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. […]
The Mainstreaming of Sustainability Travel experts say that sustainable travel is still a niche movement. “Some travel companies try to be sustainable, while others ignore the idea, and from the traveler side, demand and awareness is soft,” said Randy Durband, the chief executive of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), a nonprofit accreditation group for [...]
December 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has partnered with The Senac University Center (National Service for Commercial Education) to offer a new online graduate program in innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism businesses in Brazil. By working with Senac, GSTC ensures the principles incorporated in the GSTC standards are shared with the [...]
December 7, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Ecotourism Kenya Eco-rating Certification Scheme has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Ecotourism Kenya’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. The Ecotourism Kenya Eco-rating Certification Scheme is designed to certify as sustainable accommodations of various types [...]
December 12, 2016 –Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, spoke at the first Argentine-Spanish Tourism Symposium (Simposio Argentino Español de Turismo) about importance of sustainability in tourism development and its implications at the destination level management. The symposium took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 12th, 2016.
November 18, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Infinity International Travel signed an agreement for Infinity and its subsidiary organizations to conduct the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) in People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. “I believe by adopting a Global Sustainable Tourism Framework and Criteria would definitely [...]
Building Sustainability in European Tourism was the leading theme of the 2016 GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece November 2016, Athens, Greece – The GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece, took place on 23-24 November 2016, with 200 participants, including many GSTC members and GSTC Board members, coming [...]
November 16, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Control Union has achieved ‘GSTC-Accredited’ status. The awarded status affirms Control Union as a certification body that commits to certify sustainable tourism products and services at a high level of quality. […]
November 15, 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has announced a new partnership with Green Evolution SA, supporting the regional development of the GSTC’s Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) in South East Europe. […]
28-29 September 2016 – The “International Innovation Tourism Meeting” was held in Bogotá D.C., and was supported by the National Training Service (SENA), Antonio Nariño University (UAN), Colombian Association of Food Industry (ACODRES), Colombian Federation of Ecoparks, Ecotourism and Adventure Tourism (FEDEC) and others. The conference was addressed by Natalia Naranjo, GSTC Representative to Colombia [...]
GSTC is looking for its new Technical Director to manage the Integrity Program and lead the development of GSTC technical policy relating to standards, the GSTC Criteria,the GSTC Certified Programs, and GSTC’s role as the Accreditation Body for sustainability in the Travel & Tourism sector. […]
Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, was a keynote speaker at the First International Forum on Tourism Sustainability, Guanajuato, Mexico, 25 October 2016 (1er Foro Internacional de Sustentabilidad Turistica Guanajuato 2016). Mr. Cabrini talked about the GSTC and its criteria (el Consejo Global de Turismo Sostenible y sus criterios). Beatriz Barreal Danel, GSTC Mexico Representative and one of [...]
October 2016, Suwon, Republic of Korea – The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2016 in Suwon, Republic of Korea, took place on 5-8 October 2016, with 400 participants coming from more than 20 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and North America. This includes many GSTC members and the GSTC Board members. The conference brought direct [...]
October 2016, Suwon, South Korea – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Sustainable City Tourism Destination Standard for The Republic of Korea has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Suwon’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. […]
14 October 2016, Barcelona, Spain – Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, spoke about “Green & Inclusive City Destinations – How to conciliate sustainability and competitiveness?” at the Tourism Eco Forum in Barcelona on October 14, 2016. Susana Conde, GSTC Spain Representative and one of the GSTC Board of Directors, moderated the workshop on “Taking Action for [...]
27 September 2016 – Message from Luigi Cabrini, GSTC Chair, for the World Tourism Day 2016: "'Tourism for all' needs to be translated from words to actions. Over one billion people have some disability. That needs to be taken into account when designing, planning and managing a destination or a hotel. GSTC gives a [...]
8 September 2016, Jakarta, Indonesia – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Sustainable Tourism Destination Standard for Indonesia has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms Indonesia’s commitment to promote sustainable tourism products and services. ”The Sustainable Tourism Destination Standard for Indonesia was developed to guide the sustainable development [...]
7 September 2016 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council announces the results of their 2016 Board of Directors Elections. 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 [...]
Wednesday November 23 Time Activity 14:00-14:10 Opening Session Luigi Cabrini, Chair, GSTC Board of Directors 14:10-14:50 Current and Future Tourism in Greece Greece Ministry of Tourism Dimitris Malliaropulos, Chief economist, Bank of Greece Central Union of Greek Municipalities Greek Travel Agents Association 14:50-15:20 GSTC Overview and Updates Randy Durband, GSTC CEO 15:20-15:40 Coffee/Tea Break [...]
