Moving beyond sustainability: regenerative tourism from strategy to practice

Over the past year we have seen Europe’s tourism sector reach the depths of despair, yet there is an unmistakable willingness among consumers, travel suppliers and governments to see good arise.

OUT NOW: STEPPING OUT OF THE CROWD

How to ease the pressure on crowded visitor attractions while giving first time visitors the authentic, local experience they’re looking for? How can secondary destinations benefit from increased numbers of visitors from Asia’s emerging markets?

A new report published by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), supported by Visa Worldwide in collaboration with TOPOSOPHY gives practical advice on how to tackle these urgent questions.

New Sustainability Criteria for Destinations

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced the second phase of its new Destination Criteria. Overseen by GSTC’s Destination Working Group and managed by NGO partner Sustainable...

THE CORAL REEF ALLIaNCE AND OLACT TEAM UP TO PROTECT THE CORAL REEFS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

MEXICO CITY, JANUARY 26, 2011 – A cooperation agreement was signed today between the Organization of Latin-American and Caribbean Tourism (OLACT) and the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL); both...

Tourism & Biodiversity

A panel of leading tourism and biodiversity experts will meet in China on World Tourism Day (WTD) to explore the synergies between tourism, biodiversity, and sustainable development in an event...