Global RT Summit 2023 | Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission | Department of Tourism | Government of Kerala

About Event

Largest Conference on Responsible Tourism

The sleepy hamlet of Kumarakom, Kerala is all set to host the Global RT Summit 2023, an International Responsible Tourism Network connecting countries across the globe. With 15 years of experience, the RT mission in Kerala has achieved landmark recognition by connecting the local communities to the tourism sector through experiential tourism. The Global RT Summit 2023 will also see the revision of the 2008 RT Kerala Declaration based on the Responsible Tourism charter signed and launched on Magna Carta Island on 6th November 2022.

50+

Speakers

10+

Sessions

200+

Delegates

Leadership

Leaders from Kerala will share Kerala’s model of Responsible Tourism and its possibilities with the world

Sri Pinarayi Vijayan

Chief Minister
Govt. of Kerala

Sri P A Mohamed Riyas

Minister for Tourism
Government of Kerala

Sri K S Srinivas IAS

Principal Secretary
Tourism & Fisheries
Government of Kerala

Sri P B Nooh IAS

Director, Department of Tourism
Government of Kerala

Sri Rupeshkumar K

State RT Mission Coordinator
Government of Kerala

Session Speakers

A galaxy of leaders from across the globe will share their ideas

Mr P A Mohamed Riyas

Minister for Public Works and Tourism

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Mr V N Vasavan

Minister for Co-operation & Registration

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Mr Thomas Chazhikadan

Member of Parliament

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Ms Susan Ferguson

Country Representative, UN Women, India (UN Women & Gender Inclusive Tourism)

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Mr Arvind Singh IAS

Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India

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Dr V Venu IAS

Additional Chief Secretary, Govt of Kerala

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Mr K S Srinivas IAS

Principal Secretary - Tourism and Fisheries, Government of Kerala

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Mr P B Nooh

Director Tourism, Government of Kerala

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Dr Harold Goodwin

Director - Responsible Tourism Partnership, Founder, Director - ICRT 2002 Adviser to WTM on RT

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Mr Glynn O'Leary

Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD), South Africa

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Dr Adama Bah

Responsible Tourism Consultant & Founder, ICRT - Gambia

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Ms Sarah Habsburg

Responsible Tourism Consultant - Austria & Founder - School of Responsible Tourism

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Mr Richard Hearn

Managing Partner Grass Routes, Rural Tourism Consultancy, Skye Scotland and Co-founder Village Ways, India

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Dr Hiram Ting

Director, Responsible Borneo, Malaysia Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Responsible Management

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Dr Christopher Warren

Founder & CEO - My Green Butler & Director, ICRT - Australia

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Ms Charmarie Maelge

Founding Director - Responsible Tourism Partnership Sri Lanka & ICRT Director, Sri Lanka

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Ms Lucy Sophia Hartman

Founder of Holidays in Rural India

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Mr Shubham Agnihotri

Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Taiwan India Ayurveda Association & Promoter of Responsible Ayurveda

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Mr Peter Richards

Project Manager, SWITCH-ASIA TOURLINK Project, ECEAT

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Mr Santhosh George Kulangara

Member, Kerala State Planning Board

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Ms Kanta Singh

Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, India

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Ms Poulomi Pal

Program Specialist, UN Women, India

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Mr Santosh Kumar

Country Manager, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia Booking.com

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Mr S Prem Krishnan IAS

Additional Director (General), Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

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Dr P K Jayasree IAS

District Collector, Kottayam

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Ms V Vigneshwari IAS

MD, KTDC Ltd

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Mr Rupeshkumar K

State RT Mission Coordinator, Government of Kerala

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Mr Raj Basu

Founder - Help Tourism Adviser - Rural Tourism & Home stays, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Adviser - Govt of Sikkim

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Mr Baby Mathew Somatheeram

President - Kerala Travel Mart Society

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Mr Jose Dominic

WTM RT Outstanding Achievement Award Winner

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Mr E M Najeeb

Senior Vice President - IATO & Member - Kerala State Tourism Advisory Committee

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Mr Abraham George

Member, Kerala State Tourism Advistory Committee

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Mr Michael Dominic

Director, CGH Earth

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Gopinath Parayil

Social Entrepreneur & Founder - The Blue Yonder

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Sanjib Sarangi

Associate Vice President - Indian Grameen Services

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Ms Manisha Pande

Managing Director - ICRT India Foundation

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Kumar Anubhav

Founder of NotOnMap

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Ms Joyatri Ray

Director, Equitable Tourism Options – EQUATIONS, India

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Dr Aditi Choudhary

Nodal Officer, Central Nodal Agency for Sustainable Tourism

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Dr Kamakshi Maheswari

Nodal Officer, Central Nodal Agency - Rural Tourism India

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Dr Manoj kumar Singh

Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board

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Mr Amit Singh

Advisor (Training) - Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board

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Ms Poonam Chand

Additional Secretary, Uttarakhand

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Mr Amarjeet Singh

Special Secretary Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir

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Mr Anubhav Jain

Business Lead, Global Himalayan Expeditions

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Ms Swati Pramar

Senior Technical Expert- Social Management Framework and Gender, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

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Ms Soity Banerjee

Executive Director, Suchithwa Mission.

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Dr K Manoj Kumar

MD - KTIL, Principal - KSID

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Mr Manoj Vasudevan

National Level Tourist Guide

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Ms Lakshmi Menon

Social Entrepreneur

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Ms Geethu Mohandas

Founder - Let's Go For A Camp

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Dr May Meenu Jacob

Director - Agronature, Kerala

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Ms Shalini Binu

Wildlife Photographer, Owner & CEO - Earthen Pool Villa

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Ms K V Bindhu

President, District Panchayat, Kottayam

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Mr K T Bala Bhaskaran

Executive Director, Suchithwa Mission.

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Mr Sarath V Raj

CEO & Executive Director, Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development

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Mr P K Anish Kumar

CEO, Travel planners

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Mr Indranil Roy

CEO - Outlook Group

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Ms Dhanya Sabu

President, Kumarakom Grama Panchayat

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Mr Faizal E Kottikollan

Founder & Chairman - KEF Holdings, Founder & Chairman - Faizal & Shabana Foundation

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Mr Sejoe Jose

Managing Director, Marvel Tours & Marvel Cruise

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Mr M R Hari

Promoter of Miyawaki Model of Afforestation

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Mr George Scaria

Managing Director, Kerala Voyages

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Mr E V Haris

Owner, Haris Sea Shell Homestay, Kannur

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Mr Sriprasad

CEO - Kerala Art & Craft Village, Vellar

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Mr Praveen Muraleedharan

Director, Eco Ventures

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Dr Anjuna Dhir

Executive Director, RTSOI

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Mr Vinay Balakrishnan

Managing Director, Thooshan

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Mr Himanshu Pande

Founding Director, Village Ways

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Mr Kabir Tharammal

Owner, Kathir biodiversity Farm

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Mr S Swaminathan

Representative, Kerala Travel Mart Society.

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Mr Jeevan Verma

Director, Rural Organization For Social Elevation

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Mr Rajendra Singh

Founder, Travel Yoga with Rajendra

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Mr Anirudh Singh Bhati

Mr Anirudh Singh Bhati is the Founder, Dev Farm Stay at Anadra, Sisohi District Rajasthan, India

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Ms Rajshree Bhargava

MD & Co-founder, Geragos Getaways

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Mr Shiv Dhakal

Founder & Managing Director Royal Mountain Group

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Ms Philippa J Kaye

Founder & CEO, India Experiences

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Ms Elisa Spampinato

CEO &Founder Traveller Storyteller UK

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Dr Nicole Haeusler

Responsible Tourism Consultant for Asia, Berlin , Germany

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Dr Sean Jugmohan

CBT Expert, Durban University of Technology

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Exchange of Ideas

Summit Highlights

Global RT Summit 2023

An International Responsible Tourism Network Platform connecting countries across the globe.

Revision of the 2008 RT Kerala Declaration

The Kerala Declaration on Responsible Tourism will be revised based on the 15 years of experience of the RT mission in Kerala and the Responsible Tourism charter signed and launched on Marta Carta Island on 6th November 2022.

Conversations across borders for a greener future

The Global Summit in Kerala opens door to a grand exchange of ideas on sustainable tourism with experts around the globe

Kumarakom, the backwater village of Kerala

Kumarakom is the first Responsible tourism village in Kerala that gave a glimpse of the enriching rural life experiences of the state to travellers across the globe.

10 Exclusive Sessions

Event Schedule

The four-day Kerala Global RT Summit 2023 serves as a global stage where speakers holding esteemed positions and practitioners of Responsible Tourism from around the globe come together to share innovative ideas on sustainability.

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Paradise on Earth

Kumarakom

A labyrinth of backwaters with shimmering water, the brilliant green of mangrove forests, coconut palms lining the embankments, blue skies, flocks of migratory birds skimming the water – that is Kumarakom, a veritable dreamland!

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Event Direction & Info

Lakesong Resort, Kumarakom

Kerala - 686563, India

Experiential Tour Packages

RT Experiences

The Experiential Tour packages put together by the Responsible Tourism mission is a door opened wide to the warmth of village life and traditional livelihoods of Kerala in a never-before travel experience.

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Kerala, the land of wonders

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