The New York Times: "To evaluate a certification program, check to see if it has been reviewed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council - GSTC, an independent nonprofit that has established standards for sustainability in travel." Read the full article: Greening Your Summer Vacation by Elaine Glusac, The Getaway, New York Times (published: 29 May 2017). [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into Persian and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. معیارهای صنعت GSTC به زبان فارسی ترجمه شده است و در بخش ترجمه معیارها قابل دانلود است.
Botswana Tourism Organisation, longtime GSTC Member and a GSTC Eary Adopter, has received the 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Destination Stewardship Award by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), recognizing the three destinations of Chobe, Makgadikgadi and Okavango Delta in Botswana. Chobe is home to the highest elephant concentration in all Africa. Makgadikigadi to one [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into both traditional and simplified Chinese (Mandarin) and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. 全球永續旅遊委員會行業標準已被翻譯成傳統和簡體中文（普通話），可在標準翻譯部分下載。
On March 29-31, the PATA Micronesia Chapter 1st Tri-Annual Meeting 2017 took place in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), where Roi Ariel, GSTC General Manager, was invited as a guest speaker. Participants of the Meeting included representatives from Guam Visitors Bureau, Palau Visitors Authority, FSM Visitors Board, Marianas Visitors Authority, Pohnpei Tourism Office, Yap Visitors [...]
TUI customers in the past year have gone on 6.3 million ‘greener and fairer’ holidays, staying in 1170 hotels that have been certified to a GSTC-Recognized standard Read TUI "Better Holidays Better World" sustainability report 2016 here: http://www.tuigroup.com/en-en/sustainability/reporting-downloads
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCL) gave itself four years – by the end of 2020 – to see 1,000 of its destination tours come from operators certified as environmentally, socially and culturally sustainable practitioners. "RCL is using its purchasing power to drive responsible practice in the industry and that’s why this is so impactful. [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria and the GSTC Destination Criteria have been translated into Malay and are available to download in the Criteria Translations section. Kriteria Industri GSTC dan Kriteria Destinasi GSTC telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Melayu dan tersedia untuk dimuat turun di bahagian Kriteria Translations.
Royal Caribbean's Save the Waves program has been an important part of the company's drive to raise awareness among its guests by designating tours whose operators have been verified to have adopted policies that align with international standards for sustainability developed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) for tour operators. Sustainable shore excursions are more [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into Burmese and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. အဆိုပါ GSTC စက်မှုလက်မှုလုပ်ငန်းရှင်များလိုအပ်ချက်ဗမာသို့ဘာသာပြန်ထားသောနှင့်လိုအပ်ချက်ဘာသာပြန်ချက်များအပိုင်းအတွက်ကိုဒေါင်းလုဒ်လုပ်ရန်ရရှိနိုင်ပါသည်ခဲ့တာဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
January 2017, Madrid, Spain – Sustainable Mexico, an initiative by GSTC Members Secretary of State of Guanajuato and Sustainable Riviera Maya, was officially launched. Through a public-private partnership by two GSTC members – recently joined ‘the State of Guanajuato’ and GSTC Destination Criteria early adopter ‘Sustainable Riviera Maya’ – the Sustainable Mexico Initiative was officially [...]
16 February 2017, Murcia, Spain – Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, led the discussion on « Environmental sustainability as a model for change” at 1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations. A speaker in the discussion was Ingunn Sørnes, Special Advisor on Sustainability, Innovation Norway, a GSTC Destination Early Adopter and [...]
Listen to Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, on "Without a Path" Podcast with Joe Baur. What exactly do the GSTC do? We find out as Randy shares his experiences as a sustainable traveler before his days with the GSTC, why traveling with a green conscience is important to him, and regular people like us can get involved [...]
The GSTC Industry Criteria has been translated into Italian and is available to download in the Criteria Translations section. I Criteri di settore GSTC sono stati tradotti in italiano ed è disponibile per il download nella sezione Criteri di traduzione.
February 3, 2017 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that EarthCheck Evaluate has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms EarthCheck’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. […]
January 2017, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The GSTC has successfully conducted a sustainable tourism training class in Vientiane, Lao PDR (January, 11-13, 2017), organized in partnership with and with the support of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) of Lao PDR and GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation). The training class was attended [...]
January 2017, Madrid, Spain – Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, moderated a panel on "the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their contribution of tourism" at FITUR 2017. Mr. Cabrini has also participated in the Responsible Conversations for Sustainable Tourism session (Conversaciones responsables para un turismo sostenible).
January 2017, Madrid, Spain – The State of Guanajuato, Mexico, has officially joined as the GSTC as active members, promoting sustainable tourism in Guanajuato. At FITUR 2017, Guanajuato state received the UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Tourism 2017: « Strategies for development of sustainable tourism in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Ministry of Tourism, Mexico. » Recognizing the potential [...]
U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance announces new partnerships with major industry associations, launches global travel and tourism toolkit for travel companies January 17, 2017, WASHINGTON – Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), American Society for Travel Agents (ASTA), and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), announced today they will be working to help travelers recognize and avoid purchasing [...]
GSTC is looking for new volunteers: Communications Volunteer; Sustainable Tourism Standards Compliance Volunteer; Sustainable Tourism Training Volunteer. […]
