Meet Harold Goodwin, the founder of International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT), Managing Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and advisor to the World Travel Market on its Responsible Tourism programme at WTM London and learn from the best!
The Summer School programme is divided into three parts. We start in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, where we highlight issues in rural surroundings and responsibility, especially in the Lakeland region. We discuss overtourism and cruising issues in Responsible Tourism in Destinations Conference, which is the second part of the summer school programme. The Summer School programme ends in Helsinki (awarded by title of European Capital of Smart Tourism 2019) and focus in urban tourism and responsibility. We visit the Fortress of Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here you will have a unique chance to do fieldwork based on the pre-assignment. We also visit Helsinki’s new Central Library Oodi, which is a living meeting place for both local people and tourists. Oodi was chosen as the best new public library in the world in 2019
Both Helsinki region and Lakeland region are pilot projects in Sustainable Travel Finland –programme coordinated by Visit Finland and therefore offer a great learning environment for responsibility issues.