Engaging Responsible Travel in #MosselBay

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About This Presentation This presentation documents exceptional responsible travel practices around the world and spotlights Mossel Bay and the Western Cape of South Africa with a call to social web action! We encourage locals and visitors to collaborate and mix it up (in a good way). Included are screenshots, original artwork and suggestions for participation. Comments are welcome and so are embeds, likes and shares. - Ron Mader (Las Vegas, July 2015)

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We challenge our friends in South Africa to a series of games on the social web.

And we challenge friends around the world to learn about

#SouthAfrica

Engaging Travel

Games and Social Web Challenges EngageRT Social Web Challenge: Take photos and share online. Give yourself one point for each successful upload and another point for interac stion (likes, favorites, comments) . Remember, photos and videos from Mossel Bay should include the hashtag #MosselBay

Take me to the water - Show us local water conservation and recreation. Flickr Group: World Water - https://www.flickr.com/groups/worldwater

Name that tree –Share a photo of a tree that catches your attention. Bonus points for flowering trees. If you don’t know the name of the tree, title the picture 'What is the name of this tree?' Flickr Group: World Trees - https://www.flickr.com/groups/worldtrees

Eat or drink something delicious. Visit a locally-owned restaurant and try a regional delicacy. Flickr Group: World Food - https://www.flickr.com/groups/worldfood

Find Responsible Travel on the map - Take a photo of people interacting with a local map. Get their permission (of course!) and share the picture with a brief description. Bonus points if the map is also available online.

Tweet your neighbor - Don't be shy. Reply and retweet the posts from other participants. If you cannot tweet, retweet. Bonus points for vrywilligetweetisme

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If you want responsible travel in South Africa,

step up your own engagement

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Be attentive

Be generous

Be creative

Be curious

Be empathetic

Levels of Engagement

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Engaging Travel Videos Social Web Challenge: Take videos that show us engaging, local, responsible, conscious eco travel and share online. Give yourself 1 point for each successful upload and another point for interaction (likes, favorites, comments that are meaningful to you). Give yourself 5 points if you post the link as a comment to this slide.

Record a Bird Song

Narrate a video in 30 seconds or less

Stream live video using Ustream or Periscope

Watch our Monday Hangouts, share, comment and blog

On YouTube, create a playlist

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What we need from South Africa

•  L i v e s t r e a m i n g v i d e o f r o m c o n f e r e n c e s

•  E n g a g i n g F a c e b o o k p a g e s f r o m t o u r i s m o f f i c e s

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What we can do on the Social Web

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•  L i k e S o u t h A f r i c a o n F a c e b o o k

•  G i v e a t h u m b s u p o n Y o u T u b e

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•  T w e e t a b o u t S o u t h A f r i c a

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•  C u r a t e o n F l i p b o a r d , P i n t e r e s t a n d S t o r i f y

•  R a t e p l a c e s o n T r i p A d v i s o r

•  F a v o r i t e a n d e m b e d t h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n

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