Category: Certification

What is the point of sustainability certification if consumers don’t care?

Columnist Aurora Dawn Reinke asks what responsible tourism businesses should do when research shows tourists are unaware of sustainability benchmarking and therefore aren't looking for it?

Earthcheck expands certification scheme to work with wine industry

The Australian certification scheme is working with Argentinian wide producers to develop sustainable tourism in the regions where they operate

Responsible Tourism at WTM 2017 – highlights from Monday’s sessions

Overtourism, certification, carbon, and communications were among the topics addressed in the first day of the responsible tourism programme at World Travel market in London

Customer reviews featuring social and environmental initiatives score higher

Study shows reviews that mention hotel social or environmental initiatives score higher than those that don't, implying business advantage from such efforts

Sustainable Tourism in Nicaragua: a decade of challenges and success stories

A press conference that showcases Nicaragua's leading tour operators challenges and success stories on sustainable tourism over the last decade.

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Helsinki named world’s most sustainable destination by GDSI

Helsinki named world’s most sustainable travel destination — The Global Destination Sustainability Index measures the sustainability of travel destinations in four different categories using more than 70 indicators.