Best Practice in CBST
Best Practice in CBST
Best Practice in CBST
Presentation Overview
Key Elements of Community-based tourism (CBT) & link with heritage tourism Policy on CBT CBT benefits & opportunities CBT critical success factors CBT Caribbean good practice case studies - key lessons learnt Practical Session
The importance of communitybased tourism is its emphasis on active participation & empowerment of local people in the tourism opportunity.
Extent of CBT
Enabling national policy framework Destination positioning and branding as environmentally & socially responsible Technical & financial assistance Local entrepreneurship and/or leadership in communities
CTO Regional Sustainable Tourism Policy Objectives Provide an enabling framework to realise national & regional inter-sectoral linkages Ensure that communities are able to benefit meaningfully from linkages with tourism
Dominican Republic
La Ruta del Caf
Jamaica
St. Helena Womens Group Walkerswood Jerk Country Tour
St. Lucia
Anse La Raye Seafood Friday Plas Kassav
Market:
Ready market international cruise & stayover visitors, locals Attracts more discerning & higher spending markets
ALRSF Implementation
Multi-stakeholder design & planning (ALR Village Council, wider community, SLHTP etc.) Tourism visioning & participatory planning approach used Strong community leadership Establishment of ALRSF Committee (Council & Assoc. members, community reps.) to manage contribution from vendors & oversee lighting, solid waste management & security Skills training to ensure adequate event quality & sustainability & event mgmt. capacity
ALRSF Implementation
Sensitisation to and measures to mitigate environmental impacts implemented e.g. closed lobster season Training provided on food safety & waste disposal measures, protective clothing, garbage bins, improved storage Impacts of ALRSF on vendor livelihoods have been documented
CBT Opportunities
Donor assistance for CBT development:
EU UK Department for International Development (DFID) Netherlands Development Organisation USAID CIDA Ford Foundation World Wildlife Fund International UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme UNESCO
Next Steps
Informal networking Formal networking Idea & information sharing successes & failures Study tours/site visits Collaboration on CBT initiatives community, national & regional levels Documentation of CBT experiences
Useful Resources
Websites (Publications, Conference/Workshop Proceedings and links to other websites): CTO: www.onecaribbean.org CRSTDP: www.caribtdp.org CANARI: www.canari.org CTO Publications: Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework Making Tourism Count for the Local Economy in the Caribbean Guidelines for Good Practice
Useful Resources
CTO Publications: Competing with the Best: Good Practices in Community-Based Tourism in the Caribbean Development of a Strategic Business Management Model for the Sustainable Development of Heritage Tourism Products in the Caribbean Development and Marketing of Cultural Heritage Ecotourism
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