The 2025 edition of the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference took place in Balatonfüred, Hungary, from September 24 to 26, 2025. The conference was the annual gathering of stakeholders from the cycling and tourism sectors, providing a platform for discussion and exchange on recent developments and ideas related to cycling tourism, EuroVelo, and cycle [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and digital travel platform Agoda organized a sustainability training for hospitality industry professionals from the 29th to the 30th of September at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo, Japan. The program brought together local hoteliers for a series of sessions led by industry experts, aiming to provide them [...]
GSTC Auditor Training in Mexico Date: November 3-5, 2025 Location: Cancun, Mexico Venue: Fiesta Inn Cancún Las Américas Language: Spanish Scope: GSTC Industry Standard for Hotel and Tour operator *GSTC Auditor Training involves 3-days training class followed by two tests. In the GSTC Auditor Training Class, the GSTC Industry Standard will be explained with [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is developing and will launch a tailored Pre-Training Course on Sustainable Tourism for RNT HOTELS Co., Ltd, a Japanese hotel group operating more than 40 hotels throughout Japan under the Richmond Hotels and THE BASEMENT brands. This customized sustainability training is part of a broader multi-year training program [...]
- The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the 7th International Conference “Standards in Tourism 2025,” which took place on September 22, 2025, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Hosted by long-term GSTC Member the Georgian Tourism Association, the event brought together leaders from government, tourism authorities, the private sector, and international organizations to exchange perspectives [...]
- The GSTC Japan Members Meeting and Workshop, hosted by Sapporo City and JaSCA (Japan Sustainability Coordinator Association), successfully concluded on 24 September 2025, gathering more than 45 participants on-site and 50 joining online. The event took place at Akarenga (the former Hokkaido Government Office) in Sapporo, an iconic Western-style building originally built in [...]
The fifth edition of the Sustainable Tourism Forum, organized by the Consorzio il Tarvisiano in collaboration with the GSTC Italy Working Group, concluded successfully in Tarvisio, with more than 80 participants. The agenda featured several international speakers from Italy, Austria, and Slovenia, embodying the cross-border nature of the Tarvisiano destination. The [...]
World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. This year, World Tourism Day 2025 aims to highlight tourism’s transformative potential as an agent of positive change. Realizing this potential, however, demands more than growth alone. It requires good governance, strategic planning, robust monitoring, and clear priority setting that align [...]
Chungbuk Cultural Foundation has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). The Chungbuk Cultural Foundation, based in Cheongju, the capital city of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, operates from the Chungbuk Cultural and Arts Center, a landmark venue for cultural and artistic expression in the region. Positioned at [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) joined the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT) Sustainable Tourism Bootcamps, held across four key destinations in the country: Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, and Retalhuleu. The workshops brought together more than 137 tourism stakeholders, local authorities, and community representatives. The goal was to strengthen local capacities to move toward [...]
Türkiye’s National Sustainable Tourism Program surpasses 2,000 GSTC-certified hotels, with certification set to become mandatory for all hotels nationwide by 2030. Türkiye signed a cooperation agreement with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) in 2022 to provide Turkish tourism with a sustainable framework and started to develop a national programme with the GSTC at [...]
- The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the “Sustainable Tourism Workshop,” held in Denizli, Türkiye, from September 15 to 18, organized by the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) in collaboration with the Republic of Türkiye’s Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency (DOĞAKA) and Southern Aegean Development Agency (GEKA). The workshop brought together representatives from the [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), and digital travel platform Agoda organized a hotel sustainability training for industry professionals on 22-23 September at The Westin Seoul Parnas, located in Gangnam, South Korea. The program brought together local hoteliers for a series of sessions led by industry experts, aiming to provide them with [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training, sponsored by the Setouchi Tourism Authority, was completed, bringing together members of the organization for an engaging and insightful learning experience from September 17 to 19, 2025, in Okayama, Japan. The training, conducted by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), provided the Setouchi Tourism Authority team with a comprehensive [...]
Destination Stewardship Report May - August 2025 (Volume 6, Issue 1) The Destination Stewardship Report is a collaboration between the Destination Stewardship Center, Center for Responsible Travel, and Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Our goal is to provide practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Ports & Destinations Dialogue 2025, which took place on 8–9 September in Hamburg, ahead of Seatrade Europe. The event gathered cruise lines, port authorities, destination representatives, and other key stakeholders to exchange views, identify opportunities for collaboration, and address the [...]
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 [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence aimed at strengthening sustainability in the cruise tourism sector. Through this collaboration, both organizations will promote the development and delivery of sustainable tourism experiences with a particular focus on tour operators and tour guides in [...]
PHIST 2025, held on 1 September at Angsana Laguna Phuket, marked its eighth edition with a record of 1,300 delegates. The event brought together the hospitality and tourism industry to address environmental sustainability and community engagement under the theme “Ideas, Inspiration & Innovation.” The event program [...]
During the last week of August and the beginning of September 2025, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) carried out an extensive agenda in Buenos Aires and Iguazú, sharing knowledge and experiences through lectures, presentations, and workshops with universities, hotel and MICE professionals, and tourism stakeholders. The program highlighted the relevance of the GSTC [...]
