Tag: Sustainable Tourism
Exo Travel introduces responsible travel rating
With its new responsible travel rating system, Exo Travel says it is providing an important and transparent way for agents to assess, view, filter...
New association formed to protect culture in emerging tourism destinations
The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) has been formed to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites that are in peril...
Less growth, more equity
No stranger to this post, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports Weerasak Kowsurat tells why the country’s tourism sector needs to stop its addiction to increasing visitor arrivals but instead place serious emphasis on achieving equity for all stakeholders
Where is sustainability in travel & tourism headed?
What is sustainable tourism? How sustainable is travel and tourism? I’m asked these questions constantly in my leadership role at Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). To the first, our view at GSTC is that “sustainability is a journey”, requiring constant improvement and reflecting dynamic conditions, an imperative to continually strive toward greater sustainability and not a set end point.
Sustainability in travel: forging ahead or grasping at straws?
If 2017 was the year that overtourism was recognised as a major challenge for the global travel and tourism industry, then 2018 is the...
Phuket pledges to end use of foam and plastic in 2019
Hot on the heels of Koh Samet's plastic clampdown, Phuket will become the next tourist destination in Thailand to tackle plastic pollution with a...
As Koh Samet clamps down on plastic, Palau bans sunscreen to...
Island destinations in Asia-Pacific are taking action to curtail the environmental toll that tourism brings.
On Thailand's popular tourist island of Koh Samet, a campaign...
Calling nominations for sustainable travel products in Mekong
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) is calling for public nominations for responsible and sustainable travel experiences in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) as...
Phuket Pledge for plastic-free future
At the inaugural Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 (PHIST), hotels and tourism groups pledged to establish a model for the sustainable...
Mekong River faces a damming issue
Serving as South-east Asia’s most iconic waterway, the Mekong River is the lifeblood
of the countries it flows through. However, fears are being raised that the
rampant construction of dams will take a toll on the environment
and tourism, writes Marissa Carruthers.
