Advances in Responsible Tourism in Cape Town
Local Government Taking Responsibility
Ms Nombulelo Mkefa
Director Tourism Department, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Responsible Tourism in Cities Conference - 6 May 2011
Why is the City involved?
Improved quality of
life for residents
Growth of tourism
City’s six “levers” to achieve sustainability
in managing the destination:
1. Planning
2. Regulation
3. Use of
buildings
4. Contracts for
funding
5. Supply chain
6. Performance
management
RT is not a policy
in isolation:
How to achieve RT in the destination?
� Leading from the top
� Destination-wide approach
� Partnership
� Co-created and co-implemented
solutions
� Transparency
� Reward early adopters & participants
� Don’t throw the baby out with the bath
water
Crossing the Chasm
RT becomes
the norm in
the destination
Adoption and implementation of Responsible Tourism
Key Insights:
Key Lesson: RT is a process of continual improvement
(You are here) (Try to get here.
Repeat.)
Key Lesson: Vision, backed by unwavering commitment
(Captain Ahab) (Moby Dick)
Key Lesson: Harnessing collective energy produces amazing results
Key Lesson: Some stakeholders may need ‘nudging along’
Key Lesson: Recognise and work with stakeholder capacities
Key Lesson: Good design is not created overnight
Key Lesson: Collective decisions = everyone is accountable
Key Lesson: Destination must be the “master crafter”
(You)
The journey ahead2
THANK YOU - DANKIE - ENKOS’
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