A new parliamentary report urges the New Zealand government to take advantage of the disruption caused by COVID-19 to transform the tourism industry. In order to shift the tourism sector to a sustainability model, four policy proposals were presented in the report, including making central government funding for tourism infrastructure conditional on environmental criteria.
TOTA is an award-winning tourism association based in British Columbia, Canada, and a founding signatory of the Future of Tourism Coalition. In this interview with their vice president, we find out how they’re building upon the pillars of sustainable tourism to not only preserve and protect, but to create positive impacts and inspire meaningful change. Ellen also shares her top tips for destinations just embarking on their journey to become more sustainable.
The UK trade union PCS and the global network Stay Grounded published a paper which calls out for an urgent transition of the aviation industry. The paper demands recovery packages that directly finance the transition, which include providing a living wage and social protection for workers leaving the industry, retraining programmes, creating jobs in climate-safe sectors and more.
The Costa Rican National Park, Manuel Antonio, has been awarded with the Certificate of Sustainable Tourism (CST) in the top category. The award measures aspects of business management and social, environmental, cultural and economic impacts, as well as work with communities in the surrounding areas.
Several Norwegian airlines have collectively made a roadmap to achieve fossil-free aviation by 2050. By doing so, the Norwegian aviation industry is working towards the goals set in the Paris Agreement. In addition, Norwegian airlines are implementing other sustainability measures, such as more energy efficient aircraft.
