Open letter to the Travel and Tourism Industry Leaders from the GSTC CEO, Mauro Marrocu

12 June 2013

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 and in all its sectors and segments, in a not too distant future there won’t be much left to talk about.

Sustainable Tourism is not just for the “converted”, nor just for a small group of intellectuals to discuss highly complex issues. It is not only for Corporate Responsibility, or Responsible Tourism, or Sustainability experts: it must permeate in all corporate cultures, since it involves the sheer future of our Industry.

Member Survey

13 May 2013

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is currently in a new phase of growth. With a new CEO, Mauro Marrocu, and new offices at the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, we’re looking ahead to an exciting future. The activities of the GSTC board and staff must focus on the needs of our members. The purpose of this survey is to identify members’ priorities so as to direct the GSTC’s programme of work for 2013/14. The feedback of CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS is vital to shaping a better GSTC.

We would appreciate your taking the time to complete the following survey. It should take about five minutes of your time. The survey runs until 31 May 2013.

We value your membership and feedback. Let your voice be heard!.

Mauro Marrocu (CEO)

Click here to complete the survey

Global Sustainable Tourism Council Signs Landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Pacific Asia Travel Association

26 April 2013

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 April 26 during the PATA Annual Summit in Bangkok.

Open letter to the Members of the GSTC from the CEO, Mauro Marrocu

29 April 2013

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 and ever increasing support!

In the first place, I want to apologize to you because my background does not come from Sustainability. But the GSTC does have in its ranks at all levels the most formidable Think Tank on Sustainable Tourism that any Non-Profit or Non-Governmental Organization can present to the Industry in our days, on a global level.

TourCert Achieves ‘Recognized’ Global Sustainable Tourism Council Status for its Tour Operator Standard

08 April 2013

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 with valuable information about sustainable tourism opportunities,” Mauro Marrocu, GSTC’s chief executive officer said.

TourCert has committed to using the GSTC Criteria – the first and only global framework for defining a sustainable travel benchmark – as the reference for its sustainable travel criteria. Rigorous review and authorization procedures have determined that TourCert’s Standard for Tour Operators is considered equivalent to the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria; the worldwide minimum requirement for tourism businesses of all size to approach sustainability.