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16 07, 2025

GSTC Participated in the 2025 Sustainable MICE Management Forum in Seoul

2025-07-16T22:22:07+08:00julio 16th, 2025|

Key stakeholders from South Korea’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry convened at the Sustainable MICE Management Forum in Seoul on July 4 to explore challenges and opportunities in transitioning toward more sustainable practices. The forum brought together thought leaders and innovators to discuss how the MICE sector can align with global sustainability [...]

16 07, 2025

GSTC-Committed Member, Mandarin Oriental Sustainability’s Report 2024

2025-07-16T13:26:17+08:00julio 16th, 2025|

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has released its 14th annual Sustainability Report, showcasing the Group’s ongoing efforts to integrate sustainable practices across its portfolio of luxury hotels and residences worldwide. The report outlined significant progress towards environmental and social targets, underscoring the Group’s commitment to responsible business operations. The report stated that the Group reduced [...]

14 07, 2025

WEF Insight Report 2025 -Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point: Principles for Transformative Growth

2025-07-14T22:00:32+08:00julio 14th, 2025|

In July 2025, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the insight report “Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point: Principles for Transformative Growth”, developed in collaboration with Kearney. The report, to which GSTC CEO Randy Durband contributed, provides an in-depth analysis of the travel and tourism sector at a critical juncture in its evolution, [...]

11 07, 2025

Second Public Consultation of the GSTC Standard for Food & Beverage Service Providers in Tourism is Now Open

2025-07-11T14:31:45+08:00julio 11th, 2025|

In August 2024, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), in partnership with the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), announced its plans to expand the GSTC Standards, the global standards for sustainable tourism, by developing a new set specifically for tourism-related food service providers. This forthcoming set, with an official name to be determined, [...]

10 07, 2025

GSTC Launches Technical Advisory Committee

2025-07-10T19:35:28+08:00julio 10th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce the establishment of its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Composed of a diverse group of highly respected professionals from the tourism and travel industry, the Technical Advisory Committee will offer expert recommendations to support GSTC’s operations. Their insights will help strengthen and enrich the decision-making process [...]

8 07, 2025

GSTC at Booking.com’s 2025 Travel & Sustainability Report Launch

2025-07-08T13:37:40+08:00julio 8th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in a roundtable event hosted by Booking.com in Madrid, Spain, on June 25, where the 10th edition of its Travel & Sustainability Report was presented by Inés de Santiago and Eguzkiñe Añón from Booking.com. Based on a global survey of over 32,000 travelers across [...]

7 07, 2025

Destination Assessments in Birgi and Side, Türkiye

2025-07-07T13:20:35+08:00julio 7th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Destination Assessments of Birgi and Side in Türkiye took place between June 23 and August 2, 2024, and were conducted by the GSTC with the participation of Cappadocia University. The assessment process, which included local stakeholder consultation, helped the destination management team identify the essential components and areas [...]

4 07, 2025

BeClá, la Comunicación como Herramienta hacia un Turismo Sostenible

2025-07-04T21:01:50+08:00julio 4th, 2025|

BeClá nace del deseo profundo de “cambiar el mundo, transformarlo y conservarlo usando la voz”. Más allá de las palabras, su acción se traduce en estrategias de comunicación, educación ambiental e inmersión experiencial para generar consciencia sobre la urgencia de proteger nuestros ecosistemas. Fue fundada en 2020 por Claudia Bahamón junto a Juliana Pedraza [...]

1 07, 2025

GSTC Joins Dialogue on Sustainable WWII Heritage Tourism in Berlin

2025-07-01T20:34:18+08:00julio 1st, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the Conference “Lessons from the Past: Advancing Sustainability in WWII Heritage Tourism,” held in Berlin on June 13th, 2025. The event brought together professionals from the tourism and heritage sectors to discuss how World War II-related sites can be managed in line with sustainability [...]

26 06, 2025

Equality in Tourism Report Highlights GSTC’s Progress Toward Gender-Equal Governance

2025-06-26T21:20:42+08:00junio 26th, 2025|

Equality in Tourism International released its 2025, Sun, Sand & Ceilings report. Drawing on publicly available information for 68 organisations, 28 tour operators, 16 hotels and hotel groups, 15 carriers, airlines and cruises, and nine professional associations, the charity calculated that women occupied 33 percent of board seats across global tourism, up from 23 percent [...]

26 06, 2025

Visit Tucson joins GSTC

2025-06-23T13:44:14+08:00junio 26th, 2025|

Visit Tucson has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Located in southern Arizona, USA, Tucson is known for its distinctive desert landscapes and cultural diversity. Set within the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and bookended by Saguaro National Park, the city offers a combination of natural features [...]

24 06, 2025

Third Public Consultation of the GSTC Hotel and Tour Operator Standard is Now Open

2025-06-25T17:36:17+08:00junio 24th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) welcomes your feedback on the draft revisions of the GSTC Hotel Standard and GSTC Tour Operator Standard in this third round of public consultation, which is now open until July 3rd, 2025. The GSTC Standards (known previously as GSTC Criteria) serve as the global standards for sustainability in [...]

24 06, 2025

The GSTC-Agoda Sustainable Tourism Academy: sustainabletourismacademy.org

2025-06-24T16:29:21+08:00junio 24th, 2025|

The Sustainable Tourism Academy is now available to support hospitality professionals in their journey toward more sustainable operations. Born through a strategic partnership between the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Agoda, the platform offers a practical and accessible pathway for hotels and accommodations professionals to learn and turn sustainability goals into action. Available free [...]

24 06, 2025

Control Union Shifts GSTC Certification Management to Singapore Office

2025-06-24T14:01:52+08:00junio 24th, 2025|

Control Union, a GSTC-accredited certification body, will transfer the management authority of GSTC Certification from its current accredited office in Zwolle, the Netherlands, to its newly accredited office in Singapore. This move reflects an operational shift designed to enhance service delivery globally, with expanded coverage now including China. Control Union has been providing testing, inspection, [...]

23 06, 2025

GSTC and Virgin Voyages Deliver Online Training on Sustainable Tour Operations

2025-06-23T15:33:49+08:00junio 23rd, 2025|

The GSTC Sustainable Tour Operator Course (TOC), in collaboration with Virgin Voyages (VV) for its partners, fulfilled a comprehensive and impactful run from January 2024 to December 2025. This online, complimentary course was provided to Virgin Voyages’ diverse portfolio of tour operators in an effort to create positive social and environmental benefits in the [...]

19 06, 2025

New GSTC Destination Stewardship Course

2025-06-19T16:59:43+08:00junio 19th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is announcing the launch of a new training course specifically designed to support destinations in their journey toward sustainable tourism: the GSTC Destination Stewardship Course (DSC). The GSTC has developed the Destination Stewardship Course as a comprehensive, self-paced training course that provides tourism professionals working at the destination [...]

17 06, 2025

GSTC Launches New Initiative: Roundtable for Animal Welfare in Tourism

2025-06-17T18:02:02+08:00junio 17th, 2025|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has formed a Roundtable for Animal Welfare in Tourism (R4AWT), an initiative aimed at promoting responsible, ethical, and science-based approaches to animal welfare within the global tourism industry. R4AWT aims to provide a platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of practical guidelines tailored to the tourism [...]

13 06, 2025

El GSTC publica un Directorio Oficial de hoteles con certificación GSTC

2025-07-09T16:45:06+08:00junio 13th, 2025|

El Consejo Mundial de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC) ha publicado el Directorio de Hoteles Certificados por el GSTC, un completo recurso diseñado para ayudar a destinos, empresas y consumidores a identificar los alojamientos que han sido certificados como sostenibles por organismos de certificación acreditados por el GSTC.En un sector en el que el «greenwashing» sigue [...]

11 06, 2025

Outcomes from APO’s Kathmandu Workshop on Promoting Sustainable, Inclusive Tourism

2025-06-11T22:40:01+08:00junio 11th, 2025|

From June 3 to 6, 2025, the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), an intergovernmental organization dedicated to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region, held a regional workshop on Promoting Sustainable, Inclusive Tourism in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event was implemented in partnership with the National Productivity and Economic Development Centre (NPO) of Nepal and [...]

10 06, 2025

La Comisión Europea lanza una consulta sobre la estrategia de turismo sostenible de la UE

2025-06-19T18:14:28+08:00junio 10th, 2025|

La Comisión Europea ha iniciado el desarrollo de una estrategia global de turismo sostenible de la UE, con el objetivo de garantizar que el turismo en Europa siga siendo competitivo, sostenible e integrador.Como parte de este proceso, se ha puesto en marcha una consulta para recabar aportaciones de las partes interesadas de todo el ecosistema [...]

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