10/07/2026
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๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐, through its ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, participated virtually in the ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ (๐ฅ๐ง๐-๐ฆ๐๐) ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ and ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ during the 6th International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH) 2026 held on July 8, 2026, at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. The awards recognize exemplary tourism initiatives that champion responsible, sustainable, and community-based tourism while promoting cultural heritage, inclusivity, and local community empowerment across the ASEAN region.
The event served as an international platform for advancing ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ and showcasing innovative initiatives that create meaningful social, cultural, and environmental impacts. It also highlighted the significance of preserving cultural heritage, promoting community-based tourism, and strengthening regional collaboration toward sustainable tourism development across Southeast Asia.
Representing ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ, ๐ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ, extensionist from the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, successfully delivered her academic presentation entitled, โThe Intervening Influence of Sustainable Indigenous Tourism Practices on Tourists' Social Responsibility Awareness and Environmentally Responsible Behavior,โ under the category of Preservation of Cultural Heritage through Responsible Tourism on July 8, 2026. The conference brought together distinguished leaders and tourism advocates, reflecting a collective commitment to promoting responsible and sustainable tourism practices.
Furthermore, with the support of the ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ under the leadership of ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ, the university representative ๐ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ proudly ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ in the Responsible Tourism Awards Southeast Asia 2026 for its ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ established in 2023. The recognition highlights the project's contribution to fostering collaboration among local cafes and restaurants, advancing responsible tourism management, empowering local entrepreneurs, and promoting sustainable community development while preserving cultural identity and enhancing socio-economic well-being.