There are several ways you can make you voice heard on Views On Tourism
Make a comment
Consider to comment on existing articles and pages on the Views On Tourism blog.
• Did you find the knowledge useful or did it leave you with more questions than answers?
• Add supplementary knowledge or recommend alternative solutions, best practice or reports related to an article topic.
Share your knowledge on who is who in the Bangladeshi tourism sector
The Views On Tourism Project has initiated the creation of a national tourism industry overview. The target is to build an online accessible introduction to important and professional Bangladeshi tourism players’, which hopefully will increase national and international interaction and sustainable development initiatives.
Read more about this initiative here BD tourism.
Share valuable data or write an article
By sharing you knowledge on the Views On Tourism blog you contribute to the development of a valuable knowledge base.
Join the Views On Tourism network group
People who are related to, or interested in, the Bangladeshi tourism industry are encouraged to join the Views On Tourism network and discussion group. This service provides you the possibility to network and discuss online with other group members through one on one private contact or public forum discussions.
• Tell your personal tourism experience, studies, knowledge or best practice.
• Recommend a tourism cooperation, association or organisation operating in Bangladesh, South Asia or worldwide.
• Share your findings of interesting data, reports, studies, web-pages, blogs etc.
• Break the news about an upcoming tourism presentation, open lecture, event, fair or conference in Bangladesh or South Asia.
To become a member of the Views On Tourism Network please follow the instruction article Be a member.
Ready, set and ….. wait!
When taking action and joining the sustainable tourism movement launched by The Views On Tourism Project, please note that:
• Articles must follow standard article layout and pictures in jpg format, please send this material through an E-mail info@viewsontourism.info.
• The web-page and network only accepts articles and comments in English.
• Comprehensive information on knowledge sources should be included; this might include title, author, web-page link, publisher and organisation.
• Extensive writer information is recommended e.g. state your name, profession, company, webpage, city and country. If you are a member of LinkedIn, also consider including a link to your public profile e.g. http://www.linkedin.com/in/majbrittthomsen.
The big picture – aiming for a better world
The Views On Tourism Project vision a sustainable tourism movement in Bangladesh, encouraged by knowledge and cooperation on national, regional and international level.
Samuel Johnson, a British literary titan of the 18th century, made below statement April 18, 1775:
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books in libraries.
The core message of Samuel Johnson’s statement is still relevant in the twenty-one century, but the Internet now offers the opportunity to foster knowledge sharing which surpasses constraints such as geographical location, resources and time for travel. Online collaboration tools also open up opportunities for new forms of knowledge sharing. Joining an online network can for example provide access to an abundant resource of individual experts or provide an efficient and effective way of accessing information.
The Views On Tourism Project is inspired by these new communication opportunities and has launched several free of cost online services to encourage tourism knowledge sharing and increased cooperation in Bangladesh. People with a point of view on the Bangladeshi tourism (or general knowledge related to tourism) are encouraged to support this sustainable tourism movement.
• Give you point of view if you are a part of the Bangladeshi ministries, departments or agencies.
• Share your knowledge as a tourism expert, researcher, private tourism developer or tour operator, university professor or hoteliers and aviation executive.
• Make your voice heard if you are a journalist, publisher, NGO worker, tourist, expat or Bangladeshi citizen.
As stated by environmentalist Baba Dioum in 1968, knowledge is a crucial step to know what the right actions to achieve sustainable development are:
In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.
Majbritt Thomsen, administrator on ‘Views On Tourism’, can be reached through E-mail info@viewsontourism.info or though The Views On Tourism network on LinkedIn.
