GSTC Activities Around the World 2017

Trainings, conferences, partnerships, and new destination members are are only part of what the GSTC has been doing in 2017.

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council thanks its members, supporters, and all those that are using and applying the GSTC Criteria in all parts of the world.

Australia

• EarthCheck Evaluate Achieves GSTC Recognition

Botswana

• Botswana Tourism Organization Partners with the GSTC on Sustainable Tourism Training
• GSTC Member Botswana Tourism Organisation Wins the 2017 WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Destination Stewardship Award

Chile

• Sustainable Destinations was the leading themes at the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017 in Aysen, Chile
• GSTC Attracts Global Participation to Address Sustainable Destinations
• GSTC Destination Assessment of Lago Llanquihue, Chile
• The Chelenko Destination prepares to offer more sustainable tourism

China

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Chinese (Mandarin)
• GSTC in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
• “Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area” Becomes a GSTC Member at the Emei Global Summit 2017

Colombia

• World Tourism Day 2017 – GSTC in Colombia

Greece

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Greek
• GSTC Training: Sustainable Tourism Training in Athens, Greece

Hong Kong

• First GSTC Training in Hong Kong Concludes with a Great Success
• GSTC Training Partner ETTC Delivers Another STTP Class in Hong Kong

India

• GSTC Board Member and India Country Representative, CB (Ram) Ramkumar at GreenOtels Events Across India
• GSTC activities in India in partnership with GreenOtels

Indonesia

• GSTC Emerging Destinations Workshop and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Policy Workshop were Held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2-3 Nov 2017

Iran

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Persian

Italy

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Italian
• GSTC at the PM4SD Summer School 2017
• GSTC Works with Vireo Srl on Sustainable Tourism Auditor Training

Japan

Kenya

• Ecotourism Kenya Eco-rating Certification Scheme Achieves GSTC Recognition

Korea

• GSTC Criteria – Now Available in Korean
• Ulsan Metropolitan City Becomes a GSTC Member at the 8th Asian Bird Fair in Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea, November 2017
• The Korean Ecotourism Standard for Destinations, Accommodations and Tours Achieves GSTC Recognition

Laos

• GSTC Trains Lao PDR Tourism Professionals and Officials
• GSTC CEO Randy Durband Led Two Workshops on Responsible Tourism at Mekong Tourism Forum 2017, Luang Prabang, Laos, June 6-9

Malaysia

• GSTC Criteria – Now Available in Malay
• GSTC at the Inaugural BIMP-EAGA Higher Education Summit 2017 in Malaysia

Mexico

• Guanajuato State joins GSTC, wins UNWTO Ulysses Award
• Sustainable Mexico Initiative: Fostering Sustainability and Tourism for Development in Mexico

Micronesia

• GSTC Introduced to Micronesia

Mongolia

• GSTC introduced to Mongolia

Myanmar

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Burmese
• Forum on Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality in Myanmar

Netherlands

• GSTC Training of Control Union Auditors

Norway

• GSTC in a New White Paper on Tourism Drafted for the Norwegian Parliament

Peru

• The GSTC is saddened by the loss of Carlos Alberto Arrarte, GSTC Country Representative for Peru

Portugal

• GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini Spoke at Smart Cities Tourism Summit 2017, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
• GSTC Board Member Dr. Ioannis Pappas Keynoted the Conference Cycle Green Project Awards “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM” in Évora, Portugal, on 1 June 2017
• GSTC at Azores 2017: Towards Sustainable Tourism

Seychelles

• GSTC Training: Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation Develops Destination Action Plan
• Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) Achieves GSTC Recognition
• Conclusion of the Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Spain

• GSTC at FITUR 2017
• GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini and GSTC Member Ingunn Sørnes at the 1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations
• GSTC at the 6th InterEcoForum Marbella, Spain, 23-24 March, 2017
• GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini Spoke at Futurismo Canarias 2017, Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain, on 1-2 June 2017
• GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini at the International Conference on Sustainability and Competitiveness in Tourist Destinations, Arona, Tenerife
• GSTC at the Conference “Sustainability: A key factor of Competitiveness in the Tourism Industry”

Switzerland

• GSTC at The Swisscontact Annual Meeting: “Sustainable Tourism Promotion: Fiction or Reality?”

Taiwan

• GSTC Industry Criteria – Now Available in Chinese (Mandarin)
• GSTC Training: Sustainable Tourism Training in Taiwan

Thailand

• GSTC Destination Assessment in Sukhothai
• GSTC Training of Control Union Auditors
• GSTC Training Delivered in Bangkok for Industry Professionals from around Asia
• GSTC in Thailand – Speaking at the Kick-off Workshop on “Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaption in the Tourism Sector”
• How Digitalization is Revolutionizing Sustainability in Thailand’s Future Tourism Industry

Ukraine

• GSTC Destination Criteria – Now Available in Ukrainian

USA

• GSTC Member and Early Adopter, Jackson Hole, Selected as Finalist for National Geographic World Legacy Award
• GSTC Training: Sustainable Tourism Training in Washington DC, USA
• GSTC Chair Luigi Cabrini at the UN Ocean Conference side event “The Coral Triangle – Partnerships to Achieve SDG 14 in the World’s Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity”, New York, June 6, 2017
• Mountain IDEAL Standard for Destinations Achieves GSTC Recognition