network of industry professionals and to encourage greater awareness...

Organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) | Type: conference

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Forum

Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award

ANNOUNCEMENT Nominations are open until the end of November for the 2010 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award. The Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is a collaborativ...

Tagged: Diveristy, Planeta.com, Award, Website, Tourism

Started by Ron Mader in Ecotourism Nov 9.

Tourism and study abroad 4 Replies

Hi everybody! Going abroad to study is a crucial decision in the academic and personal development of a university student. And if you decide to study abroad Madrid, you are sure to benefit from th...

Started by agnes_griffins in Climate. Last reply by agnes_griffins Nov 9.

Third International Conference on Responsible Tourism- One Week Away

We are one week away from the conference......... We would like to invite you all to stay-tuned as the event gets on its way via fringe travel and our other social online networks (twitter, faceboo...

Tagged: #rtbelize09

Started by Abil Castaneda in Conferences Oct 11.

Responsible Tourism Webinars to engage a wider audience 15 Replies

The first in a series of public webinars took place on Thursday, 4th June at 13:00 BST. A full recording, chat transcript and summary is available on Make Travel Fair at 'Global Leaders of Respons...

Tagged: travel, webinars

Started by Stephen Chapman in Webinar series. Last reply by Stephen Chapman Aug 6.