Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore

The Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS) has been a val­ued “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner since June 2020. This is an archive page for CRTS’ “GT” Part­ner messages.

Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore logoThe Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore was formed from a pas­sion for espous­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity in tour­ism, for­ging part­ner­ships between the dif­fer­ent stakeholders.

CRTS was foun­ded by Kev­in Phun, a respons­ible tour­ism advoc­ate, lec­turer, and prac­ti­tion­er, who is driv­en by the desire to cre­ate respons­ible and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment in tourism.

Learn more about CRTS.

For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations’ regional lead picks CRTS

March 18, 2024

For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations picks CRTS. Pic by Coleen Rivas (CC0) via Unsplash. "GT" added "GREEN Singapore". https://unsplash.com/photos/people-crossing-bridge-OZ2rS2zCjNo

Singapore’s private-sec­t­or tour­ism stake­hold­ers, from small- and medi­um-sized busi­nesses to glob­al brands, will increas­ingly pur­sue sus­tain­ab­il­ity cer­ti­fic­a­tion over the com­ing years, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS). Mr Phun is more bullish about the oppor­tun­it­ies for a sus­tain­able Singa­pore since Susan San­tos de Cárde­n­as, Green Des­tin­a­tions’ South­east Asia […]

Read More For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations’ regional lead picks CRTS
Posted in "GT" news from Asia, "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news & events, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
Tags: ,

Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism

and January 10, 2024

Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism ... Base image by staboslaw via Pixabay

Kev­in Phun of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore hosts the Respons­ible Tour­ism pod­cast, which explores the many dimen­sions of respons­ible tour­ism. Mr Phun sum­mar­ises his thoughts about the chal­lenges and oppor­tun­it­ies around equit­able cli­mate adaptation.

Read More Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism
Posted in "GT" news & events, "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore

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

July 14, 2023

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,” […]

Read More Is there a link between tourism’s resilience and adaptability to climate change?
Posted in "GT" news & events, "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore

How to create a tourism trail: Understanding the benefits and the challenges

August 22, 2022

Extant roads and paths can, in whole or in part, be include in new tourism trails. Gailingen am Hochrhein, Germany. Photo by David Bayliss (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/btgKjWhg3rs

Ever wondered what goes into cre­at­ing a tour­ism trail?  Who are involved in cre­at­ing a tour­ism trail? Why start a tour­ism trail?  What is a tour­ism trail, any­way?  Answers to these ques­tion and more are offered in a new online short course cre­ated by the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS). Learn about the chal­lenges of cre­at­ing a […]

Read More How to create a tourism trail: Understanding the benefits and the challenges
Posted in "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news & events, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
Tags: ,

Enrich yourself and your people with no-nonsense responsible tourism courses

June 15, 2022

Enrich-yourself-with-CRTS-short-online-courses Image by Gerd Altmann via Pixabay

Buzzwords abound in travel & tour­ism.  Singapore’s respons­ible tour­ism pion­eer, Kev­in Phun, excels in unbox­ing the premises and prac­tic­al­it­ies bundled with­in buzzwords … and in demon­strat­ing how they are rel­ev­ant. He has to be good at that in Singa­pore, a pros­per­ous city state whose inbound tour­ism stake­hold­ers might be for­giv­en for think­ing they don’t have […]

Read More Enrich yourself and your people with no-nonsense responsible tourism courses
Posted in "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news & events, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
Tags: ,

Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop

April 21, 2021

Termas Geométricas, Coñaripe, Panguipulli, Chile. By J Balla Photography (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/jpyJeOg4BnI

Eco­tour­ism is in high demand right now in places where phys­ic­ally-dis­­tanced out­door activ­ity is pos­sible. And when the world finally breaks its COVID shackles, those who have been locked down for months in urb­an envir­on­ments will likely be des­per­ate for a taste of nature. To help pre­pare stake­hold­ers for that surge, The Centre for Responsible […]

Read More Prepare now for a surge in ecotourism demand with a CRTS workshop
Posted in "Good Tourism" in Asia, "Good Tourism" in Singapore, "GT" Destinations & Places, "GT" news & events, "GT" news international, "GT" Partner messages, Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
Tags: , ,