Migrantour, the World within cities

Responsible tourism and intercultural walks

Maurizio Davolio

President of EARTH - European Alliance for Responsible Tourism and Hospitality and AITR - Italian Association for Responsible Tourism

European conference, Brussels, Thursday July 9th

Keywords of Responsible Tourism

• Role of local community

• Slowly and deeply travelling

• Using services offerend by local people

• Meeting local peole

• Appreciating authenticity and identity of the site

• Respecting the environment and local culture

• Properly behaving remembering to be a guest in someone else’s house

• Overcoming prejudices and stereotypes

Responsible Tourism an universal vision and idea

• Responsible Tourism in the European Countries and Cities

• Migrantour but also:

• Community based tourism

• Tourism in the properties confiscated to the Mafia

• Tourism with social inclusion of disadvantaged people

• Tourism in declining rural or mountain areas

• Ecotourism for schools and environmental education

Migrantour as a collective project

• Altough it was conceived within Viaggi Solidali, involving several members of AITR, Migrantour is a collective project with full support by AITR: promotion, communication, presentation in international and national events; and our support will continue in the future.

• I personally participated in some walk and I was deeply impressed, so I invited to participate colleagues, journalists, authorities...

• Everyone perceives by participating that this is a correct and effective way for overcoming prejudices and for giving to immigrates the opportunity to show their culture, traditions, habits, normally compliant and in harmony with our Italian or European values and way of life.

Our commitment to Lampedusa, once again with the involvement of Viaggi Solidali.

The guidebook is based on the storytelling by local people (the mayor, the parish priest, handicraftsmen and women, fishermen, cultural and environmental associations, local historians, hoteliers and traders)

Trip in low seasons or even out of season; more opportunities for meetings with local people; no mass tourism; groups and schools

Lampedusa

Migrantour, the World within cities

Responsible tourism and intercultural walks

Thank you for your attention

Maurizio Davolio

European conference, Brussels, Thursday July 9th