Tag: Pollution
New WTTC, UNEP report urges tourism stakeholders to rethink single-use plastics
In a bid to put the travel and tourism sector on a path towards sustainable recovery, the WTTC and the United Nations Environment Programme...
Pushing sustainability forward amid Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is testing business commitment to sustainability, as tighter hygiene standards lead to a spike in single-use packaging, sterilisation and waste production. Kevin Teng, executive director of sustainability, Marina Bay Sands, tells Pamela Chow how the integrated resort is pulling off the balancing act
PATA joins Global Tourism Plastics Initiative
PATA has signed up to the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, which aims to mobilise the tourism industry to take concerted action against plastic pollution.
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Tourism sector urged to keep plastic pollution in check
The pandemic has sparked a surge in plastic waste, as usage of disposables like face masks and sanitiser bottles continues to rise, with some...
Chiang Mai smog casts pall over businesses
Thailand's northern region has been hit with toxic levels of air pollution due to forest fires on Wednesday, especially in the Chiang Mai province,...
Tourists advised to take precautions with ‘unhealthy’ air quality in Thailand’s...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has issued a statement saying the air quality in parts of the country's north has been at unhealthy...