Hotels saved $7 for every $1 invested in reducing food waste. This and more findings were revealed in a research that provided a compelling business case on food resource efficiency and good business practices, reports Mallika Naguran.
Westin's Upcycled Pajamas to Promote Good Sleep
Hospitality’s wellness turns used bed linens to pajamas, helping children sleep and feel better. Mallika Naguran reports.
Green Travel Index Offers Access to EarthCheck Members
EarthCheck has partnered with the Green Travel Index (GTI), a B2B database for sustainable certified service providers in travel and tourism.
Instagram Pollution? Resource Management Body Offers Guidelines
With selfies being the image capture of choice for increasing numbers of tourists, alarm is rising over their effect on the environment. Fragile ecosystems, ancient monuments and sacred places are all suffering from overreach by millions of happy-snapping web-posting visitors. One resource management body has decided it is time to issue guidelines for the Instagram generation
GSTC-FEST Partnership For Effective Sustainable Tourism Management
Prevent Plastic Waste with RefillMyBottle App
Sustainable Business Grants: Funding Increases for 2018
How to Travel Responsibly? Tips by Gaia Discovery Readers
Soksabike: Building a Truly Sustainable Tourism Business
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.
Marina Bay Sands and WWF Partnership for Sustainable Sourcing
PATA Award Winners 2017
Bangkok, 27 July 2017 – Winners of the 2017 PATA Grand and Gold Awards of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). These awards, supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), recognise the achievements of 28 separate organisations and individuals in sustainable tourism, heritage, culture, environmental management.
UNWTO: Fight Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism
The Headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a meeting to fight against child sexual exploitation in the tourism sector. The initiative is coordinated by ECPAT International with the support of the government of The Netherlands.