ABTA, IATA, and GSTC have declared their commitment to hold their upcoming events in Türkiye as planned. Travel and tourism organizations planning conferences in Türkiye this year have pledged to go ahead as the country deals with the aftermath of the earthquakes in southeast Türkiye in February. Antalya, in southern Türkiye, is due to [...]
Şişli Municipality has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Şişli Municipality is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Türkiye. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to [...]
The Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism Government of Montenegro has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) The Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism of Montenegro carries out activities aimed at improving competitiveness, the investment environment and cooperation with the business community. Sustainability in Montenegro In 2016, the government [...]
WTTC Announces next stage of its Hotel Sustainability Basics initiative The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched the Hotel Sustainability Basics (Basics) verification scheme. Announced at ITB Berlin, Basics will enable tourist accommodation providers from around the world, regardless of their size, to begin their sustainability journey. The Basics are a coordinated [...]
GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course in Ho Chi Minh City sponsored by Traveloka The successful completion of the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is an important milestone in the efforts towards promoting sustainable tourism practices in the region. The course, which ran from March 1-3, 2023, was sponsored by Traveloka, [...]
GSTC Member News Singapore becomes certified to the GSTC Destination Criteria Singapore, 1st March 2023 – Singapore has been certified to the GSTC Destination Criteria by Vireo Srl, a GSTC-Accredited Certification Body. This reflects Singapore’s efforts and commitment in becoming a sustainable urban destination. Singapore’s achievement reflects the commitment towards the Singapore Green Plan 2030, and [...]
Sustainability certifications are a top priority for TUI: "Our sustainability certified hotels clearly signals hotels that demonstrate social and environmental good practice [...]" says Ian Corbett, Head of Sustainability in TUI Group's Labels and certifications are common in many different sectors and contexts. The travel industry also has numerous certification schemes. For TUI, these [...]
Marina Bay Sands becomes certified to the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels and Accommodations Singapore, 20 February 2023 – Marina Bay Sands has been certified to the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels by a GSTC-Accredited Certification Body. The GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels aims to promote the best sustainable tourism practices around four main [...]
GSTC Offers Training Accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Participants The recent Online Sustainable Tourism Training for Indonesians that started on the 7th of February has been more inclusive than before. Accompanying our trainers CB Ramkumar (GSTC trainer and GSTC Vice-Chair) and Dr. Cherise Addinsall (GSTC trainer and Research Fellow at Southern Cross University) we [...]
The GSTC Destination Criteria v2.0 has been translated into Uzbek and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. GSTC Destinasiya Mezonlari v2.0 o‘zbek tiliga tarjima qilingan va uni Mezonlar tarjimalari bo‘limidan yuklab olish mumkin.
Carbon Footprint Report of the GSTC2022 Global Conference in Sevilla The Carbon Footprint of events is an indicator that allows us to know the impact that the different phases of an event have on the environment. Based on this indicator, thanks to Ecoterrae's report, we can establish a starting point that allows us to [...]
Tricolage certified to the GSTC Criteria by Control Union Tricolage Inc., an inbound travel consulting company that promotes sustainable tourism in Japan, has been certified to the GSTC Criteria by Control Union (a GSTC-Accredited Certification Body) in December 2022, making Tricolage the first tour operator in Japan to achieve GSTC Certification by Control Union. [...]
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) signs MOU with Madhya Pradesh The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board on the 24th of January 2023, to help build Madhya Pradesh as a leading Sustainable Ecotourism Destination in India. GSTC was represented by CB Ramkumar, GSTC Vice-Chair [...]
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) signs MOU with Meghalaya Tourism Department The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Meghalaya Tourism Department on the 18th of January 2023, to help build Meghalaya as a leading Sustainable Destination in India. GSTC was represented by CB Ramkumar, GSTC Vice-Chair and South Asia [...]
Travel Unity (TU) and Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) sign MOU The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Travel Unity (TU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), aiming to improve and strengthen cooperation and collaboration between the two parties to generate respective synergies and promote the application of sustainability and Diversity, Equity, and [...]
Heraklion, following an invitation from the European Commission, has been selected as a partner in the Urban Agenda for the EU partnership (URBAN AGENDA for the EU), which is being created in the new thematic area of Sustainable Tourism. Through this network of cities, Member States and stakeholders, Heraklion will play an active role [...]