According to Dr Thraenhart, niches can help destinations address specific sustainable tourism issues and concerns, while ensuring marketing efforts are highly targeted and effective.
In 2017, Vail Resorts announced Commitment to Zero, a bold goal to achieve a zero net operating footprint by 2030, including zero net emissions, zero waste to landfill, and zero net operating impact to forests and habitat.
A legislative bill that died last year is getting a second life. Hawaii Senate Bill 304, would allow the state to collect a "green fee" from visitors who want to go to Hawaii's public beaches, parks, trails, coastlines and other natural areas.
Sustainability is the future for hotels, full stop. However profit-conscious or skeptical of international policies you may be, it’s becoming exceedingly difficult to fight against the flow of the river that is action against human-born climate change. What we argue, though, is that going forward profitability and sustainability are the same thing.
It's easy to think that new EU sustainability laws and directives are designed for the big players, leaving small businesses unaffected. But the reality is that these regulations have far-reaching implications and even the small businesses, including those in tourism and hospitality, need to start getting ready... now.
BehaviorSMART, global leader in promoting sustainable tourism practices using innovative behavioral economics strategies, announced the general availability of its beSMART Platform for tour operators across the globe.
