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WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics expands to 1700 hotels
he World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Hotel Sustainability Basics (Basics), the global initiative helping hoteliers on their first steps to improve their sustainability ratings, has reached a significant milestone with over 1,700 hotels verified across 70 countries worldwide.
Thoughts on Responsible Tourism Transformation
Responsible tourism is about transform tourist destinations into better places to live and better places to visit, in that order.
Saudi Arabia takes the lead in commitment to sustainable tourism
Saudi Arabia has become a “must-see destination”, Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, said in Riyadh during the opening ceremony of World Tourism Day this weekend.
US visitors wary of Ukraine threaten European travel recovery
Airlines and hoteliers have warned that the conflict in Ukraine is causing high-spending US travellers to hold off visiting Europe, slowing the industry’s long...
What is ‘extractive tourism’ and what can we do about it?
Extractive tourism encompasses the destructive impact of mass tourism on local communities, as travel ceases to be seen as a benign activity to be enjoyed by all. Governments and local authorities around the world are looking at ways to limit tourist numbers and encourage businesses to invest in the areas that they serve.
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Hotel Verdant achieves renewable energy trifecta with wind, solar, and geothermal
Dominion Properties, developer of two LEED Platinum multifamily buildings in southeastern Wisconsin, has just achieved LEED Gold for its boutique Hotel Verdant that utilizes geothermal, solar and wind technologies—a renewable energy trifecta not found in any other U.S. hotel.