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The Tourism Society is the professional membership body for people working in all sectors of the visitor economy.

It is where individuals from across all sectors of the Visitor Economy come together (online and offline) for discussion, debate, to share views and knowledge, and to network.

The Society is the only professional membership organisation that represents all of Tourism - across all disciplines, geography and career stages.

Whether you work in the public, private or voluntary sector, are well-established in your career path or are just starting out on a travel or tourism course at college or university, the Tourism Society offers unrivalled opportunities to develop your business contacts and tap into a wealth of experience and expertise. Our Professional Section also offers particular benefits to consultants 

Travelling is a way to learn and experiance new cultures, traditions and meet new people at the same time. There are different types/ Kinds of Tourism as listed below :

Recreational Tourism - This includes people who travel to relax, and have fun.
Cultural Tourism - Cultural Tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a traveler’s engagement with a country or region’s culture, most importantly it focuses with the lifestyle os the people , their history, their art,their religion(S) and the other elements that help to shape their life.
Nature Tourism - This is referred as responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people. It is Tourism based on the natural attractions of a specific area. Some examples include birdwatching, photography , camping, hiking, hunting, fishing and visiting parks. These experential tourists are interested in a diversity of natural and cultural resources. They want what is real and they wantto be immersed in a rich natural, cultural or historical experiance. Nature based tourism provides incentives for local communities and landowners to conserve wildlife habitats upon the industry depends - it promotes conservation by increased value on remaining natural areas.

Responsible Tourism was defined in Cape Town in 2002 alongside the World Summit on Sustainable Development. This definition, the Cape Town Declaration is now widely accepted and was been adopted by the World Travel Market in 2007 for World Responsible Tourism Day.

Responsible Tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.” Responsible Tourism requires that operators, hoteliers, governments, local people and tourists take responsibility, take action to make tourism more sustainable.

The World Travel Market has adopted the Cape Town Declaration definition of Responsible Tourism for its World Responsible Tourism Day which encourages the industry to take responsibility for making tourism more sustainable and demonstrate their responsibility.

The Cape Town Declaration recognises that Responsible Tourism takes a variety of forms, it is characterised by travel and tourism which:

minimises negative economic, environmental and social impacts;
generates greater economic benefits for local people and enhances the well-being of host communities, improves working conditions and access to the industry;
involves local people in decisions that affect their lives and life changes;
makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, to the maintenance of the world’s diversity;
provides more enjoyable experiences for tourists through more meaningful connections with local people, and a greater understanding of local cultural, social and environmental issues;
provide access for people with disabilities and the disadvantaged;
is culturally sensitive, engenders respect between tourists and hosts, and builds local pride and confidence.