E-week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All.

This event provides a platform for ISTO members to showcase their commitment to fair, sustainable, social and accessible tourism and collaborate with like-minded professionals.

 

Members can organize their own events, such as workshops, panel discussions, and webinars, or create other types of content such as videos or publications. The goal is to promote positive impacts on local communities, economies, and environments, and create a more sustainable and inclusive tourism sector.

This year, the 4th edition of the International Week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All will be held from 5 to 11 June 2023.

ISTO: 60 years at the service of Tourism for All

Join us in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the International Social Tourism Organization (ISTO) on June 7th!

In honor of this significant milestone, during the 4th International Week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All, we bring you a captivating conversation with ISTO President Isabel Novoa, ISTO International Director Charles E. Bélanger, and ISTO Director for the Americas Verónica Gómez.

Discover the fascinating journey of ISTO as we delve into its past, present, and future. Explore the major transformations and witness our organization's unwavering dedication to promoting accessible holidays.

Don't miss out on this intriguing discussion! The video is equipped with subtitles in English, Spanish, and French, so feel free to turn them on and immerse yourself in the conversation.

Raising awareness and training future pilgrims

Assisting seniors with their administrative obligations, medical appointments and the steps to go to Saudi Arabia from Mali.

2023 Social Tourism Seminar

We aim to create a video in which the 46 participants can express the reason why they're taking part in the seminar and how they will contribute to Social Tourism once the programme comes to an end.

Workshop Inclusive Routes - Accessible territories for disabled people

Training workshop for 9 Northeastern Brazilian States to discuss about the topic "Inclusive Routes - Accessible territories for disabled people".

Testimonial videos to encourage Walloon tourism operators to take part in a scheme offering access to reduced-price tourism

A partnership agreement between the Commissariat Général au Tourisme (General Commissariat for Tourism) and the Asbl Article 27 sets out the terms and conditions for access to the tourist and recreational offer for one day through a system of Art 27 Tickets distributed by the social sector to people in precarious situations. This ticket gives them access to most tourist attractions for the affordable price of €1.25. A compensatory amount per ticket is paid by Asbl Article 27 to operators who join the scheme.

The partnership also provides for the organisation of group outings by bus for people who are less independent or have no means of transport.
Throughout June, the Walloon tourism sector is being made aware of this scheme to boost membership. These video clips will be distributed via the communication channels of the Tourism Administration and its partners.

Playlist YouTube : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkUDkM4cLwiCKPzrb9_OiF0kbyMB0dkEk

Digital Story Doing for local tourism

If you are a small company working in tourism sector JOIN our webinar for some useful information and tools on how to position your tourism business online and make it works.
Our project DIGITAL STORYDOING IN LOCAL TOURISM is designed to enable “Storydoers” to develop:

• Storydoing skills: digital narrative skills for digital and social media platforms, how to create your story;
• Digital competences - easy ways to present your business online in social media, to make your photos and videos work;
• Social competences: for community engagement and sustainable development of rural area.

Follow the Facebook live on AITR page https://www.facebook.com/AITRTurismo

Publication of a brochure on Monaco's accessibility for people with reduced mobility

This brochure, dedicated to Monaco's accessibility for people with reduced mobility, makes it easier for them to choose hotels, activities and services to suit their needs. It also includes suggested itineraries. The brochure is available in the "Practicalities" section of our website www.visitmonaco.com

RAISING AWARENESS AND TRAINING FUTURE PILGRIMS

ASSISTING SENIORS WITH THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND THE OTHER STEPS TO GO TO SAUDI ARABIA FROM MALI.

Roundtable - How to accompany and unite non professional actors towards a fair and sustainable tourism?

For many stakeholders who are not specialists of the tourism sector, welcoming travellers constitutes an opportunity to diversify their incomes, make their traditional activities viable and add value to their culture and know-how.

How do these stakeholders organise to cooperate, upskill and promote an attractive tourism offer? What can we learn from the rural tourism network-building initiatives currently implemented around the world?

Participants:

Morocco: Réseau du Tourisme Rural RDTR
French Guyana: Association Peupl'en Harmonie
Madagascar: Rencontre avec Dago

The event will take place on 09 June 2023 between 4:00pm and 5:30pm (Paris time).

Roundtable - How to create a national fair and sustainable tourism brand?

At a time when tourism operators claim to practise a sustainable, responsible and solidarity-based tourism, it is necessary to guarantee the operators' practices sincerity and coherence.

What are the challenges we face when marketing and commercialising such tourism offer and how can we overcome them? What can we learn from the initiatives implemented by fair, community and solidarity-based tourism brands in Latin America?

2nd edition of the Trophées Horizons

Awards ceremony for Sustainable Tourism in 11 categories, rewarding initiatives in the social and environmental fiels.

Launch of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute

The Red Costarricense de Turismo Accesible has supported and collaborated with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute to devise an institutional tourism programme for all. On 9 June at 10:00am (Costa Rica time), the programme will be presented and launched.

RightsCon Summit Costa Rica

We will be participating in the event and will be talking, analysing and looking for opportunities to include the human right of recreation and how technology can help accomplish a destination for all.

2023 Environement and Health Fair - BASS Americas S.A.

The Red Costarricense de Turismo Accesible will be presenting its DONATAPA campaign as well as products made possible by the plastic circular economy. During the event, we will reach out to people in order to raise awareness about environment and tourism for all issues.

Certification course "Inclusive services in the tourism industry"

This certification programme's objective is to raise awareness about inclusive tourism among tourism stakeholders. Within the scope of this programme, we will teach about the legal framework of disability in Guatemala, techniques to assist visually- and/or hearing-impaired tourists and how to raise awareness among tourism business owners in order to hire disabled people and include them in the tourism sector's labor force and how to strengthen the Corporate Social Responsability of Tourism Sustainability and Quality Label "Q Label and Green Q Label."

Classes will be given on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9:30am and 11:30 (Guatemala time) online. The content includes specific topics for the tourism sector, the participant must attend 80% of the classes and the student will have to complete a pratical and theorical test at the end of the programme and get at least 70 points.

2023 Social Tourism Week

We aim to create a video in which the 46 participants can express the reason why they're taking part in the seminary and how they will contribute to Social Tourism once the programme comes to an end.

DONATAPA campaign

During the month of May, we collected plastic lids at the Monge shop in Zapote to fill a pool with these lids. On 5 June 2023, we will complete the activity by providing information about the Red Costarricense de Turismo Accesible, its actions and its goal to make Costa Rica a destination open to everyone.

In addition, we combined the effort made by many people who handed in their plastic lids to reach our goal: creating a circular economy between plastic goods and accessible products made to improve social welfare.

The event will take place at Tienda Monge in Zapote on 5 June 2023 at 10:00am (local time).

Sensory dinner

This experience raises awareness about visual impairment within the framework of a joint activity such as a dinner. While your sense of sight is reduced, the other senses will be strengthened and the flavours, smells, sounds and textures will highlight the emotions you will feel while savouring a delicious dinner. You will be asked to wear a blindfold during the whole duration of the dinner, which will take place in semi-darkness, will be served by a visually-impaired personnel.

The dinner will take place on 30 May from 6:00pm until 9:00pm (Guatemala time).

Introductive video about Sesc Pantanal's Socioenvironmental Pole within the framework of the International Week of Social Tourism

Two-minute introductive video about Sesc Pantanal's Socioenvironmental Pole - Portuguese/Spanish.

Publication of an article by Sesc National's Director General - José Carlos Cirilo - on Social Tourism

Social Tourism and innovative itineraries - Innovative Routes

Workshop Inclusive Routes - Accessible territories for disabled people

Training workshop for 9 Northeastern Brazilian States to discuss about the topic "Inclusive Routes - Accessible territories for disabled people".

The event will take place on 6 June 2023 at 10:00am (Brasilia time).

Workshop "Plant and wildlife preservation space in the Auberge de Jeunesse's garden"

Throughout the entire morning, come and create with us a wildlife preservation space in the Auberge de Jeunesse's garden. AJ 17 is a certified "LPO refuge" wishes to arrange this space before summer to allow insects, birds and nature lovers to take refuge. The event is open to everyone and we kindly ask you to donate 10€ for the meal.

This event will take place on 6 June 2023 from 09:00am until 01:00pm.

TOURISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: DELIVERING SOLUTIONS

In order to answer the global concerns, which go beyond the tourism sector, we will briefly introduce different practical initiatives before debating, thanks to the attendees' input and questions, these actions, which aim to make tourism more efficient in terms of climate change adaptation and mitigating its environmental footprint. The event will take place on 2 June at 6:00pm (CET).

More information about the event through the following link: https://lnkd.in/dqM_tDDc

Registration link: https://lnkd.in/dgUgnzw

Joëlette lending

With the help of two people, go moutain hiking all year round thanks to the joëlette in the Haute-Tarentaise Community.

One-wheel seat (joëlette) lending on a 600-euro uncollected deposit. The joëlette will be made available at the sports shop Gravity Lab in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

Introduction to the board game "Planète tourisme"

A game will be organised on 8 June 2023 in the La Rochelle EXCELIA building (102, rue de Coureilles Les Minimes 17024 LA ROCHELLE Cedex 1) from 3:30pm until 5:00pm in order to introduce the public to this pedagogical tool.

Around the board, the game's developers will demonstrate it. The team is made up of EXCELIA's pedagogical engineers and researchers as well as Arnaud Barrès from Game Partners (https://gamepartners.fr), game publisher. Clara Guilloteau will help Arnaud host the game.

The game will also be available online and a Teams link will be made public in the upcoming days.

Initiation ritual Kack 2023

Patrimonial and initiation danse with the king and the local community. The event fee is 2€ for nationals and 8€ for foreigners.

"Connection Day"

As from 2:30pm, 3 walks at the heart of the Baheyon valley and the natural reserve of the High Fens will be offered to the visitors.

?The family walk: 4,5 kilometres* (very easy and accessible for infants and pushchairs path).

? The regular walk: 6,5 kilometres* (some pathways are more technical and not accessible to pushchairs).

? The challenging walk: 13 kilometres (designed for people who are used to hiking).

*You will find different activity booths on the way.

? For the 3 walks, we offer food and drinks. The walks are free of charge but you must register.

As from 4:30pm, we will offer free activities at the Gîte Kaleo d'Ovifat:

-African plaits

-Make-up

-Djembe workshop

-Bar with special and regional beers.

?️ As from 6:00pm, a concert followed by a barbecue with a salad buffet at 6:30pm. You must register before 1 June (12€ for adults - 8€ for children aged 6 to 12 and free of charge for infants).

? As from 8:00pm, Mineux d'Aredje concert and at 10:00pm, the unmissable Roger Lecoq's DJ set. Entrance fee: 5€ (free of charge for those who participated in the barbecue).

ℹ️ For the people who will have walked and who wish to stay at night, it is possible to have a shower and get changed ?

Information and registration: ovifat@kaleo-asbl.be or 080444677

This event is made possible by Manderfeld Red Cross centre.

Women on Holiday

The ANCV launches its 2023 call for projects : "Women on holiday" to foster women who are victims of violences and/or their closed ones to go on holiday in order to strengthen their socio-educative support.

Short guide "Let's dare unwind in Wallonia"

The General Commission for Tourism (Tourisme Wallonie) published a short guide designed for those who can't indulge in holidays because of socio-economic reasons.

The guide is structured around various advice cards: Finding good ideas - Selecting one option and getting ready - Defining the total budget - Finding the right mean of transportation - Finding an accommodation according to one's budget.

This publication gives advice and tips to social beneficiaries in order to prepare their excursion or trip in tranquility. The guide also helps guids to find free or cheap tourism-related ideas in Wallonia.

Workshop INVATUR

Quick Meeting by disabled influencers and travel agents specialised in Accessible Tourism and subsequent networking to talk about travellers and tourists' accessiblity needs and to raise awareness about these.

The meeting will take place on 2 June 2023 from 09:00am until 02:00pm.

Accessible Tourism Fam Trip in the Valencian Community

Trip organised for a group of disabled influencers and travel agents specialised in Accessible Tourism along with local Accessible Tourism management bodies.

INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ON ACCESSIBLE TOURISM

INFORMING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 June and Wednesday 7 June between 9:30am and 12:30pm.

It.a.cà: Festival del turismo responsabile - Tappa Valli Mirandolesi (ITALIANO)

During the 2 days there will be many events in order to promote environmental sustainability and accessible tourism such as inclusive bike ride, nature walks and meetings on the theme of accessible tourism

The Virtual Micheline Railcar in Festisens

This event is organised in the framework of FESTISENS, a festival established out of the will of various economic and social committees and associations based in Châtelleraudais and its surroundings.

The festival is free and open to everyone. The theme of the festival changes every year, but its core topic remains the same: offering festive, cultural and playful child and family-oriented activities. This publicly-acclaimed event welcomes around 3000 people every year. We wish to welcome more people every year, so that a greater number of people can benefit from our activities. The activities we offer are mainly funded by affiliated economic and social committees and associations.

This year, EKITOUR joined forces with its historical partners and 18 works councils in order to organise a festival around the 1950s on Sunday 11 June 2023 between 11:00am and 6:30pm.

At our booth, we intend to offer a "participative activity" to introduce our potential future travellers to the world of trains.

This activity is open to everyone and hosted by three actors:
Head mechanic: Alain Chautard
Ticket inspectors: François Sabourin and Benjamin Savarit

The aim of our event is to immerse our audience in the world of trains through a sound animation. The Virtual Micheline Railcar Experience intends to provide the public with a simulator, which allows our visitors to control a Micheline locomotive thanks to decommissioned SNCF equipment. The sound atmosphere created is typical of the railway world. However, this set up favours a playful, poetic and humorous approach in order to appeal to the user's imagination. It is similar to a digital musical instrument where the user creates an interactive soundscape that generates events likely to influence the progress of the train.

The Virtual Micheline Railcar is part of a journey to discover the equipment, technologies and professions related to the railway industry of today and tomorrow.

Release of the report "Self-Check Tool: Pilot self-assessment tool on social responsibility and sustainability"

The International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) announces the release, during its 4th International Week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All, of a report that analyses the commitment of ISTO members towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable practices. Thanks to the invaluable support of TourCert, this report has been made possible.

The report sheds light on the efforts made by these organizations to promote social responsibility and sustainable practices within the tourism sector. The findings of this report not only reflect the dedication of ISTO members but also could serve as an inspiration to other members and stakeholders to take action in these matters.

ISTO remains committed to supporting its members and partners in their journey towards fair and sustainable tourism for all, and this report is a proof of this as it is a tool, which drives positive change across the industry.

We will upload the document on 5 June 2023.

Blue Tourism

Presentation of protected islands.

Our event will take place in the form of a video related to "blue tourism", which highlights our national parks and different initiatives taken by the Mauritanian National Tourist Office (Office National du Tourisme Mauritanien) to broadcast and improve Blue Tourism.

The event will take place on 10 June 2023 (10:00am Nouakchott time) on Zoom (Meeting ID: 873 4072 5101 / Secret code: XPuS48).

Webinar on Fair Tourism I Exploring new paths, a step towards Fair Tourism (in English)

What is fair tourism, what are its principles and how can they be put into practice, what inspiring examples can be reproduced and under which conditions?

In this webinar we will try to answer these questions through reflexive exercises that will allow us to immerse ourselves in a sector that represents both a lever and a challenge for the development of the territories.

It will be an opportunity to share how our network applies these principles in the tourism activity with concrete practices and what are the impacts observed in the territories where fair tourism is present.

Looking forward to seeing you on 7 June at 2pm (Paris local time)!

Exploring new paths, a step towards Fair Tourism (in Spanish)

What is fair tourism, what are its principles and how can they be put into practice, what inspiring examples can be reproduced and under which conditions?

In this webinar we will try to answer these questions through reflexive exercises that will allow us to immerse ourselves in a sector that represents both a lever and a challenge for the development of the territories.

It will be an opportunity to share how our network applies these principles in the tourism activity with concrete practices and what are the impacts observed in the territories where fair tourism is present.

Looking forward to seeing you there on 6 June at 4pm (Paris local time)!

ISTO's General Assembly

ISTO invites all its members to join the online General Assembly that each year takes place. It will be held at 15:30 (Brussels time). This is the perfect opportunity to get informed about the activities carried out by ISTO and its sections during the last year, as well as to have a preview of upcoming events, projects and activities. Members will directly receive the link to access the meeting.

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