ECOTOURISM PLANNING :
Hitesh Mehta is considered by his peers as the world’s leading authority and practitioner of Ecotourism Physical Planning . HM Design mainly provides Analysis and Master Planning services. He is THE longest serving Board member of The International Ecotourism Society and one of five founding members of Ecotourism Kenya . He is an activist as regards the practice of Authentic Ecotourism. To this effect, he has recently written a research paper “Why hunting and fishing are NOT ecotourism”. . Following are examples of some of the projects that Hitesh Mehta has been involved in.
- Tourism Diversification Plan for Culebra and Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Towards Ecotourism in Gabon – The Loango Region, Gabon (with EDSA)
- Nyungwe Forest National Park Ecotourism Plan, Rwanda, Central Africa. (with EDSA)
- Nankun Mountain Experience, Guangdong Province, S. China. (with EDSA)
- Ecotourism Product Implementation Programme, Kenya, East Africa
- Parque Nacional de Los Nevados Ecotourism Plan, Colombia, S. America
- A New Ecotourism Zone, Red Sea, Egypt (with EDSA)