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Responsible tourism means tourism that promotes responsibility to the environment through its sustainable use, responsibility to involve local communities in the tourism industry, responsibility for the safety and security of visitors and responsible govt., employees, employers, unions and local communities. Responsible tourism is a concept that overlaps significantly with concepts of sustainable tourism, ethical tourism, pro poor tourism and integrated tourism, but differs from them in the emphasis it places on the role of business in achieving sustainability. Responsible tourism offers a pragmatic approach to plan and develop tourism in such a way that it could benefit the stake holders at the destination communities. The Kerala declaration on responsible tourism was signed during the international conference on responsible tourism, held at Kochi. This paper focus on the impact of responsible tourism in Kumbalangi,,the first model tourism Village at a glance.