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Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2021 (Volume 2, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2021, Volume 2, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Achieving Collaboration in Västerbotten – A [...]
GSTC Member "Region Västerbotten" in Northern Sweden, has identified GSTC and its Criteria as a means to help create sustainable tourism in businesses and DMOs. Region Västerbotten is responsible for regional development and growth in Västerbotten County. This is the story of they have applied the GSTC Criteria in their region: Step 1: Regional [...]
Region Västerbotten in Northern Sweden has completed a three-year project of introducing sustainable thinking and acting among industry and public stakeholders with the GSTC Criteria as guidelines. About 60 tourism businesses were assessed with GSTC Industry Criteria and given sustainable tourism action plans. Participants ranged from small family outdoors businesses to city hotels, museums [...]
January 2018 - Region Västerbotten, Northern Sweden, has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) as a destination member. Region Västerbotten is responsible for regional development and growth in Västerbotten County, Northern Sweden. Västerbotten County and the county’s 15 municipalities own Region Västerbotten, a politically headed organization. With sustainability at the core of Västerbotten’s [...]
The Ministry of Tourism and Heritage of Zanzibar has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. On its main island, Unguja, familiarly called Zanzibar, is Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned for its labyrinthine alleys, vibrant markets, [...]
The GSTC2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference, which took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from April 23rd to April 26th, 2024, brought together 500 delegates from more than 50 countries, along with hundreds of viewers who watched the live broadcasting of the conference. The conference was held in Royal Djurdgården in two venues: Day 1 of [...]
The second GSTC Academic Symposium was held on Tuesday, April 23rd, in Stockholm as part of the GSTC2024 Global Conference. This one-day, in-person event marked its second edition (the previous one was held in Sevilla in 2022) and provided a crucial platform for researchers, academics, and industry to converge and engage in rigorous discussions [...]
The State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Azerbaijan Tourism Board signs MOU at GSTC2024 Sweden with GSTC. Azerbaijan is known for its rich cultural tapestry and diverse landscapes, ranging from the Caspian Sea's coastline to the towering Caucasus Mountains. Its [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that the “Preferred by Nature Standard for Sustainable Travel Activities v1.0” in English and Spanish, has gained GSTC-Recognized Standard status, meaning it has been fully recognized as equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria. Preferred by Nature is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that the Bioscore Standard in English and Spanish has gained GSTC-Recognized Standard status, meaning they have been fully recognized as equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria. Bioscore is a technology company based in Valencia, Spain, that aims to integrate sustainability into hotels, enhancing competitiveness [...]
