The GSTC has signed a historic agreement with Dr. Guillermo Haro Belchez, of PROFEPA, the National Attorney for Environmental Protection, marking a decisive path towards sustainability and practical competitiveness in Mexico. “The road to sustainability is not a destination, it is certainly a path… that one day we started and we always have to improve [...]
The 2016 Mekong Tourism Forum was hosted in Sihanoukville, Cambodia on 5-9 July, 2016. Under the theme, ‘Authentic Experiences along the Mekong River’, the tourism event for the Mekong region showcased emerging tourist destinations and trends in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). The Mekong Tourism Forum 2016 was supported by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. [...]
On World Tourism Day, 27th September, the Global Green Destinations Day conference (27-28.9.2016), will take place in Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia which was recognized as the European Green Capital 2016. The 2-day international event is supported by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. The Global Green Destinations Day will present the [...]
On World Tourism Day, 27th September, the Global Green Destinations Day conference (27-28.9.2016), will take place in Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia which was recognized as the European Green Capital 2016. The 2-day international event is supported by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. The Global Green Destinations Day will present the exclusive awards ceremony for the [...]
The three-day intensive and interactive training program was held in Athens, Greece, from June 15-17, 2016. The training was led by Dr. Ioannis Pappas and covered sustainability best practices by hotels, tour operators and destinations, offering valuable insight into the GSTC Criteria, the world’s leading standard for tourism sustainability. This [...]
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The three-day intensive and interactive training program was held in Washington, DC, May 4-6, 2016. The training was led by Kathleen Pessolano and covered tourism as a tool for sustainable development, sustainability best practices and the GSTC Criteria–the world’s leading standard for tourism sustainability, and sustainability marketing for tourism businesses [...]
Where to Stay and Eat Figuring out where to stay and where to dine can be baffling. A blizzard of organizations provide green stamps of approval to hotels, making it hard to sort greenwashing from reality. James Sano, of the World Wildlife Fund, suggests hotels that follow criteria laid out by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). One example: [...]
The three-day intensive and interactive training program was held in Cape Town, South Africa, April 1-3, 2016. The training was led by Anna Spenceley, and covered global trends in sustainable tourism, sustainability best practices and the GSTC Criteria, with the aim of strengthening awareness of sustainable tourism through practical insights [...]
March 29, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Green Tourism Active (GT-Active) standard has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Green Tourism Active’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. The GT-Active standard offers a complete and forward thinking, in-depth [...]
March 22, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Green Destinations Standard has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Green Destination’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. The Green Destinations Standard is a flexible system to measure, monitor and improve the sustainability of destinations and [...]
As recognition of the efforts made by the destinations which participated in and completed the ETIS pilot phases, the European Commission is organising the ETIS and Accessible Tourism Awards 2016. GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini will deliver a keynote address at this important awards event. Categories include Overall Sustainable Destination Management Approach, Sustainable and Responsible Management [...]
March 3, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Green Key Standard has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Foundation for Environmental Education’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. The Green Key Standard is a leading [...]
February 25, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Green Key Global’s Green Key Eco-Rating Program has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Green Key Global’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. Green Key Global’s Eco-Rating Program is a graduated rating [...]
The three-day intensive and interactive training program was held in Bangkok, Thailand from Feb 13-15, 2017. Bangkok, Thailand. The training was led by Dr. Mihee Kang and covered tourism as a tool for sustainable development, sustainability best practices and the GSTC Criteria, the world’s leading standard for tourism sustainability, as [...]
February 11, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Hostelling International’s Quality & Sustainability Standard has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Hostelling International’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. In line with its internationally adopted Sustainability Charter, Hostelling International has [...]
World Tourism Forum Global Meeting 2016, Istanbul World Tourism Forum Global Meeting is held once in a year, bringing together world tourism leaders and representatives in one place for networking, negotiations and defining future tourism trends. In Global Meeting participants had a chance to exhibit their services and products to the world in World Tourism [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce the release of the GSTC Industry Criteria, which had been under development for most of 2016. The GSTC Industry Criteria serve as the 3rd revision to GSTC Hotel & Tour Operator Criteria, hence the reference to “version 3” in their formal name. To distinguish [...]
European Tourism Indicator System – ETIS – Joint Conference on Managing and Promoting Sustainable and Accessible Tourism Destinations A joint event combining a conference on the European Tourism Indicators System (ETIS) and a workshop on accessible tourism take place in Brussels 28 January 2016. GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini served on [...]
The Guidelines are intended to apply to all forms of tourism accommodation, from large hotels and resorts to a remote community based guesthouse in Papua New Guinea! The GSTC has been a member of International Standards Organisation Technical Committee on Tourism for a number of years and was a major [...]
