Booking.com's 2024 Sustainable Travel Report sheds light on the evolving landscape of sustainable travel, emphasizing the need for cross-industry collaboration to address ongoing challenges. This annual report, now in its ninth edition, draws from extensive research involving over 31,000 travelers across 34 countries. It provides a comprehensive overview of current traveler attitudes, perceptions, and [...]
The Nippon Travel Agency (NTA) sponsored the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training for its team and local stakeholders in Tokyo, Japan. The three-day GSTC Training in Japanese was held from June 4th to June 6th, 2024. GSTC Trainer Kazuhiro Arai, Representative of Daisetsuzan Nature School, led the training. He communicated his knowledge and expertise through [...]
Three GSTC Online trainings were sponsored by The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak (MTCP) in collaboration with Business Events Sarawak for their stakeholders related to Sarawak tourism - government, industry (event management, business travel, hotel, tour operator, association and academia). Trainings were held between November and December 2023, with [...]
The Taichung City Government sponsored the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training for their tourism stakeholders in the Howard Prince Hotel Taichung in Taiwan. The training was held from July 5th to July 6th, 2024, and was led by GSTC Trainer Monique Chen, who shared her knowledge and expertise with practical examples and [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course sponsored by Traveloka held from the 2nd to the 4th of July in Jogja, Indonesia, concluded successfully. A total of 26 participants successfully attended the training held at the Greenhost Boutique Hotel. The course was led by GSTC Trainers Nalendra Mochamad and Herdi Andrariladchi, and counted with esteemed guest [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course, held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from June 5th to 7th, 2024, in Bahasa Indonesian, concluded successfully. Wise Steps Consulting, a GSTC Training Partner, conducted the training. Mr. Mochamad Nalendra, a GSTC Trainer and the Founder and CEO of Wise Steps Consulting, expertly led the training session, providing valuable insights and [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will be holding the GSTC2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in Sentosa, Singapore, during November 13th-16th, 2024. The event aims to unite global and local tourism professionals engaged in advancing and advocating for sustainable travel and tourism. The conference and pre-conference training will be held at the Equarius Hotel [...]
Tenerife’s Global Summit, organized by the University of La Laguna and the University of Strathclyde through Turismo de Tenerife, was held in Canary Islands, Spain, from June 19th to 21st under the theme “Tourism: The State of the Art.” It was the third global meeting following the international summits held in 1994 and 2004 [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has released its Annual Report for 2023, showcasing the organization’s continued commitment to promoting sustainable tourism practices worldwide. The report highlights key achievements and strategic initiatives undertaken by GSTC over the past year, reflecting its dedication to fostering a more sustainable tourism industry. “As we present our first [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course sponsored by Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. for their employees and stakeholders, held from the 19th to the 21st of June, concluded successfully. A total of 28 participants successfully attended the training in Tokyo, Japan. The course was led by GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami, Dr. Professor Emeritus at Meijo University. [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course in Siena, Italy, held on June 6th and 7th, 2024, at the headquarters of Confesercenti Siena, concluded successfully. It was the first GSTC Training delivered in the Italian language. Federica Bosco, GSTC Trainer, Vice Chair of the GSTC Italy Working Group, and Sustainable Tourism Manager at ETIFOR Valuing Nature, [...]
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 May 31, 2024. This two-day training, held for the first time in Kathmandu, Nepal, aimed to equip hoteliers with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement [...]
Reaffirming Booking.com’s commitment to showcase more sustainable travel options to its customers, and to help support accommodation partners on actions they can take to operate more sustainably, the digital travel platform has announced some updates to how it will display more sustainable choices to travelers around the world, focusing on third-party certifications. Booking.com will [...]
A successful GSTC Hotel Sustainability Training for Industry Professionals in India was held at the Radisson Hotel in Jaipur City Center on March 28th and 29th, 2024. This event marks the fifth collaborative training effort between Agoda and GSTC, and the first in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Athens, Greece, which was held at the Ava Hotel on March 28th and 29th, 2024, in the Greek language, concluded successfully. It was conducted in partnership with GSTC Training Partner Green Evolution and had Travel Daily News as a media sponsor. The training was led by Dr. Ioannis [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Hospitality Course at the Ascott Centre for Excellence was held from March 25th to 27th, 2024 in Singapore. This training is part of GSTC’s and Ascott’s training partnership agreement. Sixteen professionals from hotels and service residences, spanning diverse roles such as front office, engineering, housekeeping, and operations/residence management, convened to exchange [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training sponsored by Hyuga City Experience-based Tοurism Creation Council (HTCC) for their tourism stakeholders in Hyuga City, Miyazaki, Japan, concluded successfully. The three-day training in Japanese was held from March 26 to 28th, 2024. GSTC Trainer Dr. Mami Futagami, Emeritus Professor at Meijo University, led the training. She shared her [...]
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) who joined GSTC as a Destination Member in 2020, sponsored five GSTC Sustainable Tourism Trainings in different locations for destination representatives and tourism industry stakeholders in Japan. The GSTC Trainings in Japan were held in the following destinations: 1) Takayama, Gifu from the 29th to the 31st of August [...]
From March 13th to 15th, 2024, DASTA sponsored the two-day and a half GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Nan province in the Thai language for the DMO in Nan municipality, which consisted of DASTA-Nan, Nan municipality, and some other stakeholders from related organizations. The training covered the GSTC Destination Criteria and the GSTC Industry [...]
(Left to right): Dr. Bryan Byrne, USAID/India Development Partnerships and Innovations Office, Director; Mr. Omri Morgenshtern, CEO, Agoda; Mr. CB Ramkumar, Vice Chair, GSTC. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), Digital travel platform Agoda, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered to provide sustainability trainings for hoteliers across [...]
