Sri Lanka’s state tourism office will be launching a sustainable tourism certificate scheme for the industry in association with the United Nations Development Programme in 2019.   Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Director General Upali Ratnayake said, “Next year we …

Organized by the Cedar Manor Hotel, delegates, academics and travel writers will see presentations from skilled people across the field.   They are Andrea Nicholas, the head of Green Tourism UK; the respected climate-change photographer Ashley Cooper; and campaigner Kate …

VR-Helsinki is hoping to become the service platform for sustainable tourism. The unique virtual city experience has been developed by the City of Helsinki along with its partner VR-studio ZOAN. Virtual Helsinki will be presented at Slush, the world’s leading startup event, on 4-5 December. …

The University of Surrey presented their latest manual on Sustainable Tourism to the European Parliament this month, which aims to help stakeholders make better tourism management decisions and improve the sustainability of their destinations.   Professor Xavier Font, Professor of …

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was recently signed by Phuket’s public and private sectors on a ground breaking ‘No Foam No Plastic’ initiative at the Phuket Sustainable Tourism Blueprint 2018 held on 9 November, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reported. …

Haitham Mattar, Chief Executive Officer of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), highlighted the areas of alliance between governments, regional policy makers and tourism boards in the improvement and development of historic tourism at a panel at the 2ndInternational …

Delegates from the Secretariat of State for Tourism in Argentina visited London’s World Travel Market event this week, unveiling the execution of a new development strategy to perk up sustainable eco-tourism and develop flight connectivity in the country.   In …

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority or RAKTDA showcased the vision, strategy as well as the recent developments in terms of sustainable tourism agenda of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah at the UNWTO and PATA Forum, themed under “The …

Sustainable travel has long road to success not only from a resort and business point of view but also from a traveller’s perspective. Tourists have become a lot firmer on the type of location they want to visit, how “green” …

Tourism destinations around the world are facing problems due to overcrowding and degradation of resources, and hence, sustainability is of utmost importance.   Kathleen Pessolano, the programme director of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), a US-based NGO said, “Destinations …