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| 2 | +# STRATEGY |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +Our strategy promotion considers multiple points. From knowing what |
| 5 | +tourists are looking for to strengthening community. According to The |
| 6 | +United Nations World Tourism Organization Sustainable Tourism defines |
| 7 | +as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future |
| 8 | +economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of |
| 9 | +visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities”. These |
| 10 | +are some points tourists can consider doing to make their travel |
| 11 | +sustainable. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Support Local Restaurants |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +While travelling in Haiti, spend some time in local restaurants and |
| 16 | +food joints. Support these small businesses instead of having |
| 17 | +multiple meals at the hotel you are staying in. |
| 18 | +Supporting local restaurants means you will be sampling locally |
| 19 | +sourced ingredients, which is an additional way of meeting new people |
| 20 | +who are enthusiastic about you trying their traditional food. |
| 21 | +That is also way to strengthen small communities and allow them to |
| 22 | +exist for a long time. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +## Buy Souvenirs from Local Stores |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +When you visit Haiti, be sure to support their businesses by buying |
| 27 | +some of the souvenirs. In doing so, you will promote authentic |
| 28 | +artisans and their locally handcrafted items. You will also inject |
| 29 | +money into the local economy, promoting the people’s work and |
| 30 | +creating more local jobs |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +## Educating People |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +While visiting a small community, teach them something that can be |
| 35 | +valuable for them in the future. Most of them didn’t go to school. |
| 36 | +Youn can teach them new ways to protect their environment, skills |
| 37 | +that can be monetize or new ways to improve what they are doing. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Share Your Sustainable Travel Experiences |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +This is also in line with spreading awareness of sustainable tourism. |
| 42 | +Share your experiences with your family, friends and those on social |
| 43 | + media. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +## Volunteering to Local Organizations Fighting |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +Take your time and give to non-governmental organizations and |
| 48 | +community tourism projects that are fighting for sustainable, |
| 49 | +responsible travel, animal rights and welfare, environment etc... |
| 50 | +Research volunteering opportunities and organizers with whom your |
| 51 | +time, money and resources will have positive impact. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Don’t use plastics and Walk Where Possible |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Use plastics as little as possible or not at all. Say no to plastic |
| 56 | +as a tourism sustainability measure. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +Walking is the most basic and convenient way of touring a new place, |
| 59 | +in addition to reducing your carbon footprint. Get help from tour |
| 60 | +guides who advise on areas that are safe to walk through and do so. |
| 61 | +Additionally, some animals in the wild are rattled by heavy sounds |
| 62 | +such as those produced by motor vehicles. Therefore, leave the van at |
| 63 | +the entrance and just walk to avoid disturbing these animals. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +## Take Care of Heritage Places |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +There are thousands of heritage sites worldwide which attract |
| 68 | +millions of visits every year. Unfortunately, an estimated $6 billion |
| 69 | +of the world’s cultural heritage is stolen and sold yearly. This, |
| 70 | +therefore, calls for more people to take care of heritage sites. |
| 71 | +Also, ensure that you don’t litter and take your trash with you, |
| 72 | +do not graffiti, and don’t have your name emblazoned on the walls |
| 73 | +or caves. And to the millennials, do not take a photo of yourself |
| 74 | +sitting on these monuments, especially if a sign prohibits it. |
| 75 | +These artifacts and monuments are fragile, maybe because of their |
| 76 | + old age and can be sensitive to the touch of hands, bags or shoes. |
| 77 | +Take care of these sites so that they are open for more people. |
| 78 | +to view in the future |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +## Respect the Practices of Local Peoples |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +Do not enforce your practices and beliefs on these locals. |
| 83 | +When people are praying in churches or vodou temples or other holy |
| 84 | +site be discrete. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +## References |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +<https://www.ifdd.francophonie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/> |
| 89 | +788_Guide_Strategie_Tourisme_durable_IFDD-2.pdf |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +<http://www.greentourism.eu/en/Post/Name/SustainableTourism> |
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