Responsible Tourism
10 Ways to Be a Responsible Tourist
BE A ROLE MODEL:
Set a good example in your own interactions with the environment and other people will follow suit.
DO NOT THROW ANYTHING IN TO THE TOILET:
Due to the septic system, non-organic waste will fill the septic tanks causing grey water to flow into the land and sea. This will increase pollution and kill our fragile underwater eco-system.
REFILL YOUR WATER BOTTLE:
Contribute to the waste management and help us recycle plastic by re-using your water bottle with a refill. It will also save you money and is an easy way to be green !
SAVE WATER:
Turn the water off when you are not using it, we live on a small island with very limited fresh water, so please be conservative.
SWITCH OFF AC, FAN, LIGHTS WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR ROOM:
The electricity comes from petrol generators on the Gili islands. Do not waste the energy as the island can barely cope already.
THROW RUBBISH IN THE BINS PROVIDED:
Encourage responsible behavior by walking a few extra steps to collect rubbish and throw it in a bin.
DO NOT COLLECT SEA SHELLS FROM THE OCEAN OR THE BEACH:
They are live animals and taking them out of their environment will kill them. Hermit crabs will look for new and bigger sea shells from the beach as they grow up, collecting sea shell will leave the hermit crab homeless.
DO NOT TOUCH OR WALK ON THE REEF:
Coral and other animals are very fragile organisms and grow very slowly. Interacting with the ocean ecosystem will damage it. Please respect their space and only watch from a distance.
REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE OR DESTRUCTION:
Touching aquatic life, walking on reefs, anchoring, and throwing plastic are usually done in ignorance. Help these people to understand that their behaviour is not eco-appropriate by explaining how we can respect and look after our environment.
GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES:
You may feel you can’t save the world, but you can have a great impact on the corner of the planet in which you live or spend your holidays. There are plenty of opportunities to show your support for a clean environment, including local beach cleanups, good eco role model behavior, education of local people about rubbish and plastic, and supporting ecological activities with your energy or money……
Big thanks to the Gili Eco Trust
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14 Oct 2009 phil
Visit Lombok & Sumbawa 2012
Ever since the first launch of Visit Indonesian Year program in 1992 (VIY 1992), The Indonesian Culture and Tourism Department continuously sustain similar program every year to attract foreign tourists and encourage to come to many different beautiful regions of Indonesia. Many tourist destinations conduct series of events to expose their tourist attractions every year with improving preparations from time to time.
The Launch of Visit Lombok – Sumbawa 2012
West Nusa Tenggara Province as one of Indonesian provinces that has various tourist potentials and indigenous natural resources is prepared and focused as the core program in 2012. Officially the plan of this program is launched on Saturday, 5 July 2009 in a ceremonial event held at Senggigi, Lombok. This event is attended by the President of Republic of Indonesia, His Honorable, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The launch of Visit Lombok-Sumbawa Year 2012 program has also become an event for West Nusa Tenggara province to initiate and perform their preparation in welcoming the special year that is especially programmed for them.
The Minister of Indonesian Culture and Tourism Department, His Excellency Ir. Jero Wacik, SE said, “The branding of Indonesian Tourism is: Kenali Negerimu, Cintai Negerimu (Know Your Country, Love Your Country). It means and also describes the Indonesian natural richness in the frame of tourism industry that covers natural tourism, heritage tourism, cultural tourism, shopping tourism, culinary tourism, and marine tourism. Lombok and Sumbawa island have some potentials i.e. natural tourism resources, pearl breed, and traditional woven. These made very much worthwhile for Lombok and Sumbawa island to be promoted.
In this event, some promotional activities were also launched such as Website and VT. Apart from that, a special session to show the pearl and traditional woven were also displayed as two primary commodities of West Nusa Tenggara Province.
Watch this great Promotion DVD [click here]