The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course sponsored by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) held from the 28th of October to the 31st of October concluded successfully. A total of 21 participants successfully attended the training in Tokyo. The sessions were led by GSTC Trainer Kazuhiro Arai, a Representative of Daisetsuzan Nature School. Participants [...]
Ubicada en las tierras altas andinas y conocida por su importancia histórica como antigua capital del Imperio Inca, Cusco fue el escenario del 10º Congreso de Turismo del Perú, CONPETUR 2024, celebrado los días 24 y 25 de octubre de 2024. Luigi Cabrini, presidente del Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has revised the GSTC Accreditation Manual for Certification of Hotel/Accommodation & Tour Operator. Version 4.0, now titled the GSTC Accreditation Manual for Certification Bodies - Industry: Hotel/Accommodation & Tour Operator, was approved on November 1, 2024. The Manual is available on the following webpage: GSTC Accreditation Documents.Given the dynamic [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course, sponsored by the AiCT Consortium General Incorporated Association for their tourism stakeholders in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, Japan, concluded successfully. From October 16th to the 18th, 2024, 26 participants attended the three-day training in Japanese. GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami, Dr. Professor Emeritus at Meijo University, led [...]
Rita Kuan, Market Development Manager at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), took the stage at the FHA-HoReCa 2024 event, held in Singapore from October 22 to 25. In her presentation titled “Embark on a Journey of Sustainable Tourism with GSTC,” she shared her insights on the importance of the GSTC Criteria, the global [...]
La HIC Summit 2024, celebrada en el vibrante entorno de Ibiza, España, reunió a una diversidad de profesionales, destinos, científicos y empresas para participar en diálogos significativos centrados en el tema de este año: “Innovación, Turismo y Cultura Regenerativa”, explorando cómo estos elementos pueden dar forma al futuro de la industria. El Foro HIC [...]
Japan Travel and Tourism Association, the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) held the Tourism EXPO Japan 2024 from the 26th to the 29th of September 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight. The event, one of the largest tourism fairs in Asia, gathered industry professionals, government representatives, and [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Hotel Sustainability Training for Industry Professionals, organized in partnership with Agoda and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), successfully concluded on the 10th to 11th of October 2024. This two-day training held in Bali aimed to equip hoteliers with the skills and knowledge necessary [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the Municipality of Kotor, and the Port of Kotor in Montenegro joined forces for the destination assessment in the historic port city. The agreement was announced during CLIA’s Port and Destination Dialogue in Hamburg, Germany, last year. The GSTC Destination Assessment took place [...]
Gap between awareness and action among travellers for sustainable travel Around 54.7% of respondents seek access to sustainable options when booking online Gen Z's attitudes toward sustainability highlight greater need for motivation and targeted engagement Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, reveals that while sustainability awareness is rising among travellers, there remains [...]
GSTC’s General Manager, Roi Ariel and GSTC’s Market Development Manager, Rita Kuan were present at the Sustainable Tourism Core Talent Training organized by Taipei City Government – Department of Information and Tourism, which is being held from the 15th of October to the 20th of November, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. - Roi Ariel, [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will participate in the Biodiversity 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16), which will take place in Cali, Colombia, from October 21st to November 1st, 2024. This year’s theme “Peace with Nature”, is a call for reflection to improve our relationship with the environment, and to rethink an economic [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has proudly announced the formation of a new Greece Working Group, which will focus on advancing sustainable tourism practices in the region. This initiative aligns with GSTC's mission to promote the GSTC Criteria, the global standards for sustainability in travel and tourism. The newly established Greece Working Group [...]
El Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC) participó en la 9ª edición del Foro Internacional de Innovación Turística (FIT) en Colombia, un evento que reunió a expertos y profesionales del sector turístico para discutir las últimas tendencias e innovaciones en la industria. El evento, bajo el tema "Gobernanza y Restauración del Territorio", congregó a [...]
A successful GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training took place on October 1st and 2nd, 2024, at the AX Palace in Sliema, Malta. This event marked another step in the ongoing collaboration between the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last year. The MOU [...]
Rita Kuan, Market Development Manager at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), will take the stage at MICE Show Asia and ITB Asia 2024, which will be held on October 23 to 25, 2024, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. MICE Show Asia, gathers professionals from across the travel industry to explore new [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will be holding the GSTC2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in Sentosa, Singapore, from November 13th-16th, 2024, seeking to bring together global and local tourism professionals committed to promoting and advancing sustainable travel and tourism. The conference will be held at the Equarius Hotel, which is certified against GSTC [...]
World Standards Day, celebrated worldwide on October 14th, recognizes the significance of standards-related efforts and pays tribute to the collaborative work of individuals and organizations dedicated to developing voluntary standards. The day serves to highlight the crucial role standardization plays in the global economy, raising awareness among regulators, industries, and consumers about its impact [...]
The 4th Edition of the Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous took place on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2024 at the Yacht Club de Monaco, uniting leading figures from the marina and yachting industries to collaborate and foster an environment dedicated to smart and sustainable marina solutions. Under the aegis of Monaco, [...]
Traveloka sponsored the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training held in Bangkok, Thailand, at the Villa Deva Resort & Hotel Bangkok on October 8th and 9th, 2024. The training was led by GSTC Trainer, Pornpol Noithammaraj who shared his expertise with practical examples and valuable insights. The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course provided 39 [...]
