“Responsible Traveller is committed to promoting tourism products and services that operate in an environmentally responsible manner, offer authentic travel experiences and have a positive impact on local communities”.

Responsible Traveller magazine is a print & online travel publication showcasing responsible tourism destinations.  This publication aims to inform, educate, entertain as well as inspire its readers to make informed decisions, manage their impact on the environment and to ‘be the difference’.

Responsible Meetings & Events magazine is a print & online travel publication showcasing responsible destinations for conferences, meetings, events and incentives.

These niche publications are designed to equip readers with the necessary information needed to make informed responsible decisions on Southern African travel destinations and meetings and events facilities.

Responsible Traveller magazine is associated with the Heritage Environmental Management Company.

“We are excited about our association with the Responsible Traveller and look forward to expanding the important role that responsible business and tourism practices have on the region the as a whole,” says Greg McManus, MD of the Heritage Environmental Management Company.

Welcome to The Responsible Traveller

Responsible travel is a new way of enjoying the many sights, experiences and memories of the destination you have chosen. It ensures that visitors and local communities alike share the benefits of tourism and travel equally, and it promotes greater understanding of and appreciation for fair and equitable business practice. It’s about putting back into travel what you get from it, and here are a few considerations that you could make when next you travel

Ask to see your tour operator's responsible travel policy

Ask to see the environmental policy of the accommodation establishment that you have selected – don’t be fooled by vague and unsubstantiated claims

Be a Responsible Traveller

There can be no better place to celebrate the 40th World Wetlands Day than the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, rehabilitating wetlands and busting aliens!
iSimangaliso has four wetlands of international importance recognised under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, namely the St Lucia Lake System, the Turtle beaches and Coral reefs, the Kosi Bay Lake System and Lake Sibaya. Available information suggests that no other locality on the globe has such a wide range of wetland types in a single protected area. Of the 30 distinct natural wetland forms recognised by the Ramsar Bureau, 20 of these forms occur within iSimangaliso. World Wetlands Day is an annual event that commemorates the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian City of Ramsar. The annual celebration aims to amongst others raise awareness on the importance of wetlands on socio-economic development. This year, the Ministry and Department of Environment are celebrating World Wetlands Day under the theme: Wetlands and Tourism with the slogan Enhancing community livelihoods.

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