GSTC CEO Randy Durband participated at the World Economic Forum Executive Roundtable on the Future of Travel and Tourism and other sessions as part of their Urban Transformation Forum held at the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, USA, in October 2024. This Roundtable gathered 25 prominent leaders from the public and private sectors to [...]
The City of Sapporo has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Sapporo City, with a population of 1.96 million, is the economic and cultural center of Hokkaido, combining urban development with natural surroundings. The city receives visitors from both Japan and abroad, offering scenic landscapes across all four seasons. [...]
The working document “Policy Pathways Towards a More Sustainable Cruise Tourism Sector,” led by the Blue Tourism Initiative has been released. Representing GSTC, Dr. Ioannis Pappas, GSTC Director for the Mediterranean Region, provided valuable insights and feedback on sustainable practices within the cruise industry by reviewing and contributing to the working document. On October [...]
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 [...]
Located in the Andean highlands and renowned for its historical significance as the former capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco served as the backdrop for the 10th Peruvian Tourism Congress CONPETUR 2024 held on the 24th and 25th of October 2024. Luigi Cabrini, Chair of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council [...]
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 [...]
HIC Summit 2024, held in the vibrant setting of Ibiza, Spain, brought together an array of professionals, destinations, scientists, and businesses to engage in meaningful dialogues focused on this year’s theme “Innovation, Tourism, and Regenerative Culture” to explore how these elements can shape the future of the industry. The HIC Forum is the main [...]
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 [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the 9th edition of the International Tourism Innovation Forum (FIT) in Colombia, an event that brought together experts and professionals from the tourism sector to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the industry. The event under the theme "Governance and Restoration of Territory" brought together [...]
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 [...]
