Ruth Dolla, Official Spokesperson, Visit Sweden, talks to ETTravelWorld about how sustainability is a part of the Swedish lifestyle and is reflected in every aspect that a tourist experiences. By supporting tourism companies that offer sustainable experiences, a tourist is able to contribute to the circular economy and the experiences that they take back might inspire them and others to keep on living sustainably making tourism a tool for sustainable development.
During Climate Week NYC 2020, the first annual Regenerative Travel Summit was hosted. This successful virtual event attracted more than 1,800 people and 40 speakers - including including conservation experts, environmental economists and business owners. The aim of the summit was to foster solutions-oriented conversations focused on how we can move beyond sustainability to regeneration. This article looks at the five regenerative solutions that emerged out of the summit.
VisitScotland chief Malcolm Roughead shares how his organisation has worked with host communities and other tourism stakeholders to plot a responsible and sustainable route out of the COVID crisis. . In this post, Malcolm talks about how Scotland has managed opening up to visitors, and more generally about the trend towards transformational travel.
Australia’s bushfires followed by the huge challenges posed by the pandemic have forced tour companies to rethink their approach to tourism and appeal more to the Australian market. Many travel providers to have found ways to rebuild from the devastating wildfires in more meaningful and sustainable way.
The diploma is the first of its type and is aimed at students from developing countries and small island states. It will train students to support businesses in the travel and transport industry in adjusting their operations towards the goal of becoming carbon neutral, in the face of the global challenge of Climate Change.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released a new report investigating the discrepancy between travelers’ sustainability aspirations and actual behavior.