HIC Summit successfully convened on the island of Ibiza from October 18th to 20th, 2023, for its fifth consecutive year. This gathering brought together an array of celebrated professionals, destinations, scientists, and businesses to engage in meaningful dialogues. Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, moderated the panel "Destinations that Inspire,” whose participants were: Oswaldo Betancort - [...]
Visit Dalarna has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Located in central Sweden, Dalarna stands as a significant region steeped in cultural history. Its historical traces, evident in landmarks like the Unesco-listed Falun Copper Mine and the old villages, hark back to earlier Swedish eras, embedding a profound historical [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria and the GSTC Destination Criteria v2.0 have been translated into Slovak and are available to download in the Criteria Translations section. Kritériá GSTC pre sektory (hotely a ubytovacie zariadenia, cestovné kancelárie a agentúry) a Kritériá GSTC pre destinácie v2.0 boli preložené do slovenčiny a sú k dispozícii na stiahnutie v sekcii Preklady Kritérií. [...]
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA) Summit, took place on the 17th and 18th of October 2023, at the London Heathrow Marriott Hotel. The Summit, themed "Mainstreaming Net Positive Hospitality," aimed to foster dialogue and collaborative efforts among leading global organizations in the tourism and hospitality industry to advance sustainability practices. The event included leaders [...]
Hotelbeds new ESG Strategy aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and adheres to recommendations from UN Tourism for tourism companies to contribute to the 2030 SDGs. In 2020 Hotelbeds joined the GSTC and launched the Green Hotel Program in order to promote sustainable travel choices. Green Hotel Program The Green [...]
The GSTC Sustainability Leadership Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, was organized by Erasmus Mundus Association in collaboration with ISCTE Business School and Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Alliance (ESAA), funded by the European Union. The two-day training, on the 7th and 8th of September 2023, was tailored to empower young leaders with market-driven and quality-assured skills [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announce a major new partnership, aligning to establish a structured framework for hotel sustainability, leading to GSTC Certification. The partnership endorses the existing WTTC Hotel Sustainability Basics whilst paving the way for a stepped progression toward GSTC Certification* for sustainable [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that the Ambassador Level of La Buena Huella’s Standard set out in “ARC360. LA BUENA HUELLA. V.7” has gained GSTC-Recognized status, meaning it has been fully recognized as equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria. The GSTC-Recognized status refers to the standard itself, indicating that [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) was present at the I Edition of Expansión’s GreenWorld & Sustainability Event, held in Madrid, Spain on the 27th and 28th of September, 2023. Expansión is a Spanish economic and business newspaper published in Madrid, Spain, owned by Unidad Editorial. Expansión’s GreenWorld & Sustainability dynamic event showcased 8 [...]
Travel with Purpose Hilton’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy—Travel with Purpose—is integrated throughout its global business, including operations, supply chain an engagement with its communities. Hilton’s 2030 Goals are underpinned by targets that closely align with theUnited Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hilton LightStay Standard is a GSTC-Recognized Standard Hilton’s corporate responsibility management [...]
World Standards Day is observed globally on October 14th to celebrate the importance of standards-related activities and honor the collaborative effort of individuals and standardization bodies involved in the development of voluntary standards. This commemorative day aims to raise awareness of the importance of standardization in the global economy among regulators, industries, and consumers. [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently held a significant training event in Petra, Jordan, from the 4th to the 6th of September, 2023 in collaboration with Nastadeem/EcoHotels, with support from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. Nabil Tarazi, Nastadeem/EcoHotels Founder & CEO said: “We are proud to have partnered with the GSTC as their [...]
To highlight how the travel industry is transforming, ITN Business will produce news-style programme, called ‘Transformational Travel’, launching on World Tourism Day, the 27th of September 2024. The programme will showcase how the sector is changing to meet net zero targets, the impact responsible tourism has on maintaining biodiversity and the technologies and innovations [...]
The third edition of the Sustainable Tourism Forum, one of the hubs of sustainability and corporate social responsibility in Italy, concluded successfully in Padova, with more than 150 participants. The event was celebrated on the 27th of September, 2023, on World Tourism Day. The main topics addressed in the Sustainable Tourism Forum were: Tourism [...]
Trip.com Group showcased its vision for the future of travel at its Envision 2023 Global Partner Conference. The conference was attended by about 700 industry partners globally. Mr James Liang, Chairman of Trip.com Group, remarked in his video address: "Travel is unique. It not only promotes economic growth and development but also fulfills our [...]
Around the UN General Assembly in New York (UNGA 78) which theme is: “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and the sustainability for all.”, two UN reports will be presented to the States on the topic of the need [...]
Overview GSTC operates as an Accreditation Body for the accreditation of Certification Bodies for sustainable hotels, tour operators, and destinations, striving to comply with the ISEAL Alliance Assurance Code. The Accreditation Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the accreditation service, reporting to the Assurance Director. See the GSTC Accreditation Manager Job Description for full [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) would like to inform a significant change in our cooperation with the Assurance Services International (ASI). Since 2014, GSTC and ASI have been working in close collaboration to implement its accreditation program in sustainable tourism. During this nearly decade-long partnership, the partnership between GSTC and ASI has contributed [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently held a significant workshop and training classes in Tokyo, Japan, from the 27th to the 28th of September 2023, in collaboration with JTB Corp. The GSTC Workshop sponsored by JTB was held the 27th of September at the JTB Corp office in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. With over 40 participants [...]
"The World Tourism Day is an opportunity to reflect on the many challenges that our sector faces, and on the actions needed to address them. The theme of this year: "Tourism and Green Investments" relates to many aspects of the GSTC mission. By providing tools to destinations and the whole tourism industry to implement [...]
