Smart Regenerative Tourism (SmaRT) App
Co-Funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) through the Tourism Innovation Stream One program.
What is SmaRT App?
📱The SmaRT App encourages regenerative tourism in New Zealand by offering a wide range of eco-conscious travel options. The App aims to provides a database of regenerative tourism offerings, benefiting local communities, businesses, and the environment. This empowers both travellers and businesses to make regenerative choices, fostering positive contributions to the environment and society. The goal is to “ensures that tourism gives back more to people and places than it takes” MBIE.
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A New Zealand Citizen/resident who wants to contribute to a regenerative tourism community?
A Banks Peninsula resident who wants to
contribute to a regenerative tourism community?
A Banks Peninsula business or community organisation
aiming to promote regenerative tourism?
A traveller who wants to understand your
impact upon the environment and
communities?
YES?
Your voice matters and you can participate.
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