Oy Aurinkomatkat Suntours has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Aurinkomatkat is Finland’s biggest tour operator that provides solutions for Finnish leisure travelers’ needs since 1963. Aurinkomatkat offers traditional package beach holidays and city breaks to various destinations worldwide, including different travel-related ancillaries such as excursions and activities, and [...]
The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training sponsored by Hyuga City Experience-based Tοurism Creation Council (HTCC) for their tourism stakeholders in Hyuga City, Miyazaki, Japan, concluded successfully. The three-day training in Japanese was held from March 26 to 28th, 2024. GSTC Trainer Dr. Mami Futagami, Emeritus Professor at Meijo University, led the training. She shared her [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) conducted a Destination Assessment of Petra, Jordan, from May to August 2023. GSTC expert Assessors completed an unbiased assessment of the management of the destination’s compliance with the GSTC Destination Criteria (GSTC-D), the global standard for sustainable destinations. Petra Overview Petra, the capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is [...]
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) who joined GSTC as a Destination Member in 2020, sponsored five GSTC Sustainable Tourism Trainings in different locations for destination representatives and tourism industry stakeholders in Japan. The GSTC Trainings in Japan were held in the following destinations: 1) Takayama, Gifu from the 29th to the 31st of August [...]
GSTC was present at ITB Berlin 2024. Under the motto "Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism. Together.", professionals from business, science, and politics discussed new concepts and strategies for the travel industry in transition at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from the 5th to the 7th of March 2024. Dr. Ioannis Pappas GSTC Director [...]
From March 13th to 15th, 2024, DASTA sponsored the two-day and a half GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training in Nan province in the Thai language for the DMO in Nan municipality, which consisted of DASTA-Nan, Nan municipality, and some other stakeholders from related organizations. The training covered the GSTC Destination Criteria and the GSTC Industry [...]
Dr. Ioannis Pappas, Director of the Mediterranean Region at GSTC, spoke at the Webinar hosted by EUROPARC: “Measuring EU Tourism Environmental Impacts. Setting the frame.” Which was held on March 12, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. In this webinar, participants discussed environmental indicators and explored the current situation. Inputs were provided by researchers [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will hold a workshop for Japanese GSTC Members in Tokyo on May 13th, 2024, in collaboration with JTB Corp. The gathering will be held at JTB Tennozu Head Office Building - 20th Floor Large Hall. This event marks the second workshop of its kind in Japan for GSTC [...]
(Left to right): Dr. Bryan Byrne, USAID/India Development Partnerships and Innovations Office, Director; Mr. Omri Morgenshtern, CEO, Agoda; Mr. CB Ramkumar, Vice Chair, GSTC. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), Digital travel platform Agoda, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered to provide sustainability trainings for hoteliers across [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently launched the new GSTC MICE Criteria, which is divided into three sub-sectors: Venues, Event Organizers, and Events & Exhibitions. GSTC has designed the Early Adopter Program for the GSTC MICE Criteria to support the development of the applicable implementation of the GSTC MICE Criteria. Along with the [...]
19 March 2024 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that the GSTC MICE Criteria have been published and are available to the public for non-commercial use. Developed for Venues, Event Organizers, and Events & Exhibitions, the GSTC MICE Criteria, developed with support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), will [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has released its inaugural 2023 Monitoring and Evaluation Report (M&E Report), marking a significant milestone in the NGO’s journey. In 2023, the GSTC revised its Monitoring and Evaluation System to version 2 in order to track progress toward meeting the goals outlined in its Theory of Change. This [...]
The 4th annual Technology for Change Asia event by Economist Impact convened over 450 attendees from different fields related to technology, innovation, investment, science, and business in Hong Kong for a two-day conference on February 27th and 28th. Guided by moderators from The Economist Group, 50 distinguished speakers explored cutting-edge technological advancements and their [...]
GSTC will be present at the ASEAN Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform Webinar Series; Vice Chair CB Ramkumar will speak at Webinar #3: The Role of Tourism in Advancing Food Sustainability in ASEAN through Circular Practices, along with colleagues Fernanda Rodak, Sustainability and Social Responsibility Manager at Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), and Imelda (Dada) [...]
The Co-Designing Institute for Polyphonic Society (CoDIPS) sponsored the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training for their team and local stakeholders in Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan. The two-day GSTC Training in Japanese was held from the 20th to the 21st of January 2024. The training was led by GSTC Trainer Kazuhiro Arai, Representative of Daisetsuzan Nature School, [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that the ‘Weeva Sustainability Management Standard’ version 1, dated January 2024, has gained GSTC-Recognized Standard status, meaning it has been fully recognized as equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria. Weeva is a SaaS platform that enables tourism businesses to adopt measurable and holistic sustainability [...]
Hostelworld, the Online Travel Agent for the hostelling category, unveiled a new framework dedicated to communicating and elevating sustainability practices in the industry, marking a significant step towards a greener future for travel. Developed in partnership with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), the ‘Staircase to Sustainability’ framework introduces a first of its kind [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) partnered with Cappadocia University (KUN), in Nevşehir – Ürgüp, Türkiye, for their Sustainable Tourism Management Graduate Program. The online training was given within the scope of a course about the GSTC Criteria in the Spring semester of the Sustainable Tourism Master's program for 3 hours a week for [...]
Uganda Tourism Board has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa known for its diverse geography and cultural variety. The country's landscape ranges from the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains to the extensive Lake Victoria, the largest lake on the continent. The capital, Kampala, [...]
GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini participated in the ENTRUST International Conference on the 7th of February 2024, held in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana, in Donegal, Ireland. The International Conference opened with a welcoming speech from Alison McGonagle, ENTRUST Project Coordinator, Mary Daly from Go Visit Donegal, and Joan Crawford from Failte Ireland. Mr. Cabrini [...]
