Category: Research and studies

U.S. tourists willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods in Hawaiʻi

Tourists to Hawaiʻi from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation.

Sustainable tourism market to register a year-on-year growth rate of 33.3% in 2022

The share of global sustainable tourism market in the parent market (travel and tourism industry) is estimated to be at 2%-5%.

Asian Travelers Are Confused By Sustainable Travel: That’s an Industry Problem

From India to Indonesia, Asian travelers are becoming increasingly conscious about sustainable choices — and perplexed by them. The travel industry needs to understand this — and failing to do so might be tantamount to greenwashing in the eyes of consumers.

How Affluent Travelers View Sustainable Tourism

A new Virtuoso survey highlights what affluent travelers think when it comes to sustainable tourism. Results illustrate that travelers remain conscious about how their travels are impacting the world and the lives of the people in the places that they visit.

Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021

The 2021 edition of the index highlights the vital need to invest in T&T, the impact of COVID-19 and how sector stakeholders can draw on T&T development strategies to build back better.

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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.