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Sustainable tourism : Towards harmonization of the actions of different actors.

The operators in the sector should implement practices to preserve including the environment so that future generations can perform the same activities with a chance to have the same results.

There are many alternative forms of tourism that can be referred to as 'sustainable' and grouped under the general term of sustainable tourism. Examples include, among others, responsible tourism, the solidarity and equitable tourism. National Tourism Development or NTD S.A has thus initiated a project to standardize the actions of different tourism actors for the development of sustainable tourism in Madagascar. Reason for the Organization of a round table in the framework of the 5^e Edition of the International Tourism Fair-Madagascar (ITM) organized recently by the National Agency of tourism of Madagascar at the Carlton hotel.

Good practices.

During this round table, tourism professionals were invited to expose their actions and explain their respective sustainable approaches. The issue was on «» sustainable tourism : several approaches, a single concept ? ». He is among others the association "Antso Re", the Federation of Hoteliers and Restaurateurs de Madagascar (FHORM), the IMV which is a cooperation structure decentralized between the Commune Urbaine D'antananarivo and the ile de France dealing with the theme of heritage and sustainable tourism Region. For the FHORM, She initiated the Charter of sustainable tourism. The goal is to empower all Member operators to implement good practices while improving their behaviour in the economic and social fields without neglecting the preservation of the environment for future generations to exercise the same activities with the chance to have the same results.

Label.

His side, the association "Antso Re" offers to ensure the traceability of all the actions for the development of sustainable tourism. By way of illustration, « We can share and support local communities to offer quality tourism by ensuring their basic tourism trades training because this is still a big gap », has mentioned Lawrence Raj, the president of the association. As for Brigitte Elison, the representative of the VMI, She pointed out that sustainable tourism can be a tool for development in Madagascar. "It is based on the preservation and enhancement of the identity heritage of the city of Antananarivo.. One hundred twenty operators as artisans, tourist guides and managers of guest houses were trained to be professional and 30 municipal officers are being trained », She exposed. The development of the "eco-tanana" label is now a. « The city of Antananarivo has renovated the garden of Andohalo since 2008. Eighteen companies currently operate it. We are always ready to assist operators who are committed to developing this labelling which means a product of excellence to attract tourists., was it added.

Criteria.

At the level of the Ministry of tourism, This Department has identified thousands of initiatives on the development of sustainable tourism. He supported him also as the 'Antso Re' association. However, a federation of the actions of all project proponents is about reviewing the criteria on this concept several steps. The important thing is that each tourist actor putting in place good practices to minimize impacts on the environment such as the sorting of organic waste and promotes social equity. They must then work together to promote the destination Madagascar, was concluded.

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