Inspiring Community Tourism Experiences Workshop

The Community Wetlands Forum is excited to offer a workshop to inspire communities to initiate community tourism experiences in collaboration with Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. Over the course of the day, you will hear from a number of practitioners of community-based tourism and meet with those who have expertise in developing community tourism projects. This workshop is a must for any community embarking on a community tourism project and for local and regional authorities to learn more about how they can support communities.

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Themes we will explore throughout the workshop are:

• Community Tourism Success Stories: use what you have
• Making Community Tourism Happen
• Managing Visitors for Conservation
• Challenges and Opportunities for Community Tourism

What is Community-based tourism?

Community-based tourism (CBT) refers to tourism experiences that are owned, hosted and managed by local communities. Well-managed CBT creates jobs, generates income and safeguards the local environment. CBT is all about sustainable community empowerment. Local people are directly and collectively involved in preparing and providing the tourism experience. They benefit through skills development and improved economic self-sufficiency, and the community can proudly preserve their culture, heritage and local environment.