On March 29-31, the PATA Micronesia Chapter 1st Tri-Annual Meeting 2017 took place in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), where Roi Ariel, GSTC General Manager, was invited as a guest speaker. Participants of the Meeting included representatives from Guam Visitors Bureau, Palau Visitors Authority, FSM Visitors Board, Marianas Visitors Authority, Pohnpei Tourism Office, Yap Visitors [...]
TUI customers in the past year have gone on 6.3 million ‘greener and fairer’ holidays, staying in 1170 hotels that have been certified to a GSTC-Recognized standard Read TUI "Better Holidays Better World" sustainability report 2016 here: http://www.tuigroup.com/en-en/sustainability/reporting-downloads
The Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation (SSTF) organized a half-day GSTC training (Cerf Island, Seychelles, April 1st, 2017) for its board members and partners to familiarize them with the criteria and discuss their implications for the Seychelles. One of the main aims of the SSTF is to work towards a GSTC destination certification of the [...]
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCL) gave itself four years – by the end of 2020 – to see 1,000 of its destination tours come from operators certified as environmentally, socially and culturally sustainable practitioners. "RCL is using its purchasing power to drive responsible practice in the industry and that’s why this is so impactful. [...]
29 March 2017 - Swisscontact, the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute (MRTI) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GTSC) have jointly organized the first-ever "Forum on Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality in Myanmar" in Yangon, Myanmar (March 29-30, 2017), an event for mutual learning and knowledge-sharing about sustainability in tourism. The event has been co-financed by [...]
March 2017 - Sustainable tourism mainstreaming is taking place in India, with events throughout the country, led by GSTC member Root Cause Media / GreenOtels with the support and guidance of GSTC Board Member and India Country Representative, CB (Ram) Ramkumar. GreenOtels is doing something that has not been done until now in India [...]
March 2017 - GSTC Member and GSTC Criteria Early Adopter, Riverwind Foundation's Jackson Hole & Yellowstone Sustainable Destination Program, is one of three finalists for the Destination Leadership category of the 2017 National Geographic World Legacy Awards. The awards were presented at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, on March 8, 2017. [...]
The 3-day training was held in Kowloon, Hong Kong from March 17-19, 2017. The training was led by Professor Lewis Cheung, Dr. Alan Wong and Mr. Derek Tse. It covered key topics such as sustainable tourism standards and certification, tourism's roles in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and best practices in destination management, [...]
GSTC Training Partner Infinity Group and the Hong Kong Ecotourism & Travels Professional Training Centre (香港生態旅遊專業培訓中心 ETTC) organized, from March 17-19, 2017, the first training class of the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) in Hong Kong. GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Hong Kong The 3-day training class was hosted at Heritage Lodge (featuring a [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria and the GSTC Destination Criteria have been translated into Malay and are available to download in the Criteria Translations section. Kriteria Industri GSTC dan Kriteria Destinasi GSTC telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Melayu dan tersedia untuk dimuat turun di bahagian Kriteria Translations.
Royal Caribbean's Save the Waves program has been an important part of the company's drive to raise awareness among its guests by designating tours whose operators have been verified to have adopted policies that align with international standards for sustainability developed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) for tour operators. Sustainable shore excursions are more [...]
GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini to speak about "Tourism trends and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council" at the 6th InterEcoForum in Marbella, Spain, 23-24 March, 2017. The VI InterEcoForum will put its perspective in the study of Sustainable Tourism Development, as a synergy of the results of the Year of Tourism Spain-Russia, with the proclamation that [...]
February-March 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, and Dalfsen, The Netherlands - The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) had conducted a training to Control Union (CU) auditors. This is to ensure CU's auditors obtain the required knowledge of the tourism sector in general and the GSTC Criteria and indicators in particular. The training sessions took place in Bangkok, [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into Burmese and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. အဆိုပါ GSTC စက်မှုလက်မှုလုပ်ငန်းရှင်များလိုအပ်ချက်ဗမာသို့ဘာသာပြန်ထားသောနှင့်လိုအပ်ချက်ဘာသာပြန်ချက်များအပိုင်းအတွက်ကိုဒေါင်းလုဒ်လုပ်ရန်ရရှိနိုင်ပါသည်ခဲ့တာဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
January 2017, Madrid, Spain – Sustainable Mexico, an initiative by GSTC Members Secretary of State of Guanajuato and Sustainable Riviera Maya, was officially launched. Through a public-private partnership by two GSTC members – recently joined ‘the State of Guanajuato’ and GSTC Destination Criteria early adopter ‘Sustainable Riviera Maya’ – the Sustainable Mexico Initiative was officially [...]
16 February 2017, Murcia, Spain – Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, led the discussion on “Environmental sustainability as a model for change” at 1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations. A speaker in the discussion was Ingunn Sørnes, Special Advisor on Sustainability, Innovation Norway, a GSTC Destination Early Adopter and [...]
GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Bangkok, Thailand On February 13-15, 2017, the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) delivered a training class in Bangkok, Thailand (co-hosted by Pacific Asia Travel Association) for industry professionals from around Southeast Asia and beyond, featuring presentations by local and international experts. The training class was led by GSTC Trainers [...]
Listen to Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, on "Without a Path" Podcast with Joe Baur. What exactly do the GSTC do? We find out as Randy shares his experiences as a sustainable traveler before his days with the GSTC, why traveling with a green conscience is important to him, and regular people like us can get involved [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into Italian and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. I Criteri di settore GSTC sono stati tradotti in italiano ed è disponibile per il download nella sezione Criteri di traduzione.
GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Akita, Japan, 4-5 February 2017 The Asian Ecotourism Network (AEN), a GSTC Training Partner, in collaboration with Ecotourism Japan, organized a GSTC training class from 4-5 February 2017, in conjunction with the 3rd Sustainable Tourism Forum in Senboku City, Akita, Japan (6-7 February 2017). With examples from both within Japan [...]
