Tag: Sustainability
Keeping the Tiaki promise
The private and public sectors in New Zealand have pledged to the Tiaki Promise – a commitment to care for the land, its people and upholding the sustainability of the country as they conduct their tourism-related businesses.
Building lasting heritage
Under his leadership, YTL Corporation’s hotels and resorts division has grown beyond its Malaysia base to across Asia and the UK. Executive director of YTL Hotels, Mark Yeoh Seok Kah, tells S Puvaneswary why sustainability and conservation ethos remain a natural fit for the company as the family corporation’s hospitality arm scales up.
Making sustainability work for nature and people
Not only has this Myanmar hotelier introduced a successful greywater treatment system in the Inle Lake, Yin Myo Su has also set up a vocational school to groom local hospitality talent.
Phuket event makes a good PHIST of tackling sustainability
Phuket is set to push the sustainability agenda when it plays host to PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) come September 23, when...
Partnership opens door between sustainable businesses and travel agents
EarthCheck-accredited tourism businesses are expected to gain visibility with travel agencies, as the benchmarking and certification advisory group partners Green Travel Index (GTI), a...
Sustainability from an early adopter perspective
An early adopter of sustainability, Banyan Tree Holdings’ executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping sits down with Yixin Ng and shares how visionary thinking continues to shape the company's evolution.
WTTC urges tourism sector to report sustainability impact
WTTC is calling on companies in the travel and tourism sector to measure, monitor and report their sustainability impact as it launches new guidance...
