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17 07, 2013

Global Sustainable Tourism Council Signs Landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Netherlands Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators

Claudia Bustinza2021-12-23T05:58:53+08:007月 17th, 2013|

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council(GSTC) is pleased to announce a partner association with The Netherlands Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators(ANVR). ANVR Director Frank Oostdam and GSTC CEO Mauro Marrocu recently formalized the alliance through a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to [...]

8 07, 2013

GSTC Signs Landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Global Travel & Tourism Partnership

Claudia Bustinza2013-07-08T16:43:50+08:007月 8th, 2013|

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce a partner association with the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP), anindustry philanthropic initiative to teach students about careers in travel and tourism in more than 5,600 schools in 11 countries. GTTP Executive Director Nancy Needham and GSTC CEO Mauro Marrocu [...]

21 06, 2013

Teton County’s Destination Sustainability Journey

Claudia Bustinza2020-09-05T11:43:40+08:006月 21st, 2013|

Teton County’s Destination Sustainability Journey Tim O’Donogue, Coordinator, Jackson Hole & Yellowstone Sustainable Destination Program and GSTC Early Adopter Destination Liaison for Teton County Teton County has a significant history of stewardship dating back to 1872 with the creation of the world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park. This achievement was followed by the [...]

12 06, 2013

Open letter to the Travel and Tourism Industry Leaders from the GSTC CEO, Mauro Marrocu

Claudia Bustinza2013-06-12T19:37:19+08:006月 12th, 2013|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is reaching out to you! Are you ready? Dear Friends and Colleagues, Sustainable Tourism, as you may know, is not a niche, nor simply segment of the Travel and Tourism Industry. Simply said, it is the future of our Industry. If Tourism does not become fully sustainable, as a whole [...]

15 05, 2013

The ATTA integrates GSTC Criteria into its Values Statement

GSTC Admin2021-12-23T05:01:56+08:005月 15th, 2013|

By Talia Salem Longtime partners of the GSTC, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) recently published its Values Statement for the first time. These values will help guide the ATTA, its membership, and its mission going forward. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) criteria were included in these values. We chatted [...]

29 04, 2013

Open letter to the Members of the GSTC from the CEO, Mauro Marrocu

Claudia Bustinza2013-04-29T21:10:48+08:004月 29th, 2013|

My first 50 days at the GSTC: lots of passion, enthusiasm, and a bright future! Dear Members of the GSTC, It is my pleasure and honor to write this letter to You, to introduce myself to You, and highlight the bright future that awaits Your Council in the years to come, thanks to Your continued [...]

26 04, 2013

Global Sustainable Tourism Council Signs Landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Pacific Asia Travel Association

Claudia Bustinza2013-04-26T19:02:04+08:004月 26th, 2013|

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council(GSTC) is pleased to announce a partnership as undersigned in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA), a not-for-profit trade membership association headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. PATA Chief Executive Officer Martin Craigs and GSTC Board Member Guy Chester signed the MoU on [...]

18 04, 2013

Living History – Celebrating the International Day of Monuments and Sites

GSTC Admin2021-12-15T00:16:23+08:004月 18th, 2013|

By Talia Salem When studying abroad in Paris, I always marveled at the immaculate historical buildings that surrounded me at every turn. Each building is more beautiful than the other, every meticulous detail representing some important part of France’s history. At first glance, we all might think that buildings like [...]

16 04, 2013

GSTC hosts Technical Workshop in Hannover

GSTC Admin2017-07-29T10:51:33+08:004月 16th, 2013|

On March 11-12 in Hannover Germany, Amos Bien held a GSTC technical workshop about GSTC criteria and the GSTC recognition, approval and accreditation processes. It was attended by representatives from a number of European certification standards interested in learning more about GSTC, and it served to facilitate lively and fruitful discussion between these standards and [...]

11 04, 2013

Interview with National Geographic Traveler’s Jonathan Tourtellot

GSTC Admin2021-09-28T12:58:57+08:004月 11th, 2013|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is only as strong as its stakeholders and members. An early participant in the GSTC, Jonathan Tourtellot has worked with the GSTC on sustainable destinations, serves on the Destinations Working Group and has worked on the criteria what makes a destination sustainable, which include not [...]

8 04, 2013

TourCert Achieves ‘Recognized’ Global Sustainable Tourism Council Status for its Tour Operator Standard

Claudia Bustinza2021-06-24T07:23:56+08:004月 8th, 2013|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced TourCert Standard for Tour Operators has achieved ‘recognized’ certification status. The awarded status benchmarks its commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services recognized by the GSTC. “We commend TourCert, a non-profit organization for tourism certification, on its commitment to providing tourists [...]

26 03, 2013

Chile and Peru Pilot New Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria for Destinations

Claudia Bustinza2013-03-26T19:15:39+08:003月 26th, 2013|

South America Takes Center Stage, Other Destinations to be Announced Soon WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 26, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has selected the Cusco-Sacred Valley-Machu Picchu corridor in Peru, and the shores of Lake Llanquihue, Puerto Varas, and Frutillar in the Lakes Region of Chile for the second round of its pilot [...]

4 03, 2013

GSTC Appoints new CEO, Opens Madrid Office at UNWTO

Claudia Bustinza2013-03-04T21:54:06+08:003月 4th, 2013|

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2013) – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mauro Marrocu as its new Chief Executive Officer. Beginning today, Marrocu will lead the organization through its next phase of growth and extended global partnerships, which includes its official relocation within the offices of the World [...]

1 03, 2013

The GSTC Workshop for European Certification Programs

GSTC Admin2013-03-01T17:30:33+08:003月 1st, 2013|

ON BEHALF OF THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE TOURISM COUNCIL AND TUI YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE GSTC WORKSHOP FOR EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is global initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism efforts around the world. The GSTC Criteria are designed to be the minimum that a tourism business, destination, or [...]

1 03, 2013

Announcement from ICOMOS President

Claudia Bustinza2021-01-09T14:22:24+08:003月 1st, 2013|

Sue Millar, President ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism is delighted to be associated with the work of GSTC as an Institutional Member. ICOMOS – the International Council on Monuments and Sites – works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage [...]

14 02, 2013

Sustainable Tourism and the Visitor Experience

GSTC Admin2021-12-15T00:31:27+08:002月 14th, 2013|

By: Talia Salem As an organization that is focused on certifying sustainable standards in the travel industry, the topic of sustainable tourism is very near and dear to our hearts. Global Sustainable Tourism Council hopes that one day sustainable tourism will no longer be ideal, but rather be the normal mode of operating. Each [...]

9 02, 2013

Global Sustainable Tourism Council Announces Second Group of Early Adopters To Pilot New Destination Criteria

Claudia Bustinza2020-09-05T10:35:36+08:002月 9th, 2013|

UPDATE – The application period is now closed. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will select up to 10 destinations to pilot test the second phase of its new Destination Criteria, and encourages applications before the February 15, 2013 deadline. Overseen by GSTC’s Destination Working Group and managed by NGO partner Sustainable Travel [...]

4 02, 2013

Travelife Achieves ‘Recognized’ Global Sustainable Tourism Council Status for its Tour Operator and Travel Agents Standard

Claudia Bustinza2020-01-29T11:44:26+08:002月 4th, 2013|

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced that the Travelife Standard for Tour Operators and Travel Agents has achieved ‘recognized’ certification status. This is the first standard for tour operators and travel agents to receive certification from the GSTC. The awarded status benchmarks its commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and [...]

2 01, 2013

Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) Achieves ‘Recognized’ Global Sustainable Tourism Council Status

Claudia Bustinza2022-01-09T08:33:56+08:001月 2nd, 2013|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced that the Standard of Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) in South Africa, has attained the organization’s ‘recognized’ status. The awarded status benchmarks its public commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services recognized by the GSTC. FTT has committed to using the GSTC Criteria – the first [...]

19 12, 2012

Japan Ecolodge Association Achieves ‘Recognized’ Global Sustainable Tourism Council Status for Hotel and Tour Operators

Claudia Bustinza2020-01-29T11:46:32+08:0012月 19th, 2012|

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced that Japan Ecolodge Association (ECOLA) has attained the organization’s ‘recognized’ certification status for its Japan Environmentally Sustainable Accommodations International Standard (ESAIS). The awarded status benchmarks its public commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services recognized by the GSTC. ECOLA has committed to using the GSTC Criteria [...]