The Sustainable International Tourism Rotary Action Group (RAG) is a proposed group to assist in the development of sustainable tourism industries designed to increase the Gross Domestic Product of developing nations.
The broad non-partisan goals of the proposed RAG will be to:
- Encourage sustained economic development of countries;
- Preservation of cultures, customs, indigenous groups of peoples, languages, religions and traditions;
- Conservation of environs with their related flora and fauna;
- Development of national parks and environmentally protected areas;
- Building goodwill between the nations and peoples of the world
Some suggested projects are:
- Building safe, secure and environmentally conscious accommodations for travellers
- Assisting in the development of clean drinking water for local peoples and travellers
- Consulting in the development financially sound eco-tourism, agri-tourism and ethno-cultural tourism projects
- Training to provide on-going employment for tourism and related hospitality industries
- Developing Rotary Group Studies Exchange programs to disseminate information about sustainable tourism
The Sustainable International Tourism RAG will also provide an international information clearinghouse service in respect to related sustainable tourism topics to Rotarians, educators, international development groups, government officials, students, the travel industry and the public.
Rotarians wishing to become a member of The Sustainable International Tourism RAG can join at www.yagotta.ca/rag/sustaintourism.htm
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