The International Summit on Sustainability and Environmental Innovation took place from September 9-11, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia. The Summit was composed of over 160 spaces offering experiences such as presentations, panels, TED talks, exhibitions, as well as entertainment, education, and experiences with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Experts, professionals and representatives from a multitude of industry [...]
From August 17–19, 2025, the Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO), organized by the U.S. Travel Association, took place in Phoenix, Arizona. ESTO is a well-known gathering for U.S. destination marketing professionals in the United States that attracts leaders from across the country to share expertise and strengthen the promotion of tourism destinations. Each [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is participating in the 9th edition of the Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit, which is taking place from May 20th to 23rd, 2025, in San José, Costa Rica. Under the theme "Tourism from the Perspective of Communities," the Summit is focusing on strengthening tourism practices that prioritize community [...]
Around the UN General Assembly in New York (UNGA 78) which theme is: “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and the sustainability for all.”, two UN reports will be presented to the States on the topic of the need [...]
Ms Beh Siew Kim, Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment and Mr Randy Durband, GSTC CEO. The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a lodging business unit wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment, and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), whom manages the GSTC Criteria and provides international accreditation for sustainable tourism Certification Bodies, [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), committed to elevating sustainable tourism worldwide, attended on July 6th, 2023, the event held in Costa Rica that was led by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) for Costa Rican tourism companies that are certified under the ICT's Sustainable Tourism Certification (CST). The Costa Rican Tourism Board joined [...]
GSTC attended the international meeting of the ISO Tourism Committee that took place from June 12 to 16 in Seville, more than 80 experts from 30 countries participated in this meeting, which was organized by the Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE. It was the first face-to-face meeting after the pandemic of the ISO/TC [...]
On July 6-7, 2023, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in Berlin's MICE & Travel Business Festival, Bestival, where they hosted "Have your say - Global Sustainable MICE Criteria Exchange." During the festival, attendees had the opportunity to explore various experience areas, including "Berlin Sustainable," "Lifestyle," "Culture," "Community," and "Berlin Innovation." Each area [...]
