Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore

The Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS) has been a val­ued “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner since June 2020. This is an archive page for CRTS’ “GT” Part­ner messages.

Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore logoThe Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore was formed from a pas­sion for espous­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity in tour­ism, for­ging part­ner­ships between the dif­fer­ent stakeholders.

CRTS was foun­ded by Kev­in Phun, a respons­ible tour­ism advoc­ate, lec­turer, and prac­ti­tion­er, who is driv­en by the desire to cre­ate respons­ible and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment in tourism.

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Green Destinations appoints Kevin Phun lead expert for Southeast Asia, Pacific


Green Destinations appoints Kevin Phun lead expert for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Pic description: “I was on a layover in Singapore and decided to visit the Super Tree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. I arrived in the late afternoon and the lighting was brilliant. This is taken from the walkway connecting the trees. Just an amazing site to visit, especially at sunset.” _ Coleen Rivas (CC0) via Unsplash. “GT” added "Branching OUT".

Green Des­tin­a­tions has appoin­ted Kev­in Phun as lead inde­pend­ent expert for South­east Asia and the Pacific. Mr Phun will engage des­tin­a­tions, busi­nesses, and experts in Green Des­tin­a­tions and Good Travel Alli­ance programs.

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50% off responsible tourism, sustainability courses to mark World Environment Day


50% off responsible tourism, sustainability courses to mark World Environment Day. Map image by Gerd Altmann (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/earth-continents-globalization-634815/

Greet­ings to all tour­ism stake­hold­ers!  June 5 is World Envir­on­ment Day. To make the day a little more mean­ing­ful for those who want to learn more, we at the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore are pleased to offer you 50% off for all our online courses.  Receive 50% off CRTS’ respons­ible tour­ism courses — use coupon code crts-50-off-all […]

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For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations’ regional lead picks CRTS


For a sustainable Singapore, Green Destinations picks CRTS. Pic by Coleen Rivas (CC0) via Unsplash. "GT" added "GREEN Singapore". https://unsplash.com/photos/people-crossing-bridge-OZ2rS2zCjNo

Singapore’s private-sec­t­or tour­ism stake­hold­ers, from small- and medi­um-sized busi­nesses to glob­al brands, will increas­ingly pur­sue sus­tain­ab­il­ity cer­ti­fic­a­tion over the com­ing years, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS). Mr Phun is more bullish about the oppor­tun­it­ies for a sus­tain­able Singa­pore since Susan San­tos de Cárde­n­as, Green Des­tin­a­tions’ South­east Asia […]

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Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism


Enhancing equitable climate adaptation strategies through responsible tourism ... Base image by staboslaw via Pixabay

Kev­in Phun of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore hosts the Respons­ible Tour­ism pod­cast, which explores the many dimen­sions of respons­ible tour­ism. Mr Phun sum­mar­ises his thoughts about the chal­lenges and oppor­tun­it­ies around equit­able cli­mate adaptation.

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Is there a link between tourism’s resilience and adaptability to climate change?


Is there a link between tourism's resilience and adaptability to climate change? Photo by Karim MANJRA (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/Jwk88nuBMr4

Tour­ism des­tin­a­tions and attrac­tions should think about how to increase resi­li­ence so that cli­mate adapt­a­tion has a high­er chance of suc­ceed­ing, accord­ing to Kev­in Phun, founder of the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS), a “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner.  “The call to increase resi­li­ence in tour­ism to enable adapt­a­tion in more places is surely get­ting louder,” […]

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How to create a tourism trail: Understanding the benefits and the challenges


Extant roads and paths can, in whole or in part, be include in new tourism trails. Gailingen am Hochrhein, Germany. Photo by David Bayliss (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/btgKjWhg3rs

Ever wondered what goes into cre­at­ing a tour­ism trail?  Who are involved in cre­at­ing a tour­ism trail? Why start a tour­ism trail?  What is a tour­ism trail, any­way?  Answers to these ques­tion and more are offered in a new online short course cre­ated by the Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism Singa­pore (CRTS). Learn about the chal­lenges of cre­at­ing a […]

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