Human rights risks in the tourism value chain Analyse your risks Get Started Value-chain assessment in a destination Guidance & Tool Read more Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism Become a Member Read morePreviousNext Human Rights matter – also in tourism „All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.“ Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human rights issues become increasingly important in corporate governance. For many businesses in the tourist industry, it no longer matters whether but rather how they address their human rights responsibility. The Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism supports companies in their effort to implement a strategy for human rights due diligence. Commitment Read more about our principles. Start now Current News Social value-chain assessment in Thailand/Myanmar The exemplary social value chain assessment will test the blueprint-tool on-site and provide tour operators with practical insight more …Webinars: How can tour operators assess human rights impacts in their value chains? Presentation of a step-by-step guidance through the process of a destination specific impact assessment: 28 August+ 2 October 2019 more …New Project: Support to assess human rights impacts along the tourism value chain The Roundtable is developing an online “blueprint”-tool to conduct a value-chain based social risk assessment in a destination. more …Symposium 2019, Utrecht 60 tourism experts attended the International Symposium 2019 "Human Rights in Practice: Equality in Tourism" in Utrecht. more …AGM 28 June 2019 The Roundtable AGM 2019 took place on Friday, 28 June 2019 from 9:00 am to 13:30 pm at Social Impact Factory, Utrecht. more …Launch of Get Started Tool The Roundtable Get Started Tool was successfully launched during ITB 2019. more …ITB 2019 - Panel Human Rights in Practice The Roundtable held a panel discussion on Working Conditions in Tourism on 6 March 2019 at ITB. more …International Symposium Vienna 2018 On 28 June 2018 our Symposium "Human Rights in Practice: Tourism and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" took place. more …Roundtable at ITB 2018 The Roundtable had an information desk and hosted a panel on land resources and the rights of coastal fishing communities. more …Open letter to UNWTO regarding Draft Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics The Roundtable expressed concern about the transformation the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism into an international convention. more …PreviousNext Who we are The Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism is a non-profit association under German law and an international multi-stakeholder initiative promoting human rights in tourism. It provides incentives for enterprises, organisations and institutions that commit themselves to respect human rights in tourism according to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Read more What we do initiate processes of recognising human rights issues and responsibilities in the tourism sector and promotes human rights due diligence amongst tour operators develop criteria and concepts in order to implement human rights responsibility according to the UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights, communicates them to the tourism industry and recommends them as guidelines support the implementation of human rights standards into the business practises of tour operators by creating access to good practice through dialogue and networking opportunities, valuable exchange and knowledge transfer encourage travellers, businesses, investors, educators, students and responsible politicians to respect human rights in tourism by raising awareness in the public and the media PreviousNext More ... "As the worldwide largest platform for the tourism industry it is our responsibility to care for human rights at home and in destinations. In the Roundtable we can exchange ideas with like-minded industry members and together increase our power of impact." R. Jean-Francois — ITB Berlin "We support tourism for sustainable development, with human rights being a central but under researched issue. As Roundtable founding member and part of the international network we appreciate the inspiration and knowledge that supports our daily work." C. Kühhas – Naturefriends International "The Austrian Travel Association (ÖRV) is committed to human rights responsibility and due diligence in tourism. Not only the travellers should feel well in the holiday countries, but also the hosts who live from and with tourism." J. Peterleithner - OERV "The Roundtable is an ideal platform to share good practices and challenges of implementing human rights issues in business operations. TourCert uses this exchange to support its certified members in taking concrete actions for human rights protection." Martin Balas - TourCert PreviousNext