El Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC) participó en la Decimosexta Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención sobre la Diversidad Biológica (COP16) en Cali, Colombia, del 21 de octubre al 1 de noviembre de 2024. Jorge Moller, Director de Programas de GSTC para América Latina, y Tatiana Agudelo Monguí, Coordinadora de Membresía de [...]
The City of Sapporo has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Sapporo City, with a population of 1.96 million, is the economic and cultural center of Hokkaido, combining urban development with natural surroundings. The city receives visitors from both Japan and abroad, offering scenic landscapes across all four seasons. [...]
The working document “Policy Pathways Towards a More Sustainable Cruise Tourism Sector,” led by the Blue Tourism Initiative has been released. Representing GSTC, Dr. Ioannis Pappas, GSTC Director for the Mediterranean Region, provided valuable insights and feedback on sustainable practices within the cruise industry by reviewing and contributing to the working document. On October [...]
Schedule | Testimonials | Certificate | Trainer & Presenters | Registration Info | Discounts Sustainable Tourism Online Course for Industry Professionals The GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course provides the knowledge and tools needed to help improve sustainability practices in travel and tourism. The course covers the GSTC Criteria, the global [...]
Ubicada en las tierras altas andinas y conocida por su importancia histórica como antigua capital del Imperio Inca, Cusco fue el escenario del 10º Congreso de Turismo del Perú, CONPETUR 2024, celebrado los días 24 y 25 de octubre de 2024. Luigi Cabrini, presidente del Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has revised the GSTC Accreditation Manual for Certification of Hotel/Accommodation & Tour Operator. Version 4.0, now titled the GSTC Accreditation Manual for Certification Bodies - Industry: Hotel/Accommodation & Tour Operator, was approved on November 1, 2024. The Manual is available on the following webpage: GSTC Accreditation Documents.Given the dynamic [...]
Rita Kuan, Market Development Manager at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), took the stage at the FHA-HoReCa 2024 event, held in Singapore from October 22 to 25. In her presentation titled “Embark on a Journey of Sustainable Tourism with GSTC,” she shared her insights on the importance of the GSTC Criteria, the global [...]
La HIC Summit 2024, celebrada en el vibrante entorno de Ibiza, España, reunió a una diversidad de profesionales, destinos, científicos y empresas para participar en diálogos significativos centrados en el tema de este año: “Innovación, Turismo y Cultura Regenerativa”, explorando cómo estos elementos pueden dar forma al futuro de la industria. El Foro HIC [...]
Rita Kuan, Market Development Manager at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), took the stage at the MICE Show Asia and ITB Asia 2024 which was held on October 23 to 25, 2024, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Her participation in the session “Driving Sustainability: Strategies for a Greener Future in the [...]
Japan Travel and Tourism Association, the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) held the Tourism EXPO Japan 2024 from the 26th to the 29th of September 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight. The event, one of the largest tourism fairs in Asia, gathered industry professionals, government representatives, and [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) Hotel Sustainability Training for Industry Professionals, organized in partnership with Agoda and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), successfully concluded on the 10th to 11th of October 2024. This two-day training held in Bali aimed to equip hoteliers with the skills and knowledge necessary [...]
In April, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) hosted the #GSTC2024Sweden international conference in Stockholm from April 24th to 26th 2024, focusing on the theme of Purposeful Travel. This event brought together over 500 participants from nearly 60 countries, fostering a rich exchange of knowledge on how to advance sustainable tourism practices. Visit Sweden [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the Municipality of Kotor, and the Port of Kotor in Montenegro joined forces for the destination assessment in the historic port city. The agreement was announced during CLIA’s Port and Destination Dialogue in Hamburg, Germany, last year. The GSTC Destination Assessment took place [...]
1-week Applied DEI in Travel Online Course by the GSTC Applied DEI: Inclusion in Travel and Tourism for Visitors and Staff Dates: June 23 – June 27, 2025 Time: Live sessions at a time comfortable for those in Asia and Europe time zone Where: Online Language: English Weekly live sessions scheduled for the following [...]
Gap between awareness and action among travellers for sustainable travel Around 54.7% of respondents seek access to sustainable options when booking online Gen Z's attitudes toward sustainability highlight greater need for motivation and targeted engagement Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, reveals that while sustainability awareness is rising among travellers, there remains [...]
GSTC’s General Manager, Roi Ariel and GSTC’s Market Development Manager, Rita Kuan were present at the Sustainable Tourism Core Talent Training organized by Taipei City Government – Department of Information and Tourism, which is being held from the 15th of October to the 20th of November, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. - Roi Ariel, [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will participate in the Biodiversity 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16), which will take place in Cali, Colombia, from October 21st to November 1st, 2024. This year’s theme “Peace with Nature”, is a call for reflection to improve our relationship with the environment, and to rethink an economic [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has proudly announced the formation of a new Greece Working Group, which will focus on advancing sustainable tourism practices in the region. This initiative aligns with GSTC's mission to promote the GSTC Criteria, the global standards for sustainability in travel and tourism. The newly established Greece Working Group [...]
El Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible (GSTC) participó en la 9ª edición del Foro Internacional de Innovación Turística (FIT) en Colombia, un evento que reunió a expertos y profesionales del sector turístico para discutir las últimas tendencias e innovaciones en la industria. El evento, bajo el tema "Gobernanza y Restauración del Territorio", congregó a [...]
A successful GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training took place on October 1st and 2nd, 2024, at the AX Palace in Sliema, Malta. This event marked another step in the ongoing collaboration between the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last year. The MOU [...]
