Hosted from Kathmandu in Nepal at 9.30am (Dec 6)

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Transparency: How to measure and report sustainability in your tourism business with Marcus Cotton

As the world of tourism moves to sign the Tourism Declares and the Glasgow Declaration, it becomes increasingly important to learn how to measure and report sustainability.

Marcus Cotton has been pioneering regenerative travel at his multiple award winning Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge in Nepal many years. He has a wealth of experience in conservation and sustainable tourism practice, and for several years has adopted a stringent reporting system that was pioneered in Nepal.

Raj Gyawali from Nepal and Shoba Mohan from India will be co-hosting the session and we invite you to come and discuss how the adoption of transformational travel practices impact destinations, empower communities and support a regenerative tourism model.

Who Is It For?

The TTC South Asia hub is a meeting place for our global community of Allies and friends to come together and explore what is happening with TT focused projects in South Asia.

How To Register:

1. Go to this link to register: South Asia Hub

2. Mark your calendar!

ORGANIZERS

TTC AMBASSADORS RAJ GYAWALI & SHOBA MOHAN

In 2004, Shoba Mohan founded RARE India  – a representation, communication, sales and marketing company that promoted experiential travel that included a range of hospitality and tourism products – boutique palace hotels, experiential walks, riding programs, off-roading destinations, art for tourism, etc. The products encompass a variety of interests viz. nature, health and wellness, wildlife, adventure, cuisine, art and history, culture and conservation and above all involve people – passionate, lateral thinkers and doers from various walks of life promoting an ideology and fostering learning. Shoba Mohan’s myriad interests and evolution in travel run parallel to that of RARE, yet writing about issues, nature and conservation continue to be areas of personal interest.

Raj Gyawali has over two decades of experience working specifically on responsible tourism in practice – on the ground developing his company Socialtours as the first tour company in Asia to be sustainability certified. As a consultant he helps governments and communities develop more sustainable practices, and inserts sustainability strategies in government plans. Raj’s work ranges from training guides in more sustainable practices, to educating customers on the practice of responsibility in tourism as travellers, developing more sustainable tourism offerings, as well as guiding governments and stakeholders in putting sustainable procedures into action.