On June 3rd, 2025, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) successfully held a High-Level Workshop in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. The event was conducted with the support of the Sabah Tourism Board, underscoring the state's effort to advance sustainable tourism. The workshop opened with welcoming remarks [...]
Overview The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is seeking a Training Program Coordinator. This position involves managing a range of operational and administrative tasks, working closely with the GSTC Training Team. Roles & Responsibilities Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date training materials and administrative documents, and contribute to identifying training systems and market information to [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), in collaboration with the digital travel platform Agoda, has launched the Sustainable Tourism Academy, a free digital training platform designed to equip current and aspiring hoteliers with practical sustainability tools and knowledge. The initiative aims to address the growing demand for more sustainable accommodation options from increasingly sustainability-conscious [...]
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Association of Singapore Attractions (ASA) jointly organised a sustainability industry event for the Singapore attractions sector on 3 April 2025. The event aimed to raise awareness of sustainability best practices and standards, with GSTC invited to share about the GSTC Attraction Standard. During the event, So Young, [...]
In her newly released first book, ‘Il Turismo che Non Paga’, journalist Cristina Nadotti takes readers deep into the contradictions of modern tourism. One of the key chapters, Il marchio è green, la realtà grigia ("The Label is Green, the Reality is Grey"), spotlights the role of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and [...]
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El Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC, por sus siglas en inglés) participó en la 9º edición de la Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit, celebrada del 20 al 23 de mayo de 2025 en San José, Costa Rica. Este año, el encuentro tuvo como eje central el tema “El turismo desde la [...]
Dr. Ioannis Pappas, Director for the Mediterranean Region at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), was one of the contributing authors of the newly published White Paper on Sustainable Tourism Governance in the Euro-MED Area: Tourism and Climate Adaptation. Developed within the framework of the Dialogue4Tourism Project under the Interreg Euro-MED Programme 2021–2027, the white [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has released its 2024 Impact Evaluation of GSTC Certification: Insights from the Türkiye Sustainable Tourism Program, offering important insights from the Türkiye Sustainable Tourism Program, a national program driven by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) in [...]
Barceló Hotel Group se ha incorporado como miembro del Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC)Barceló Hotel Group es la división hotelera del Grupo Barceló. Actualmente cuenta con más de 300 hoteles y 66.000 habitaciones en 30 países; es una de las 50 mayores cadenas hoteleras del mundo por número de habitaciones y opera con cuatro [...]
Luigi Cabrini, presidente del Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC), fue nuevamente reconocido por su destacada labor en la promoción del turismo sostenible durante el VI Foro Iberoamericano de Turismo Sostenible, TuriSOS2025. El foro se celebró el pasado 9 de mayo en el Ateneo de Málaga, reuniendo a más de 43 ponentes internacionales de [...]
Aseer Development Authority has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Aseer is a region in southwestern Saudi Arabia, known for its elevated landscapes and distinct seasonal climate. It features national parks, terraced farms, and heritage villages that reflect the area's long-standing traditions. Abha, the regional capital, serves as a [...]
El Consejo Mundial de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC) ha publicado su Informe de Seguimiento y Evaluación 2024.El Sistema de Seguimiento y Evaluación del GSTC (M&E por sus siglas en inglés) hace un seguimiento de los avances hacia la consecución de los objetivos descritos en su Teoría del Cambio. Este mapa conceptual traza un camino causal, vinculando [...]
The India Travel & Tourism Sustainability Conclave 2025, held on April 16 at The Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, brought together leaders to discuss the pressing need for sustainable growth in India's tourism sector. The event was organised by the MakeMyTrip Foundation in collaboration with the World Travel & Tourism Council India Initiative [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to introduce a tailored, co-branded online training course focused on sustainable hospitality, as part of its ongoing partnership with package holiday provider, easyJet holidays. This self-paced course is exclusively available to easyJet’ holidays’ hotel partners, providing a valuable opportunity to deepen their commitment to sustainability. Specifically [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2025, which took place on Tuesday, May 6th, at the Mikis Theodorakis Convention Center, Creta Maris Resort, in Heraklion, Greece. The event gathered key stakeholders from the cruise, port, and tourism sectors to discuss the future of maritime sustainability. The GSTC was [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce its new website domain to be gstc.org instead of gstcouncil.org. This change reflects the organization's strong and growing presence worldwide, where it is widely known simply as "GSTC." The transition to gstc.org is designed to simplify the connection for stakeholders, partners, tourism professionals, and travelers [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that TSE Global has gained the GSTC-accredited Certification Body status with the scope of certifying hotels, accommodations, and Tour Operators to the GSTC Hotel Standard and GSTC Tour Operator Standard with a worldwide geographical scope, excluding the USA, Canada, and Australia. TSE Global was [...]
El Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible participará en la 9ª edición del Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit, que sellevará a cabo del 20 al 23 de mayo de 2025 en San José, Costa Rica. Bajo el lema "Turismo desde la perspectiva de las comunidades", el Summit está enfocándose en fortalecer las prácticas turísticas que [...]
On Monday, 5th May 2025, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) participated in the Europe-Africa Tourism Investment Summit, held at the Grand Resort Lagossini in Athens, Greece. Organized under the theme “Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Africa’s Green and Sustainable Tourism Sector,” the event brought together policymakers, investors, and tourism leaders to explore avenues for advancing [...]
