Washington, DC (November 1st, 2013) Sustainable tourism is on the rise: consumer demand is growing, travel industry suppliers are developing new green programs, governments and international agencies are creating new policies to encourage sustainable practices in tourism. But what does “sustainable tourism” really mean? How can it be measured and credibly demonstrated, in order [...]
First Mediterranean destination adopts baseline criteria and indicators for sustainable tourism WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 24, 2013) – South Sardinia is the first Mediterranean destination to complete the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Early Adopters Program to test its new Criteria and Indicators for Destinations. The assessment was one of the [...]
South Sardinia is the first Mediterranean destination to complete the GSTC Early Adopters Program to test its new Criteria and Indicators for Destinations. The assessment was one of the first initiatives of Visit South Sardinia, a new DMO formed by five forward-thinking municipalities: Cagliari, Domus de Maria, Muravera, Pula, and Villasimius. Located 250km west of the Italian [...]
Kenyan destination recognized for good practices and desire for improvement (October 18, 2013) Mara Naboisho is the first wildlife conservancy to participate in the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Early Adopters Program. In doing so, the destination has achieved an important milestone in the recognition of sustainable tourism as a model to protect an area [...]
Madrid, Spain (October 15, 2013) – Luigi Cabrini, Director-Advisor of the Secretary-General of UNWTO on Sustainability and GSTC Board Member, and Mauro Marrocu, GSTC CEO, met with Frank Oostdam, ANVR Director, and Gerben Hardeman, ANVR Project Manager Sustainable Tourism, at UNWTO Headquarters in Madrid. The GSTC and ANVR recently formalized an alliance [...]
First Mediterranean destination adopts baseline criteria and indicators for sustainable tourism WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 11, 2013)– South Sardinia is the first Mediterranean destination to complete the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Early Adopters Program to test its new Criteria and Indicators for Destinations. The assessment was one of the first initiatives [...]
Global Sustainable Tourism Council Growing Presence in Asia (WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 2nd, 2013) The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) 's signature annual event, PATA Travel Mart, just concluded in Chengdu, China and the GSTC capitalized on the size and scope of the event to generate exposure thanks to the collaboration of the GSTC Market Access Working [...]
Cusco Region destination adopts GSTC baseline criteria and indicators for sustainable tourism WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 12, 2013)– The Destination Cusco-Sacred Valley-Machu Picchu Peru, known locally as the Cusco region and globally for the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and City of Cusco World Heritage Sites, has completed the Global Sustainable [...]
South American destination adopts baseline criteria and indicators for sustainable tourism WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2013)- The Chilean destination of Lake Llanquihue has completed the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Early Adopters pilot program to test its new Criteria and Indicators for Destinations. The destination joins the Cusco-Sacred Valley-Machu Picchu [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council(GSTC) is pleased to announce a partner association with The Netherlands Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators(ANVR). ANVR Director Frank Oostdam and GSTC CEO Mauro Marrocu recently formalized the alliance through a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce a partner association with the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP), anindustry philanthropic initiative to teach students about careers in travel and tourism in more than 5,600 schools in 11 countries. GTTP Executive Director Nancy Needham and GSTC CEO Mauro Marrocu [...]
Teton County’s Destination Sustainability Journey Tim O’Donogue, Coordinator, Jackson Hole & Yellowstone Sustainable Destination Program and GSTC Early Adopter Destination Liaison for Teton County Teton County has a significant history of stewardship dating back to 1872 with the creation of the world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park. This achievement was followed by the [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is reaching out to you! Are you ready? Dear Friends and Colleagues, Sustainable Tourism, as you may know, is not a niche, nor simply segment of the Travel and Tourism Industry. Simply said, it is the future of our Industry. If Tourism does not become fully sustainable, as a whole [...]
By Talia Salem Longtime partners of the GSTC, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) recently published its Values Statement for the first time. These values will help guide the ATTA, its membership, and its mission going forward. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) criteria were included in these values. We chatted [...]
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My first 50 days at the GSTC: lots of passion, enthusiasm, and a bright future! Dear Members of the GSTC, It is my pleasure and honor to write this letter to You, to introduce myself to You, and highlight the bright future that awaits Your Council in the years to come, thanks to Your continued [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council(GSTC) is pleased to announce a partnership as undersigned in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA), a not-for-profit trade membership association headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. PATA Chief Executive Officer Martin Craigs and GSTC Board Member Guy Chester signed the MoU on [...]
By Talia Salem When studying abroad in Paris, I always marveled at the immaculate historical buildings that surrounded me at every turn. Each building is more beautiful than the other, every meticulous detail representing some important part of France’s history. At first glance, we all might think that buildings like [...]
On March 11-12 in Hannover Germany, Amos Bien held a GSTC technical workshop about GSTC criteria and the GSTC recognition, approval and accreditation processes. It was attended by representatives from a number of European certification standards interested in learning more about GSTC, and it served to facilitate lively and fruitful discussion between these standards and [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is only as strong as its stakeholders and members. An early participant in the GSTC, Jonathan Tourtellot has worked with the GSTC on sustainable destinations, serves on the Destinations Working Group and has worked on the criteria what makes a destination sustainable, which include not [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced TourCert Standard for Tour Operators has achieved ‘recognized’ certification status. The awarded status benchmarks its commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services recognized by the GSTC. “We commend TourCert, a non-profit organization for tourism certification, on its commitment to providing tourists [...]
