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During the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in Aysén, Chile (GSTC2017), two GSTC members - Regenera NGO from Chile and Sustainable Riviera Maya from Mexico - have signed an MOU as a collaboration framework for greater impact. The MOU reinforces and strengthen the bonds of GSTC members and country representatives in Latin America. The collaboration includes [...]

 The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017 in Aysen, Chile (GSTC2017 Aysen), hosted by Aysen and organized by Sernatur and GSTC, is one week away: September 6th-9th in Coyhaique, Aysen Region, Chile. The main theme of GSTC2017 Aysen focuses on “Sustainable Destinations”, including management, marketing and certification, all key issues addressed by the GSTC Criteria. Topics [...]

The GSTC Board of Directors plays an integral role in the leadership of the organization. Most seats on the board are filled via annual elections of and by current members of the Council. The GSTC Election Committee has validated the votes and has released the results. Three current board members were re-elected to 3-year terms: [...]

The Government of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of the People's Republic of China (Garze) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to recognize cooperation to mutual endeavour to promote the sustainable tourism development of Garze. The signature ceremony took place at the First Daocheng Yading Shangri-La International Mountain Tourism [...]

Dates: 22-24 November 2017 (Conference), 25-26 November 2017 (Field visits) In the framework of the 2017 UN International Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development, this conference wishes to provide a platform for tourism professionals, academics, and practitioners from other SIDS and the region to discuss an integrated practical approach to sustainable tourism in SIDS. For [...]

On 19-20 July 2017, the Inaugural BIMP-EAGA Higher Education Summit took place at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), where GSTC Chair, Mr. Luigi Carbrini, delivered a special keynote speech on "Sustainable Tourism as a Tool for Development" under the Summit's theme “Education and Socio-Cultural Understanding for Regional Sustainability”. BIMP-EAGA refers to "Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area" (see [...]

Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, spoke and moderated the panel "Participatory Governance in Sustainable Tourism Destinations" at the International Conference on Sustainability and Competitiveness in Tourist Destinations (STDArona17), on 15-16 June 2017, in Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The International Conference on Sustainability and Competitiveness in Tourist Destinations was organized by the municipality of Arona and [...]

"Countries and cities doing the best are those working on sustainability broadly, not focused on tourism but on sustainability for their residents’ and visitors’ well-being alike. For example, Copenhagen is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2025, which requires that the tourism infrastructure is sustainable." Read the full article: The long and winding road to sustainable [...]

Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, led two workshops on "Responsible Tourism" at the Mekong Tourism Forum 2017, Luang Prabang, Laos, on 6-9 June 2017. The Mekong Tourism Forum provides a cooperative platform for public and private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry to discuss the development, marketing and promotion of travel to, from and within the [...]

Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, spoke 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. The event was a follow up to the Coral Triangle Initiative Sustainable Marine Tourism Conference that was held in Bali, Indonesia, on [...]