The seminar which had the Norwegian Minister of Environment attending, ended with a lively panel debate.including some of the ridiculous travel rules made by the EU bureaucrats in Brussels. Here are some snippets from issues raised and thoughts of those attending the seminar. Are they there only to make a fast buck on this destination or have they a genuine concern for the area. And not impose my comfort at the cost of doing damage to the area. These were some of the thoughts that plagued many of us attending the seminar.
Tourism has yet to be defined accurately.
Its implementation is even more complicated. All these questions have to be sorted and analysed. The Norway International Travel Trade Fair of which this seminar was a part had attracted over 40,000 visitors and about 900 exhibitors. Ashok Nath - reporting from Oslo. Mail us your tips or your article on a sustainable tourism project you have experienced - as tourist or operator.