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You are invited to Rwanda for the 11th Red Rocks Cultural Festival 2023

July 25, 2023
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You are invited to the Red Rocks Cultural Festival 2023

As the Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Fest­iv­al 2023 approaches, all eyes turn to Rwanda, the land of a thou­sand hills, cul­tur­al won­ders, and warm hos­pit­al­ity.  Now in its 11th year, this extraordin­ary fest­iv­al offers a glimpse into the soul of the coun­try; pro­mot­ing cul­tur­al her­it­age, com­munity con­ser­va­tion, and empower­ment.  Wheth­er you are a seasoned trav­el­ler or […]

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Is there a link between tourism’s resilience and adaptability to climate change?


Is there a link between tourism's resilience and adaptability to climate change? Photo by Karim MANJRA (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/Jwk88nuBMr4

Tour­ism des­tin­a­tions and attrac­tions should think about how to increase resi­li­ence so that cli­mate adapt­a­tion has a high­er chance of suc­ceed­ing, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS), a “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner.  “The call to increase resi­li­ence in tour­ism to enable adapt­a­tion in more places is surely get­ting louder,” […]

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New leaders’ summit on culture & heritage in tourism


New leaders’ summit on culture & heritage in tourism, WTACH Global Leaders Summit which will take place in Valencia, Spain, September 24 – 25, 2023

A dynam­ic new lead­er­ship sum­mit will grapple with the major chal­lenges and oppor­tun­it­ies of cul­ture and her­it­age in tour­ism.  Event organ­iser, the World Tour­ism Asso­ci­ation for Cul­ture and Her­it­age (WTACH), a “Good Tour­ism” Insight Part­ner, invites stake­hold­ers to make their voices heard at the inaug­ur­al WTACH Glob­al Lead­ers Sum­mit which will take place in Valencia, […]

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No apologies: ‘eXistential’ climate change and peak GHG emissions 2025 are not advocacy issues. Travel & tourism must act now!


No apologies: ‘Existential’ climate change and peak GHG emissions 2025 are not advocacy issues. Travel & tourism must act now!

We at SUNx Malta make no apo­lo­gies for push­ing the exist­en­tial imper­at­ive of achiev­ing peak GHG emis­sions by 2025. We are reach­ing out to the lead­er­ship of the travel & tour­ism sec­tor to act on the latest IPCC report call­ing for three clear tar­gets to sta­bil­ise glob­al tem­per­at­ures at Par­is 1.5°C by mid-century …

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What is ‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’?


What is Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions? Image by Pierre-Laurent Durantin (CC0) via Pixabay.

I star­ted Tour­is­m’s Hori­zon: Travel for the Mil­lions very recently. But what is it? Per­haps a bet­ter ques­tion is: “Who are Tour­is­m’s Hori­zon: Travel for the Mil­lions?” We are a diverse range of people, from aca­demia, journ­al­ism, and industry who share a love of hol­i­days and a desire to optim­ist­ic­ally explore the eco­nom­ic and cul­tur­al advantages […]

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Red Rocks’ journey towards sustainable community development in Rwanda


Sustainable community development in Rwanda at Red Rocks involves transferring knowledge and skills to community members

Red Rocks Ini­ti­at­ive for Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment is an Afric­an non-gov­­ern­­ment­al organ­isa­tion (NGO) that focuses on com­munity devel­op­ment in Rwanda and bey­ond.  By pri­or­it­ising women and youth, Red Rocks aims to increase their social stand­ing and eco­nom­ic live­li­hoods through skills devel­op­ment and job oppor­tun­it­ies.  Col­lab­or­at­ing with com­munity stake­hold­ers, Red Rocks over­comes bar­ri­ers that lim­it women’s involvement […]

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