Thomas Armitt Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Remote

Supporting the creation of, and managing, community tourism enterprise development and climate-biodiversity crisis solutions projects.Key achievements so far:* Completed the management of the "Sustainable Tourism and Protected Areas in a Post Covid World" project, in partnership with IUCN and funded by GIZ. This entailed working with teams in Peru and.

Chad

Researched and delivered a comprehensive report and action plan focusing on the opportunities for developing community tourism in the peripheral areas of Zakouma National Park, in Chad.

Zakouma National Park Chad

Trained all of the Zakouma National Park guides on how to create fulfilling experiences, by focusing on how these experiences can be interpreted to inspire engagement and meaningfulness, when guiding their guests around the Park.

Parc National De LA Pendjari, Benin

Managed the development and implementation of a commercial development plan at Pendjari National Park, in Northern Benin, with the goal of generating 50% of all operating costs for the park, per year, through tourism & other enterprise revenue, by 2027. Key achievements:* Played a key role in making national park wide decisions as part of the Park.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Managed a portfolio of overseas destination programmes and projects focusing on the development of responsible and sustainable tourism, in different thematic areas and at different stages of development. Achievements for Cabo Verde included: * Businesses and government work together in a Destination Council in Sal and Boa Vista* Hotels reduced their water.

Sierra Leone

Organised and facilitated the implementation of a 10 days itinerary visiting communities living around the Tiwai Wildlife Sanctuary in South-East Sierra Leone as part of the Tiwai Heritage Trail. The experience was created for Karma Cola staff so that they could learn more about where the Kola nut (a key ingredient in their fairtrade soft drink product).

Haiti, Brazil, Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Salvador, Brazil | Inter-American Development Bank - researched and analysed the tourism value chain from an inclusive growth perspective. This led to the design of an action plan that aimed at creating livelihood opportunities for afro-descendant women.Salonga National Park, DRC | Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology - researched the.

Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Pujehun District, South-East Sierra Leone

Worked on the development of ecotourism products that involve local communities in the planning, development and implementation processes and advised on targeted marketing strategies to promote ecotourism activities. The work was carried out at Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary (www.tiwaiisland.org).Key achievements:* Created, in close collaboration with.

Sierra Leone

Worked with the National Tourism Board of Sierra Leone (www.welcometosierraleone.com) on developing an itinerary, for Secret Compass, based upon their specifications for an expedition experience. Led the recce expedition to assess the feasibility of the itinerary, and then accompanied the first official tour as cultural adviser. To view the experience that.

London, United Kingdom

Set up and ran a web portal to promote the development of, and raise awareness towards, sustainable and responsible tourism projects, based in West Africa, which benefit local communities and preserve local cultural, historical and natural heritage.

London, United Kingdom

Managed accounts, client relationships and expectations. Focus: Healthcare and IT Hardware based in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Japan regions.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed the creation and delivery of training material within a customer service market research environment & lead an international team of quality auditors to produce high quality outputs to match clients’ expectations.

Catania Area, Italy

Taught English to groups of Italian students (age group 25-60), and worked as an interpreter (Italian to English) for private companies (e.g. Coca Cola Company)

London, United Kingdom

Assisted the marketing team of an I.T. hardware market leader with a variety tasks that supported the marketing communications, channel marketing, public relations and product management departments.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Updated, created and monitored web pages for an award winning sustainable tourism website and campaigning body to increase the marketing coverage of responsible and sustainable tourism products from around the world.

Senegal

Conducted field research to produce a study on the possibility of developing community-based ecotourism in Senegal, West Africa, and the challenge of marketing the result to the UK; this was subsequently published (ISBN-10: 3639183754)and is available to buy on Amazon.

Msc, Responsible Tourism Management, Merit

List of modules: - Responsible tourism Management - Theory & Practice - Natural Resources and Environmental Management - Local Economic.

Ba (Hons), Marketing And French, 1St

Activities and Societies: Fencing Kung-FuIn my third year I spent a year in Senegal, West Africa, working with an NGO specialised in.