Tag: Responsible Tourism
A tale of two worlds
New Clark City and the province of Bohol are making strides in establishing the Philippines as a preferred tourist destination, while pushing for sustainable and responsible tourism development.
Banyan Tree’s stewardship programme to fund eight NGO projects
Banyan Tree Global Foundation (BTGF), the sustainability arm of Banyan Tree Group, will award its first round of funding for eight NGOs with projects...
TTG Conversations: Five Questions with Bill Bensley, BENSLEY
The global travel freeze has put tremendous pressure on environmental and wildlife conservation efforts, as funding from supporting tourism businesses has diminished while economic...
Regeneration rising
The strive for a smarter, more sustainable way of travelling has arose amid the pandemic, and tourism players in Asia-Pacific are taking action to go the extra green mile.
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Marriott International chooses to let its people-first culture lead it out of a stormy 2020, a decision that has created a year of incredible lessons and innovative solutions that benefited business performance, reveals Rajeev Menon, president, Asia Pacific (excluding China).
Accor, Expedia Group expand UNESCO sustainability pledge
Accor and Expedia Group have joined forces to expand the UNESCO Sustainable Tourism Pledge into 96 countries.
The agreement, in collaboration with the UNESCO, sees...
Discova Asia gets ChildSafe certification
Global destination management specialist Discova has obtained the ChildSafe certification for its Asian teams and destinations, signifying the company's commitment to protecting the well-being...
UNWTO unveils startup competition winners
Startups from around the world have been recognised for their contributions to sustainable and responsible tourism in the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup Competition.
Supported by...
Shinta Mani Foundation expands sustainable farming projects
Encouraged by its successful sustainable organic farming project in Cambodia, which was trialled in early 2000s, as well as a growing movement towards farm-to-fork...
Building back better
What is the future of travel? At this very moment last year, my vision of the future was one of abundant travel opportunities, made possible by convenient air services, some of which at affordable price points, that allow anyone to travel anytime.
