Travel ethics

• Five Principles for Successful and Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism, Cultural Heritage Tourism, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Denver, USA, 2006
• Responsible Travel Guidelines for Travellers, Intrepid, 2006
• How to Avoid Guilt Trips, Tourism Concern, London, UK, 2006
• Responsible Tourist and Traveller Guide, UNWTO, 2005
• Steps to Sustainable Tourism, Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia, 2004
• Culture Heritage Management and Tourism: Models for Cooperation among Stakeholders, UNESCO Bangkok, 1999-2003
• Fez Declaration for Responsible Travel Actions, Fez, Morocco, 2003
• Traveller’s Code, PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), New Delhi, India, 2002
• Decalogo “Salvalarte”, Legambiente, Italy, 2002
• Bel Paese Buon Turismo – Carta d’Italia, Associazione Italiana Turismo Responsabile, 2002
• Turismo Responsabile: carta d’identità per viaggi sostenibili, Associazione Italiana Turismo Responsabile (AITR), 1999
• Gobal Code of Ethics for Tourism, World Tourism Organization, Santiago, Chile, 1999
• Evora’s Appeal, Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), Evora, Portugual, 1997
• Charte éthique du voyageur, Atalante & Lonely Planet Éditions Françaises, France, 1997
• Eco-tourism Guidelines for Nature Tour Operators, Vermont, USA, 1993

Useful international principles

• Seoul Declaration on Tourism in Asia’s Historic Towns and Areas, ICOMOS, Seoul, Korea, 2005
• Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, Paris, France, 2003
• Fez Declaration for Responsible Travel Actions, Fez, Morocco, 2003
• Principles for Sustainable Tourism, UNEP, 2002
• International Cultural Tourism Charter, ICOMOS, December, 2002
• Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism, Quebec, Canada, 2002
• Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, Paris, France, 2001
• Thessaloniki Declaration of Peace through Tourism, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001
• Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO, Paris, France, 2001
• International Cultural Tourism Charter, ICOMOS, 1999
• Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, World Tourism Organization, Santiago, Chile, 1999
• Manila Declaration on the Social Impact of Tourism, World Tourism Organization, Manila, Philippines, 1997
• Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the Earth Summit, Istanbul, Turkey, 1996
• Charter for Sustainable Tourism, World Conference on Sustainable Tourism, Canary Islands, Spain, 1995
• Convention on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore, UNESCO, Paris, France, 1989
• The Hague Declaration on Tourism, World Heritage Organization, The Hague, Netherland, 1989
• Tourism Bill of Rights and Tourist Code, World Tourism Organization, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1985
• Manila Declaration on World Tourism, World Heritage Organization, Manila, Philippines, 1980
• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO, Paris, 1972

updated on: 5 September, 2006