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We welcome you to Jyvaskyla, Finland, where the 12th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations is held. Theme of the conference is Four Seasons and Responsibility. The conference venue is Jamk Music Campus, Hannikaissali, Pitkäkatu 18-22, Jyväskylä. Share your experiences #rtdfinland2016

The tourism sector meets new challenges with vast economical, ecological, social, cultural and political changes. These changes call for swift development actions, they also shape customers’ expectations and quality requirements. Tackling these challenges means creating new operational solutions for responsible tourism. 

Can seasons be extended responsibly?

Regardless of climate change, Finland still has four distinctive seasons in nature, albeit not as clear-cut and dependable as before, each with different opportunities for tourism. The strong seasonality of tourism is one of the challenging aspects needing solutions. Can seasons be extended responsibly? Or how to make each season attractive in a responsible way? What do different dimensions of responsibility mean in practice within four seasons in nature? What each of us can do to act in a more responsible way in tourism business?

Water is essential for life around the globe, and a central natural resource in Finland, this will be one of the topics to be discussed.

The introduced themes will be addressed in keynote presentations, workshops and panel discussions.

Speakers

See introduction of our excellent keynote speakers and panelists.

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Conference Programme

The conference is held in JAMK Music Campus, auditorium Hannikaissali, Pitkäkatu 18-22, Jyväskylä. See programme.

Social Programme

Enjoy your stay in Jyväskylä, network with other participants and participate our social programme!

Accommodation

Book your accommodation in time. We have pre-booked a fixed number of rooms with special prices.

What?

This conference is about discussing and finding practical responsible solutions for challenges within tourism business. This will be an excellent opportunity to acknowledge and discuss tourism development not only in Finland, but in several different destinations in the world.

To whom?

We welcome specialists and colleagues devoted to formulate and implement responsible tourism actions and projects to find and share solutions to the challenges of seasonality and different aspects of responsibility.

Why?

The RTD conference gives the participants a possibility to develop their global perspective through sharing experiences of international tourism operators, trade, specialists and academics on different topics linked to the main theme. The conference also provides a great opportunity for networking and enjoying the Nordic white nights in Finland.

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Note! There is free parking area on the campus.

Let Jyväskylä get you inspired!

Every 4th person that you pass in Jyväskylä is a student. The city is very dynamic modern centre for industry and learning. All the services, shops, schools and work are close at hand. The city has a wide variety of leisure and sport activities. Jyväskylä is surrounded by a beautiful nature, situated between lakes and hills. Its population is 133 000.

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The Jyväskylä region is easily reached by land and air: the distance of 270 kilometers from Helsinki takes only 35 minutes by plane and some 3 hours by car or by rail.

You can also fly to City of Tampere, and take a train there to Jyväskylä. It takes less than two hours.

Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport 
Train connections

See tips for congress visitors in Jyväskylä City 

Blinnikka Petra

Lehtori, Senior Lecturer
Matkailu ja palvelut sekä YAMK, Tourism and Service Business and Master´s Degrees
Liiketoiminta, School of Business
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Organizers and Sponsors

Conference is organized by JAMK in cooperation with Hub ICRT, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Lapland University Consortium; Multidimensional Tourism Institute and ICRT Finland Network.

Thank you to all our sponsors: The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies , City of Jyväskylä and Visit Finland.

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ICRT Finland       

Summer School: Four seasons in responsible tourism