
Explore the ethics of travel by examining sustainability, culture, equality, and the global code of ethics for tourism, while contrasting ontological and consequential perspectives on responsible practice.
Explore the global code of ethics for tourism, with ten articles on respect, sustainable development, cultural heritage, and workers' and tourists' rights, guiding industry decisions and advisor mediation.
Adopt a culture of sustainability through conscious travel, offset carbon, and check sustainability credentials of suppliers. Support local communities and eco tourism.
Explore how the United Nations sustainable development goals shape inclusive travel for travelers and destinations. Reject greenwashing and support ethical, reciprocal engagement with host communities across transport, lodging, and experiences.
Respect wildlife by choosing completely wild, sustainably managed experiences in protected habitats, reject captivity for tourism, especially elephants, and value domesticated animals as partners in work and therapy.
Explore ethical wildlife encounters in travel, balancing conservation, education, and visitor impact. Research destinations, avoid exploitative attractions, and choose observant, respectful experiences that prioritize animal welfare.
Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in travel by delivering inclusive and accessible experiences for travelers, elderly travellers, and those with dietary needs, guided by respect and legal rights.
Explore how diversity in travel, tourism, and hospitality drives understanding, equal opportunities, and inclusive development, with fair pay, social protection, and a sustainable global code of ethics.
Craft itineraries as travel designers, the most creative, knowledgeable, and valuable professionals in the travel industry, by listening to clients’ wishes and blending broad options with unique experiences.
This course offers current and future tourism professionals, as well as all travellers, an opportunity to learn and rethink a contextual approach to travel.
We will discuss the necessity for a common set of ethical values and regulations, expressed in a concise form – The Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
We will learn about sustainability culture – how to make a great travel experiences and adventures which brings meaningful new knowledge.
We will find out how encounters with wildlife can be both life changing and ethical if approached with respect and dignity.
We will study the most important topics of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Travel and tourism integrity should be based on a proactively promoted culture of sustainability.
Ultimately, this Ethics of Travel course will teach you practical methods of conscious and meaningful travel.
What makes a great travel experience? When your adventures bring meaningful new knowledge and leave an indelible, intelligent, sensual imprint. To achieve this, travellers and their travel advisors may have to change. We all will have to invest more time in learning about the history of travel destinations and the circumstances of the people living there. Ultimately, we should think much more about how to travel consciously.