Tag: Sustainable Tourism
PATA adventure travel conference heads to India’s yoga capital
The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019 (ATRTCM 2019) will be held in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India from February 13-15.
The three-day...
The Travel Corp joins PATA’s BUFFET line to curb tourism food...
The Travel Corporation (TTC) is now a sponsor of PATA's BUFFET (Building an Understanding for Food Excess in Tourism) campaign, launched in January to...
New Phuket forum spotlights sustainable island tourism in SE Asia
The Phuket Hotels Association will inaugurate a new annual forum to support the South-east Asian hospitality industry in its fight for a sustainable future.
Co-organised...
UNWTO launches website to mobilise sector towards sustainable development goals
UNWTO has launched an online platform to better engage the tourism sector in the advancement towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the...
Phuket Hotels Association partners US Embassy to eliminate single-use plastics
The Phuket Hotels Association (PHA) has joined forces with the US Embassy Science Fellowship Program to tackle the critical issue of waste management in...
New marine centre opens on Phi Phi Island
Amid mounting concern surrounding of environmental damage on Thai islands frequented by tourists, Singha Estate in May opened a Marine Discovery Centre at the...
Japan agencies band together to launch responsible tourism alliance
Seven like-minded travel firms have united as the founding members of the Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies (JARTA), which aims to promote sustainable...
It takes a village to raise community-based tourism
Local communities and villages in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming more active parts of the tourism value chain, a step forward for the global...
Reminders in boom times
The surge in visitor arrivals into the country is coming as an urgent call to preserve the very things that endear Vietnam to both its residents and guests.
Thai sustainable tourism standard gets GSTC recognition
Thailand’s Sustainable Tourism Management Standard, published by Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) – a government agency under the Prime Minister's Office –...
