There are ways to combat a steep decline in tourism revenues during the COVID-19 outbreak. By becoming more resilient through change in operations and marketing approaches, the tourism, hospitality & travel operators can stay in business while keeping their staff. Mallika Naguran speaks to sustainable tourism and ecotourism experts to put together this feature.
Japan Travel Agencies Ally Towards Responsible Tourism
GSTC-FEST Partnership For Effective Sustainable Tourism Management
Mountain IDEAL Standard Recognised by GSTC
A new sustainability standard for mountain area tourist destinations has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). The new standard rating, called the Mountain IDEAL Standard, has been developed to address sustainability in mountain environments that are tourist destinations in both winter and summer seasons.