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Listening Window Odisha Knowledge Hub Lecture Series 89

Why Responsible Tourism
LECTURE 13 Matters

Prof. Dr. Harold Goodwin

Professor Dr. Harold Goodwin has worked on 4 continents with local communities, their governments,
and the inbound and outbound tourism industry. He is an Emeritus Professor at Manchester
Metropolitan University and Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and Advisor to the
World Travel Market (WTM) on Responsible Tourism. He chairs the panel of judges for the prestigious
WTM Responsible Tourism Awards and is the Chair of the Advisory Panel of the International Tourism
Partnership. Dr. Goodwin researches on tourism, local economic development and poverty reduction,
conservation and responsible tourism, working with the industry, local communities, governments, and
conservationists. He also undertakes consultancy and evaluations for companies, NGOs, governments,
and international organisations.

Dr. Goodwin is an Emeritus Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University as well as the Director
of Place Management at the university. He is the Founder Director of the International Centre for
Responsible Tourism which promotes the principles of the Cape Town Declaration. He directed a
major study for DFID on Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Durrell Institute
of Conservation and Ecology during the year 1994-1997, looking at parks in India, Indonesia and
Zimbabwe, followed by consultancy work on tourism development in and around national parks and
heritage trails in Slovenia, Albania and Bulgaria. In 1998, he wrote the first paper on Tourism and Poverty
Elimination for DFID, this led on to his work with the Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership and to training,
evaluation and consultancy work on tourism, local economic development, and poverty reduction.
In Gambia, he led a market access project for informal sector craft workers, guides, fruit sellers and
juice pressers, which significantly increased their incomes. Dr Goodwin assisted the Department of
Environmental Affairs and Tourism in South Africa to develop practical responsible tourism guidelines.

He is a partner in Taste Faversham, a director of the Faversham Food Festival and Chair of the Faversham
Society and the Faversham Sea Cadets.