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As the international peak body for Forest Therapy, INFTA recognizes the rising demand for professional training and services in the area of health & wellbeing worldwide.
This unique and world’s first FTTG training…
The FFTG training is directed towards clients in the hospitality and health & wellbeing sector in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East/Africa.
The FTTG training is also suited for individuals who wish to learn new skills, gain competencies and qualifications to meet the rising demand for upmarket health & wellbeing services.
INFTA has selected Sri Lanka as its initial training hub resuming with the first batch of trainees in July 2023.
Sri Lanka has gone through economically and touristically very difficult years. But, without doubt, Sri Lanka, much like India, Indonesia, Nepal, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam offers the finest of tropical and sub-tropical forests and nature, perfectly suited for the upmarket and eco-friendly health & wellbeing tourism.
Thus, the decision to choose Sri Lanka as the initial training hub for FTTGs forms part of INFTA’s global CSR commitments.
The photo taken at the Wellness Tourism Summit 2022 at The Tweed, New South Wales, Australia, shows INFTA’s President, Susan V. Joachim, together with the Dr. Paulo Benito S. Tugbang (Director, Office of Product and Market Development, Philippine Department of Tourism, Manila, Philippines), Katherine Droga (Chair, Global Wellness Institute, Sydney), Eleanor A. Palima (Tourism Officer, Philippine Department of Tourism, Sydney Office).
Susan Joachim talks about the history and health benefits of Forest Therapy and forest bathing to Dr. Nick Carr, host of House of Wellness, Channel 7, Australia. Since 2019, INFTA Forest Therapy Guides conduct weekly Forest Therapy walks at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and Cranbourne.
INFTA is a not-for-profit association registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria (reg. no.: A0100437H)
INFTA acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
