Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort named Caribbean’s first Certified CarbonNeutral Resort
Providing a net zero carbon emissions experience means Bucuti’s guests leave no footprint, but do leave with a memorable, guiltfree vacation.
Vireo Srl Achieves GSTC-Accredited Status
September 13, 2018 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Vireo Srl has achieved the ‘GSTC-Accredited’ status.
Thailand Minister of Tourism & Sports: “it is more crucial to focus on the GSTC index for further development”
Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat, Thailand Minister of Tourism & Sport, and Mr. Randy Durband, GSTC CEO
In a recent article in The Nation, Mr.
Sustainable Tourism Forum and Training, Yangon, Myanmar 4-5 September 2018
Forum on Sustainability in Tourism & Hospitality
The GSTC has partnered with the Vocational Skills Development Program of Swisscontact (the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation) the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute (MRTI) and Thant Myanmar to jointly organize the second Forum on Sustainability in Tourism & Hospitality, which was held at Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon on the 4th and 5th of September 2018.
Sharing best practice at European Ecotourism Conference in Tbilisi
Exactly six months ago a small group of eco/sustainable tourism practitioners, including most of the directors of the Global Ecotourism Network, sat around a small table at the Georgia’s stand at ITB Berlin to discuss organising the 5th European Ecotourism Conference in Tbilisi.
South Africa: Water efficiency now part of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme from the third application window
While the uptake in the programme during the first two application windows was positive, the Department recognised the need to expand the programme focus to also include water efficiency to mitigate the impact of persistent drought conditions in some parts of the country on the tourism sector.
GSTC in Guatemala: the First Congress on Quality and Sustainability
On August 27-28, the First Congress on Quality and Sustainability took place in the City of Guatemala, by the Guatemalan Tourism Board, INGUAT (Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo), a GSTC Member.
Guatemala set to host the first Central American community-based tourism event
From October 25th to 28th, Fundación Travolution Internacional will host the first Central American Community- Based Tourism Event (ECATC), taking place in San Cristóbal El Alto, Guatemala.
The aim of the event is to gather entrepreneurs and leaders of community tourism in Central America, travel agencies, tour operators and representatives of academic, public and private sector.
The first organic, sustainable, non-toxic vacation home community
The brainchild of this innovative travel concept is Emelie Kamp, a wellness entrepreneur and founder of Worth it Living, a wellness brand whose mission is to empowering individuals to live with wellness and purpose.
GSTC Keynotes the 2018 International Symposium of Tourism Development for Sustainability (Taiwan)
GSTC General Manager, Roi Ariel, and GSTC Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Dr. Mihee Kang, delivered the keynote speeches at the 2018 International Symposium of Tourism Development for Sustainability that took place at Nanhua University, Taiwan, on 29-30 August 2018.